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Kean retirement sparks GOP leadership elections in Senate, Assembly

February 1, 2021 2:45 pmFebruary 1, 2021 3:51 pm

Today’s announcement by Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) that he will not seek re-election to the State Senate will trigger a change in Republican leadership in both houses. Republicans will need to replace Kean as the senate Republican leader when his...

Testa has nearly $74,000 banked moving into re-election year

February 1, 2021 1:02 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) had $73,753 banked in preparation for his bid for a full term in the chamber at the start of the new year. He brought in $155,773 last year, including $38,934 in the fourth quarter. He...

Trump pardons Gilmore amid wave of clemencies on last day in office

January 20, 2021 2:58 amJanuary 20, 2021 9:25 am

President Donald Trump pardoned former Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore amid a wave of commutations and clemencies in the early morning hours of his last day in office. Gilmore held control over politics in Ocean County for more than...

Testa endorses Ciattarelli

January 13, 2021 6:55 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland), the Cumberland County Republican Chairman, will support Jack Ciattarelli for governor. Testa, who praised Doug Steinhardt when he entered the race last month, becomes the ninth county chairman and third state senator to endorse...

Resolution condemning Trump, Capitol attackers clears both chambers over objections from some Republicans

January 11, 2021 5:14 pmJanuary 11, 2021 6:58 pm

Legislators in both chambers approved a non-binding, largely symbolic resolution condemning President Donald Trump and his supporters over last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol after roughly an hour of debate in a vote that largely fell along party lines....

Doug Steinhardt will run for governor against Phil Murphy

December 10, 2020 8:43 amDecember 10, 2020 9:14 am

New Jersey Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt, one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s fiercest critics for the last three years, has decided to seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2021, filing incorporation papers with the state to establish a campaign...

Senate GOP wants small business aid in tax incentives bill

December 3, 2020 12:11 pm

Senate Republicans again urged their Democratic colleagues to pass a bill providing $300 million in aid for the state’s struggling small businesses. “Recent reports indicate that more than 30% of New Jersey’s small businesses have closed their doors permanently since...