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Benson nabs endorsements from 16th district Democrats

December 19, 2022 6:05 pmDecember 19, 2022 7:01 pm

The three Democratic legislators from the 16th district – State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick), Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer (D-Montgomery) – have endorsed Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton) for the Democratic nomination for Mercer County Executive. Benson...

Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Hughes releases initial endorsement list, including support from Watson Coleman, three state legislators

December 12, 2022 4:04 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, seeking re-election to a sixth term, rolled out his initial list of endorsements today, among them Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) and three state legislators: State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence), Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), and...

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Nine election bills advance out of Senate committee

June 23, 2022 6:06 pmJune 23, 2022 10:06 pm

Nine election bills advanced through the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee today which would enact a variety of changes concerning mail-in balloting, poll workers, overseas voters, ballot privacy, early voting locations, campaign finance, and police at...

Fudge visits Trenton to celebrate opening of new affordable housing development

May 23, 2022 3:50 pmMay 23, 2022 4:52 pm

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge joined Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, and a number of other Mercer County politicians today to cut the ribbon on Jennings Village, an affordable housing development in North...

Bill requiring menstrual products in school bathrooms clears Senate committee

May 9, 2022 4:06 pm

The Senate Education Committee passed a bill requiring that school districts provide feminine hygiene products, defined in the bill as “tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle,” in school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12,...