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Pro-business PAC endorses Polistina, Addiego and Pappas in key Senate races

September 17, 2021 5:07 pm

A political action committee connected to the New Jersey Business & Industry Association has split their endorsements in the state’s most closely watched legislative races, backing Republicans in the 2nd district, Democrats in the 8th, and candidates from both parties...

Freiman wants federal funds to pay for unemployment insurance tax hike

August 20, 2021 4:18 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) wants American Rescue Plan money to fund the upcoming unemployment insurance tax increase to help businesses avoid added costs. “This isn’t about party affiliation or winning political points,” Freiman said. “This is about governing and the...

GOP brandishes poll showing tie in 16th district Senate race

July 2, 2021 6:56 pmJuly 6, 2021 8:03 am

A Republican internal poll in the 16th district is showing a tie between the two candidates for the open seat of retiring GOP State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg). The poll, conducted by 3D Strategic Research and reviewed by the New...

Panico, Lukac attack Freiman over debt defeasance bill

June 23, 2021 9:36 amJune 23, 2021 9:45 am

Republican Assembly candidates in the 16th district took aim at Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) over a bill appropriating $2.5 billion to pay own past debt accrued in New Jersey. “Roy Freiman preaching fiscal responsibility is like asking Mike Tyson to...

Bateman will campaign for district 16 Republicans

June 15, 2021 1:35 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Neshanic Station) plans to campaign for Republican legislative candidates in his district. “I’ve met with all three of them, and they asked me if I would help them out and I said yes,” he told the...

Freiman, Jaffer win nods in District 16

June 8, 2021 8:47 pmJune 8, 2021 11:02 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer defeated Princeton University lecturer Faris Zwirahn to win the Democratic nod for Assembly in the 16th district Tuesday. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) was unopposed in his bid for the...

Zwicker laps Pappas on fundraising 11 times over

May 20, 2021 3:24 pmMay 20, 2021 3:40 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) raised more than 11 times as much money as his Republican opponent, former Rep. Michael Pappas, 29-day pre-election reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission show. The Democrat brought in $149,060.60 through...