Micah Rasmussen Archives - New Jersey Globe

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

Fulop opposition to affordable housing could hobble future gubernatorial run

August 21, 2019 8:56 pmAugust 22, 2019 8:59 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s opposition to a proposed high-rise development in downtown Jersey City that has earmarked 20% of the units for affordable housing could wind up hurting him with Democratic primary voters if he decides to sometime resume...

Christie institute may give Murphy a boost

August 16, 2019 2:12 pmAugust 17, 2019 9:47 am

Gov. Chris Christie’s new public policy institute and the renewed spotlight that comes alongside it may help Gov. Phil Murphy and his Democratic counterparts in the legislature. “Murphy was always the post-Christie governor, and he’s always going to be the...

McGreevey advisors might have talked him out of resigning if not for leak, ex-press secretary says

August 12, 2019 2:04 pmAugust 12, 2019 4:10 pm

OPINION Governor McGreevey had not originally planned to resign on that fateful day fifteen years ago. Once we started getting press questions I have long suspected may have been sparked by a tip from Senate President Dick Codey, McGreevey moved...

Oliver maintaining hectic pace as acting governor

July 30, 2019 4:16 pm

Sheila Oliver has been unusually active in her role as acting governor over the last week. In the past six days, Oliver has held three press availabilities. That’s half of all the press availabilities she has held as acting governor...

In fight to win Assembly seat, Gunderman takes a vacation

July 11, 2019 6:21 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:51 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy visited Westfield in June to talk gun safety days after a man was arrested in the parking lot of a local school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets, Democratic Assembly candidate Stacey...

Westfield gun scare could hurt Bramnick re-election

June 16, 2019 11:43 amJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The arrest of a man found in a parking lot of a Westfield elementary school holding a .45-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets will likely impact an already competitive race for State Assembly in the 21st district, where one of...