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Lagana plans to endorse Johnson

May 6, 2021 1:04 pm

State Sen. Joe Lagana (D-Paramus) plans to endorse Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) for Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s seat in the upper chamber. “We’ve had conversations before, and obviously I’m endorsing the line. Governor all the way down. Gordon has...

34 black faith leaders back Johnson slate

May 3, 2021 10:04 am

A group of 34 black faith leaders endorsed Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) for State Senate Monday, also backing Johnson’s Assembly running mates and Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton. “In one trip to the voting booth, we have the historic opportunity...

Vainieri Huttle goes on the offensive in district 37 debate

May 2, 2021 11:45 pmMay 3, 2021 12:01 am

Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) went on the offensive against Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) in a debate where agreement on policy was the norm. The longtime running mates find themselves on opposite sides of a contest for Senate Majority Leader...

Vainieri Huttle, Johnson set to debate Sunday night for Bergen Senate seat

April 30, 2021 6:52 pm

District 37 Democrats vying for the chance to replace one of New Jersey’s political titans will meet for their first debate in an increasingly acrimonious primary Sunday. After more than a decade running on the same ticket, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson...

Murphy signs bill requiring prevailing wages for Newark airport workers

April 29, 2021 11:49 am

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill requiring Newark Liberty International Airport and Newark Liberty International Train Station workers be paid prevailing wages and expanding the health benefits available to them Thursday. “This legislation provides workers at Newark Airport the...

Administration working to move Reproductive Freedom Act, Murphy says

April 28, 2021 3:05 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said his administration is working to advance a bill codifying abortion protections in the face of a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court that stalled after President Joe Biden entered the White House. Announced last October,...

LUPE PAC backs Vainieri Huttle slate

April 28, 2021 11:46 am

The Latinas United for Political Empowerment (LUPE) PAC picked a side in the 37th district’s Democratic primary Tuesday. The group endorsed Assemblywoman Valeri Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) for Senate, also backing her Assembly running mates Lauren Dayton and Gervonn Romney Rice....