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The Five Battles of the Hudson County War of 2019

March 20, 2018 3:04 amMarch 21, 2018 7:09 pm

If the Hudson County warette turns into a full-scale war, there are five major battles on the road to victory: 1. APRIL 2018 The filing deadline is 4 PM on April 2. That will be the real indicator of whether...

Round 2: The Special Election for Mayor of Jersey City

March 17, 2018 4:04 pmMarch 19, 2018 8:32 am

Editor’s Note: Read Round 1 first. After Steve Fulop’s imaginary congressional run – he says he’s not a candidate for Albio Sires’ seat, but whatever – and after the City Council figures out who will fill a short ten-month stint...

Everything is hunky-dory in Newark’s North Ward

March 15, 2018 1:49 pmMarch 15, 2018 8:00 pm

While a warette is brewing in Hudson and Union County healing the wound of a fight for county chairman and a congressional seat, it’s noteworthy that Newark’s North Ward – once the site of some of New Jersey’s fiercest political...

Legislators say time for DeGise to go

March 7, 2018 5:48 pmMarch 7, 2018 9:12 pm

Assembly Majority Whip Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and his running mate, Assemblywoman Annette Chapparo (D-Hoboken) have signed on to the move to find a new Hudson County Executive. “County Executive Tom DeGise enjoys a distinguished and admirable record of public...

Super PAC started for Fulop raising money in NJ House races

March 4, 2018 4:45 pmMarch 5, 2018 12:45 pm

A Super PAC originally formed in 2015 to help Steve Fulop become governor is now raising money to flip Republican congressional seats in New Jersey’s 7th and 11th districts. Coalition for Progress is hosting a $5,000-per-person fundraiser in Jersey City...

Mukherji is new Majority Whip

January 9, 2018 3:05 pm

Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City), a 33-year-old rising star in New Jersey politics, is the new Assembly Majority Whip. He was newly-installed Speaker Craig Coughlin’s pick, replacing Herbert Conaway (D-Burlington). Mukherj is a former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City who...