Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Hoboken mayor calls special council meeting to safeguard local elections

September 20, 2019 12:57 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has called a special meeting of the City Council next week to vote on a resolution to safeguard the upcoming municipal elections. Bhalla said that the council had a chance to adopt a resolution this week...

Bhalla calls on council incumbents to sign pledge not to hire workers on election day

September 18, 2019 9:54 am

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla attacked incumbent council members seeking re-election for their refusal to sign a pledge not to employ election workers on election day. “As of last week’s deadline, no Council incumbents signed onto this good government pledge, which...

Hoboken pay-to-play law should remain through election, Bhalla says

September 13, 2019 4:03 pmSeptember 13, 2019 4:25 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Mike DeFusco at 4:25 p.m. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said the city will not repeal its pay-to-play ordinance ahead of this year’s City Council elections Friday. “Recently, my Administration had the...

Report: Outside counsel recommends Hoboken repeal pay-to-play law

September 11, 2019 12:20 pmSeptember 11, 2019 3:52 pm

Outside counsel has recommended Hoboken repeal its pay-to-play law, according to a report by the Hudson County View. In a letter to Hoboken Corporation Counsel Brian Aloia, Raymond Hamlin, of the law firm Hunt, Hamilin & Ridley, advised that the...