Michael Collins Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Hudson County in 2026

July 17, 2026 11:37 amJuly 20, 2026 12:28 am

Hudson County has long been the epicenter of New Jersey’s political machine, a place where legendary bosses, courthouse organizations, and disciplined Democratic operations built one of the most formidable county organizations in American politics. For generations, winning the Democratic primary...

Judge rejects Harrison independents’ ballot challenge; appeal possible

July 16, 2026 2:50 pm

A Superior Court judge today rejected a bid by two Harrison independent candidates to gain access to the November general election ballot, ruling they failed to collect the required number of signatures and missed the statutory deadline to challenge the...

Judge rejects delay on N.J. affordable housing law

January 2, 2025 12:13 pmJanuary 2, 2025 1:06 pm

Mercer County Assignment Judge Robert Lougy has denied a bid by 26 municipalities to stay the implementation of the state’s new affordable housing law. A bipartisan coalition of local governments filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new law...

Blumberg, running mates win in Margate

May 9, 2023 8:56 pmMay 9, 2023 9:45 pm

Margate Commissioner Maury Blumberg and his two running mates, Cathy Horn and Michael Collins, have won three seats on the Margate City Commission, a victory for the Atlantic County Republican establishment in the officially nonpartisan election. As of 9:00 p.m.,...

A look at New Jersey’s 2023 May municipal elections

May 5, 2023 5:21 pmMay 8, 2023 12:45 pm

New Jersey’s third-most important Election Day is nearly here. The top spots, of course, go to the state’s June primary and November general elections. But next week’s May 9 local elections will still be consequential for the future of more...

For challenge to N.J. congressional map, Supreme Court asks Democrats to respond to Wallace amplification

January 24, 2022 12:59 pmJanuary 24, 2022 11:59 pm

This story was updated at 2:34 PM. In what might be a careful scrutinization of congressional redistricting tiebreaker John E. Wallace, Jr.’s stated reason for picking the Democratic map, the New Jersey Supreme Court today ordered the Democratic commission members...

Democrats call GOP challenge to congressional map ‘frivolous,’ says NJ Constitution doesn’t require Wallace to be independent

January 7, 2022 9:31 amJanuary 7, 2022 6:47 pm

Democratic members of the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission are calling a Republican legal challenge to the new map “frivolous” and are threatening to seek sanctions and legal fees if they don’t withdraw it. The attorney for the Democrats, Raj...