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In race against Booker, Singh raises $177k

October 15, 2019 8:24 pmOctober 15, 2019 8:58 pm

Hirsh Singh has raised $176,732 in his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination but has just $30,738 cash-on-hand. Singh is expected to face incumbent Cory Booker, who is permitted to run for President and re-election to the Senate simultaneously....

Ciattarelli slams Murphy on handling of NJ economy

October 3, 2019 8:16 pmOctober 4, 2019 8:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s economic plan falls short of meeting the state’s need, according to one of his potential 2021 Republican opponents, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli. “Two years on the job, the Governor refuses to address head-on what’s broken in New...

Murphy denies national ambitions

October 3, 2019 3:21 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sought to assuage New Jersey voters concerned that he was looking use his position to catapult himself into national politics on Thursday. “I can absolutely allay any fears … My focus is 100% on New Jersey,” Murphy...

Early voting has begun in New Jersey

September 21, 2019 4:18 pmSeptember 21, 2019 4:24 pm

Early voting for the 2019 general election in New Jersey has begun. County clerks began mailing ballots for the November 5 election today, which could mean that some votes have already been cast in Gov. Phil Murphy’s mid-term election. All...

Murphy Bollywood agreement could lead to constitutional confusion

September 20, 2019 5:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a memorandum of understanding to support Bollywood film production in New Jersey while on a trade mission to India, but there may be some question about his legal authority to do that. While Murphy is in...

GOP wants Zwicker, Freiman to pledge opposition to drivers licences for illegal immigrants

September 10, 2019 7:15 pmSeptember 10, 2019 8:36 pm

Republican Assembly candidates are jumping on Gov. Phil Murphy’s support of drivers licenses for illegal immigrants as an issue in a competitive race in the 16th district. On Monday, Murphy called providing drivers licenses of illegal immigrants a ‘no-brainier,’ injecting...

No district has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th

September 7, 2019 5:21 pmSeptember 7, 2019 5:50 pm

No legislative district in the state has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties. It’s been 54 years since a Democrat won an Assembly seat there, which makes...