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Oroho set to become next Senate Minority Leader

October 28, 2021 10:03 amOctober 28, 2021 10:39 am

State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) has the votes to become the minority leader of the New Jersey State Senate next year, a New Jersey Globe tally shows. Oroho’s two opponents, Deputy Minority Leader Bob Singer (R-Lakewood) and Senate Minority Whip...

NFIB unveils bipartisan list of legislative endorsements

September 15, 2021 12:22 pm

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a nationwide advocacy group for small businesses, released a list of legislative endorsements today for candidates the group considers “pro-small business.” The list of 46 candidates includes 10 Democrats and 36 Republicans, most...

Seven ways to redistrict Lakewood

August 13, 2021 2:42 pmAugust 16, 2021 12:19 am

The Ocean County town of Lakewood is growing – and fast. With a 2020 population of 135,138, well up from 92,843 in 2010, the town is set to make up 58% of any legislative district it is a part of,...

All eyes on Lakewood to see how exploding population numbers will affect redistricting

August 11, 2021 4:29 pmAugust 12, 2021 11:35 pm

The starting point for legislative redistricting might turn out to be Lakewood, where an exploding population could limit options for drawing districts within the constitutional guidelines of size and geographic contiguity. Lakewood borders on just four large municipalities: Brick, Toms...

Pennacchio enters race for Senate Republican Leader

July 22, 2021 9:22 amJuly 22, 2021 2:06 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) has become the first candidate to formally — albeit not publicly — launch a campaign for Senate Republican leader. Pennacchio wants to succeed Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), who is not seeing re-election to his...

Seven senators say they will vote yes on Wainer Apter confirmation to N.J. Supreme Court

March 16, 2021 2:40 pmMarch 16, 2021 3:55 pm

Rachel Wainer Apter now has seven Senators on record as supporting her nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, with State Sens. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) announcing their support of her...

Diegnan will vote to confirm Wainer Apter

March 15, 2021 5:06 pm

State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) today became the 12th state senator – 11 of them Democrats – to heap praise on Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Rachel Wainer Apter to the New Jersey Supreme Court. “Her qualifications are second...