Steve Fulop Archives - Page 2 of 12

Tom DeGise staying out of Fulop ally’s BoE re-election race

September 3, 2019 2:24 pm

Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise is staying out of Jersey Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’s re-election race. “Other than when Amy ran, I haven’t gotten involved at all in Board of Education matters. When Amy ran, I backed her....

After give $250k to Fulop PAC, Mack-Cali prospers in Jersey City

August 27, 2019 5:00 pmAugust 28, 2019 11:02 am

Plans by real estate giant Mack-Cali to develop an 800-unit housing development in Jersey City comes after MC Roseland Holdings, a Mack-Cali subsidiary, contributed $250,000 to Fulop’s super PAC. The company made its contribution to Coalition for Progress while Fulop...

Fulop opposition to affordable housing could hobble future gubernatorial run

August 21, 2019 8:56 pmAugust 22, 2019 8:59 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s opposition to a proposed high-rise development in downtown Jersey City that has earmarked 20% of the units for affordable housing could wind up hurting him with Democratic primary voters if he decides to sometime resume...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, left, with Sudhan Thomas who's accused of accepting cash bribes. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Fulop’s guy faces whistleblower suit

August 9, 2019 1:15 pmAugust 29, 2019 3:23 pm

A longtime Jersey City Employment and Training Program employee who was fired after voicing concerns about a top ally of Mayor Steven Fulop writing out checks to cash, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Nuria Sierra is accusing then-acting executive director...

O’Toole likely safe as Port Authority chairman

July 27, 2019 11:40 amJuly 29, 2019 12:58 am

The quest to fill three open Port Authority seats is hugely complicated and shows the outsized influence Senate President Steve Sweeney has over Gov. Phil Murphy’s ability to get even one appointment to the powerful bi-state authority. It also shows...

Sires has $182k cash-on-hand

July 13, 2019 3:54 pm

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) raised $54,637 during the second quarter of 2019 and no has $181,752 in his campaign warchest. Sires has raised $124,017 over the last six months. New Jersey’s 8th district is solidly Democratic and Sires...

Lavarro asks U.S. Attorney to investigate Bloomberg report

June 29, 2019 11:31 amJune 29, 2019 11:43 am

Jersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Craig Carpentino Friday, asking that he investigate reports that an ally of Mayor Steve Fulop was facing federal inquiries over unpaid federal taxes. “Over the past year, my...