Paul Sarlo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy puts a shovel in the ground in Lyndhurst, a town Ciattarelli must win

April 30, 2021 1:03 pmApril 30, 2021 6:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy attended a groundbreaking for a new $31.5 million New Jersey Transit train station in Lyndhurst, giving him a political benefit in a South Bergen municipality that is a must-win for Republican Jack Ciattarelli. A blue collar township...

GOP candidates against Sarlo, Schaer, Calabrese drop out

April 12, 2021 8:58 amApril 12, 2021 9:38 am

Republicans in the 36th district have withdrawn their candidates for State Senate and State Assembly just before a judge was set to hear a challenge to their petitions on Monday morning. That leaves Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul...

GOP Senate candidate legal challenge on petitions

April 10, 2021 12:20 amApril 12, 2021 12:15 am

A Republican State Senate candidate whose name didn’t show up on an original list of candidates after Monday’s filing deadline is facing a court challenge to his nominating petitions. Chris Auriemma, who wants to run in the 36th district against...

Murphy proposes $20 million program to insure state’s children

March 30, 2021 11:43 amMarch 30, 2021 5:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a new proposal that would appropriate $20 million to pay for unemployed children’s health insurance, a move he said has won the support of President Joe Biden’s administration. “We know that lack of coverage...

Lagana aside, Bergen senators not ready to back Wainer Apter

March 25, 2021 5:21 pmMarch 25, 2021 7:04 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) may have backed Rachel Wainer Apter for the New Jersey Supreme Court, but the three other state senators who call Bergen County home aren’t prepared to do the same. “I haven’t had the opportunity to...

State budget includes $1 million for NJ PBS

March 11, 2021 6:21 amMarch 11, 2021 9:07 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget includes $1 million for New Jersey’s public television network, which hired a powerful Trenton lobbyist to help them obtain funding. The request to subsidize NJ PBS, known as NJTV until a rebranding last month,...

Sarlo introduces bill allowing businesses to bar marijuana use

March 5, 2021 12:24 pm

State Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) introduced a bill allowing businesses to prohibit alcohol and drug use on the job, provisions meant to assuage the business community’s concerns over marijuana use. “Marijuana may be legal, but it’s not safe for certain...