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Pennacchio issues broadside against ‘woke agenda’ in N.J. schools

April 6, 2022 3:06 pm

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) released a statement today excoriating what he characterized as the “woke agenda” in New Jersey’s public schools, and cited four bills he and other Republican senators have introduced that would eliminate some state educational requirements...

After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor

February 14, 2022 6:46 amFebruary 13, 2022 8:38 pm

Cory Booker says he isn’t interested considering a run for Governor of New Jersey in 2025 and said he will seek re-election to the United States Senate in 2026. “I’m focused on the job I have and I’m focused on...

Fulop raises $1.4 million for super PAC on Tuesday, signaling possible gubernatorial run

February 9, 2022 10:25 amFebruary 9, 2022 11:36 am

In what might be the strongest indicator yet that Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is laying the groundwork for a gubernatorial run in 2025, a super PAC allied with him raised $1.4 million on Tuesday evening. The Coalition for Progress...

Dispatches from a wild week in N.J. politics

January 28, 2022 10:19 pm

The 2021 elections are over, the next major set of elections aren’t for four months, and the state legislature has only just started to rev up its 2022-23 session – and yet it’s still been an action-packed week in New...

Biden names Van Drew ally who flirted with backing Trump to top Agriculture post

January 27, 2022 4:37 pmJanuary 27, 2022 10:16 pm

President Joe Biden has appointed Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), a former Democratic state senator who said during his 2019 campaign that he had not ruled out supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, as the state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm...

Local officeholder in Atlantic County switches parties, blames Murphy abortion views

January 18, 2022 10:33 amJanuary 18, 2022 11:39 am

Citing Gov. Phil Murphy’s support of legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into state law, the lone Democrat on the Buena Vista Township Committee has switched parties and will seek re-election as a Republican. Committeeman John Williams notified Democratic Municipal...