Paul Sarlo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Barlas to lead GOP legislative redistricting; names emerge for Democratic seats

April 2, 2020 9:00 amApril 2, 2020 7:48 pm

GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt has tapped Al Barlas to serve as the Republican chairman for legislative redistricting. Steinhardt named Barlas as one of five Republican commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that will draw new Senate and Assembly districts...

State budget to be pushed to September

March 31, 2020 9:29 pmApril 1, 2020 11:29 am

Update: Murphy, Sweeney and Coughlin agree to extend New Jersey tax deadline from April 15 to July 15, and extend state budget to September 30. New Jersey has decided to extend the current state budget until September 30, the New...

Sarlo wants banks to offer ‘holiday’ on mortgage payments for bars, restaurants

March 18, 2020 2:34 pm

Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge) today asked New Jersey banks to allow a two-month “holiday” on mortgage payments and lines of credit to any restaurants and bars shut down under an executive order combating the spread...

Four more N.J. House members endorse Joe Biden

March 11, 2020 7:00 amMarch 11, 2020 3:37 pm

Four more New Jersey House members – Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), Donald Norcross (D-Camden), Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) and Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) – have endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. That brings the total number of congressional endorsements for...

Guzman takes Nunziato council seat in Rutherford

January 22, 2020 9:26 pm

Two decades ago, Wood-Ridge Mayor Paul Sarlo and Ray Guzman became friends when Sarlo’s son and Guzman’s daughter attended the same pre-K program. Tonight, Guzman was sworn in as a new councilman in Rutherford by Sarlo, the chairman of the...

Weinberg, Sarlo celebrate film tax credit extension

January 22, 2020 11:24 am

State Sens. Loretta Weinberg and Paul Sarlo lauded the signing of a bill expanding the Garden State film tax credit Wednesday. “Films are more than glamor, they are also good paying, unionized jobs for New Jersey workers,” Weinberg said. “Thousands...

Gopal raises $250k at fundraiser with Sweeney, Coughlin

December 9, 2019 11:39 pm

At a fundraiser headlined by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) raised more than $250,000 tonight for his 2021 re-election campaign. Gopal has raised about $880,000 since ousting three-term GOP incumbent...