Paul Sarlo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sarlo backs independent-contractor status for sports officials

September 15, 2026 10:26 am

Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo is urging New Jersey labor officials to preserve the independent-contractor status of amateur sports officials, warning that reclassification could make youth athletics more expensive and difficult to staff. Sarlo, a member of...

Juliano wins massive support in bid for re-election

May 6, 2026 10:10 pm

Paul Juliano looks like a sure bet for re-election as Bergen County Democratic chairman after securing endorsements from 58 municipal chairs and a long list of federal, state, county, and municipal elected officials. Juliano, who has chaired the county organization...

DiVincenzo has giant fundraising haul after bi-partisan event

March 26, 2026 11:05 amMarch 26, 2026 4:32 pm

Sometimes close personal relationships transcend party lines, and that was on display last night in Cedar Grove, where Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. had a six-figure fundraising haul after a high-dollar event sponsored by two Republicans: former State Sen....

Calabrese, Schaer convincingly re-elected to Trump-won LD36

November 4, 2025 10:02 pm

Assemblymen Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) and Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) have secured new terms in southern Bergen County’s 36th district, the New Jersey Globe projects, even after the district veered sharply towards Republicans in last year’s federal elections. As of 10:01...

Senate clears budget

June 30, 2025 2:21 pmJune 30, 2025 5:01 pm

The state Senate passed the $58.8 billion budget in a mostly party-line 26-13 vote Monday afternoon. State Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge), the chair of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said the budget, the largest in the state’s history, best...

Amid nighttime budget hearings, some object to the process

June 28, 2025 1:30 am

A common joke was heard rattling around the committee rooms of the statehouse cleared budget bills for next week: “There’s nowhere else I’d rather spend my Friday night.” The Senate and Assembly budget committees each met at 8 p.m. on...

Legislative committees to meet Friday night to clear budget

June 26, 2025 9:58 pmJune 26, 2025 9:59 pm

Legislative budget committees will meet Friday night to approve next year’s state budget, setting up a final Monday vote in both chambers. The Senate and Assembly Budget Committees will return at 8 p.m. on Friday to clear the still-to-be-released budget...