Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

On election night, look at Hudson District 5 freeholder race to see if Oseguera challenge is real

July 4, 2020 5:01 pm

The quickest snapshot to tell if Hector Oseguera’s primary challenge to Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) is real on Election Day will be to look at Hudson County District 5, which includes Hoboken and part of the downtown Ward...

Slew of Hudson officials endorse Sires

June 30, 2020 4:47 pmJuly 1, 2020 11:35 am

A Slew of Hudson County officials endorsed Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) on Tuesday. “The Hudson County Central Labor Council is proud to support Congressman Albio Sires in the July 7 Democratic Primary as he seeks re-election in the...

NJ DSC claims GOP suit treats COVID-19 as political football

May 21, 2020 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee claimed a suit launched by their Republican counterparts that seeks to invalidate executive actions ordering many of the state’s businesses closed was an attempt to win political points and nothing else. “For years, Trenton...

Hudson Dems pick slate without Torres

February 14, 2020 10:05 amFebruary 15, 2020 10:24 am

Hudson County Democrats are putting twelve of thirteen incumbents on their organization line in the June Democratic primary, but are not endorsing a candidate for president at this point. As first reported by the New Jersey Globe on February 7,...

DeFusco fields new ad

October 9, 2019 12:49 pm

Hoboken Councilman Mike DeFusco launched a new digital ad Tuesday. The 60-second spot features Hoboken residents praising the councilman and his record. “If mike says we’re going to build a park, we’re going to get a park,” one of the...

State Dem LGBTQ caucus calls on Bhalla, slate to condemn blog post

September 30, 2019 3:50 pmOctober 1, 2019 12:14 pm

The State Democratic LGBTQ caucus called on Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, Migdalia Pagan-Milano and the rest of the mayor’s council candidates to denounce a blog post attacking Councilman Mike DeFusco, calling the post an attack on the councilman’s sexuality. “The...

Hoboken Dems want pay-to-play law untouched until after November

September 25, 2019 10:44 am

Hoboken’s Democratic Municipal Committee members called for the city’s campaign finance ordinance to be preserved through the end of this year’s council races Wednesday. “Hoboken’s municipal elections are coming in November. Candidates have already collected and submitted petitions, and ballot...