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Gordon Johnson has votes to win Bergen Democratic line for Senate

February 10, 2021 4:53 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:34 am

Gordon Johnson has secured enough committed votes to win the Democratic organization line for State Senate in Bergen County, according to a New Jersey Globe tally of party leaders in the 37th legislative district. While the tally shows that Valerie...

Schmid shot at Smith’s Lyme disease amendment doesn’t help her, experts say

July 22, 2020 12:44 pmJuly 22, 2020 10:13 pm

After Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) got the U.S. House of Representatives to agree to probe whether the U.S. government ever weaponized ticks with Lyme disease on Monday evening, Democrat Stephanie Schmid may have walked right into a political buzz saw....

Biden may have forced Murphy’s hand on Supreme Court pick

March 17, 2020 12:01 amMarch 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Joe Biden may have boxed in Gov. Phil Murphy on his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biden pledge to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court during a presidential debate on Sunday night could...

Ciattarelli, once a supporter of millionaire tax, opposes Murphy plan

February 25, 2020 7:23 pm

Republican Jack Ciattarelli bashed Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget today, but his own proposal of a millionaires tax when he served in the legislature could be an issue in the GOP gubernatorial primary next year. In 2017, Ciattarelli proposed...