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Andy Kim takes the stand against county lines at federal hearing

March 18, 2024 8:45 pmMarch 19, 2024 11:02 am

This story covers the second half of today’s hearing on the county line. See here for part one. The hearing on Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s lawsuit to take down the county organizational line concluded this afternoon with testimony from a...

Mercer Democrats dumped Wayne DeAngelo. Now what?

March 6, 2023 3:40 pmMarch 7, 2023 8:54 am

When elected officials and county committeemembers walked into the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Princeton yesterday for the 2023 Mercer County Democratic convention, the room was abuzz with chatter about the race for county executive between incumbent Brian Hughes and...

Senate, Assembly both push off vote on Election Transparency Act

February 27, 2023 1:38 pmFebruary 27, 2023 6:27 pm

The New Jersey State Senate and Assembly have chosen to delay a vote on the Elections Transparency Act, a controversial piece of legislation that changes the state’s limits on campaign contributions and reshapes the state’s campaign finance watchdog; the bill...

Move to dump Chiaravalloti could help progressives end organization lines

March 4, 2021 12:01 amMarch 4, 2021 10:17 am

A move to deny party support to an incumbent legislator seeking re-election in Hudson County could have consequences for party leaders across the state who face a legal challenge to the constitutionality of organization lines. A coalition of progressive groups...