Micah Rasmussen Archives - New Jersey Globe

Becchi continues lobbying while running for Congress

August 6, 2020 2:24 pmAugust 6, 2020 2:59 pm

Republican congressional candidate Rosemary Becchi is continuing to work as a lobbyist during her attempt to oust first-term Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). Lobbying disclosures filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Secretary of State in...

Morgan Stanley execs say Pallotta involved in subprime mortgages, depositions show

July 31, 2020 6:09 pm

Frank Pallotta has fiercely denied claims that he was involved in subprime mortgages while working as an investment banker, but two of his colleagues testified under oath that he was responsible for some high-risk home loans that contributed to the...

Two Mehtas from Morris seek Senate seats

July 29, 2020 10:19 am

There are two Mehtas running for Senate in Morris County. Rupande Mehta, a Democrat, is seeking to oust State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) in the year’s lone State Senate race, while Republican Rik Mehta is mounting a bid for U.S....

Schmid shot at Smith’s Lyme disease amendment doesn’t help her, experts say

July 22, 2020 12:44 pmJuly 22, 2020 10:13 pm

After Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) got the U.S. House of Representatives to agree to probe whether the U.S. government ever weaponized ticks with Lyme disease on Monday evening, Democrat Stephanie Schmid may have walked right into a political buzz saw....

New Jersey’s latest mystery: exactly when did Schmid decide she didn’t like Chris Smith?

July 7, 2020 3:49 pmJuly 7, 2020 4:17 pm

A big part of Stephanie Schmid’s stump speech to voters is that she once worked for the Republican congressman she’s hoping to take on, Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). Schmid was 16 when she spent fifteen days after she was placed in...

N.J. National Guard may be called on to provide Election Day assistance

July 2, 2020 1:31 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:21 pm

The New Jersey National Guard is likely to provide manpower to county election officials in next week’s primary election, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The National Guard has offered to help with the election and Gov. Phil Murphy, the...

Webber wants Murphy to get himself charged with executive order violation

June 12, 2020 6:08 pmJune 12, 2020 9:24 pm

Assemblyman Jay Webber wants to get Gov. Phil Murphy charged with an executive order violation. “Governor Murphy has placed himself above and beyond his own law, sabotaging his own moral authority,” Webber said. “Is it any wonder then that desperate...