Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy official named to top U.S. Treasury post in Biden administration

September 27, 2021 12:40 pm

Dini Ajmani left her post as Assistant New Jersey State Treasurer on Friday to join the Biden administration as the Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for Capital Markets. Ajmani, who joined Gov. Phil Murphy’s team in January 2018,...

Three Hoboken council members rule out challenge to Bhalla

August 19, 2021 11:52 am

It looks like Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla will be unopposed for a second term this year. Three city councilmembers who had been mentioned as potential mayoral candidates have ruled out challenging Bhagia in the November 2 non-partisan municipal election, according...

Hoboken Superior Officers Association backs Bhalla

May 18, 2021 11:08 am

The Hoboken Police Superior Officers Association backed Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s re-election Tuesday. “We know first-hand how committed Mayor Bhalla is to protecting the health and safety of Hoboken residents and ensuring the improvement of policing standards,” said Lieutenant Ed Drishti,...

Laborers back Bhalla for re-election in Hoboken

April 27, 2021 10:15 am

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has picked up the endorsement of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), one of the most politically potent labor unions in the state. “We have seen first-hand how his leadership and commitment to the...

Operating engineers Local 825 backs Bhalla re-election

April 13, 2021 11:41 am

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 endorsed Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla for a second term Tuesday. “Even before the pandemic struck, Mayor Bhalla had proven his ability to be an effective municipal leader,” IUOE Local 825 business manager...

Hoboken preparing to formally ask attorney general to probe racist flyer cold case

April 6, 2021 6:08 pm

The Hoboken City Council will consider a resolution on Wednesday urging Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to investigate a racist flyer at the close of the 2017 campaign. A group of Hoboken officials – five city council members and Mayor Ravi...

With early voting signed, urban mayors take aim at Ciattarelli’s voting reform plan

March 30, 2021 2:00 pmMarch 31, 2021 10:07 am

This article was updated with comment from the Ciattarelli campaign at 7:04 p.m. A swath of Democratic urban mayors attacked Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli over his election reform platform Tuesday, charging it was in lock-step with Republican efforts to...