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New Jersey Democrats make their bid for an early presidential primary

March 17, 2022 3:30 pmMarch 26, 2022 2:20 pm

As the national Democratic Party ponders whether to move away from its Iowa-first presidential primary and caucus system, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) sent a letter to Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison yesterday asking him to consider...

‘I have complete faith in LeRoy Jones,’ Murphy says of apportionment commission

February 2, 2022 3:43 pm

In response to state Democratic Party chair LeRoy Jones Jr.’s removal of former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) from the Legislative Apportionment Commission last week, Gov. Phil Murphy said today that he has confidence in Jones and his fellow...

Judge denies Sweeney bid to reclaim seat on redistricting commission

February 1, 2022 5:56 pmFebruary 2, 2022 10:33 am

Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy today denied former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s application for injunctive relief to regain his seat on the Legislative Apportionment Commission, from which he was removed last week by state Democratic Party chairman LeRoy...

Oroho sees potential for cooperation with South Jersey Democrats

January 31, 2022 1:12 pm

With former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s redistricting commission ouster exposing a potential rift between South and North Jersey Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Steven Oroho (R-Franklin) said today that he is optimistic Republicans can work with any Democrats who...

Dispatches from a wild week in N.J. politics

January 28, 2022 10:19 pm

The 2021 elections are over, the next major set of elections aren’t for four months, and the state legislature has only just started to rev up its 2022-23 session – and yet it’s still been an action-packed week in New...

The karma of Steve Sweeney’s commission ouster

January 26, 2022 5:04 pm

Twelve years ago, Steve Sweeney got his way on the Congressional Redistricting Commission. Fresh off of his victory over former Gov. Richard Codey for the presidency of the New Jersey State Senate, Sweeney decided that he wanted a say on...

Latino, women’s groups commend Matos nomination to redistricting commission

January 26, 2022 2:55 pm

Following today’s appointment of Laura Matos to be a Democratic member of the Legislative Apportionment Commission, making her the only Hispanic member of the commission and one of three women, two Latino interest groups and the National Organization for Women...