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Space slate wins Morris GOP line

March 4, 2023 1:19 pmMarch 5, 2023 4:36 pm

Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Wantage), Sussex County Commissioner Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin), and Chester Township Mayor Mike Inganamort have won the Morris County Republican organizational line in the 24th legislative district, giving the allied trio an early leg up in the fight...

The three most important county conventions of 2023 are nearly here

March 3, 2023 2:54 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:41 pm

In New Jersey, not all county conventions are created equal. Some county parties already decided months ago who they’re supporting for key offices like state senator and county commissioner; others don’t award county organizational lines at all, making their conventions...

Republicans review Murphy’s budget: too big, too much unused surplus, too many gimmicks

February 28, 2023 4:34 pm

In the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Address he delivered today, Gov. Phil Murphy said that his proposed $53 billion budget would keep New Jersey on the path to financial stability and prosperity. But Republicans, who have long opposed the steady...

Morris back-and-forth continues as Ali, Lonegan argue over proposed rules

February 22, 2023 10:52 am

The battle over the proposed rules for this year’s Morris County Republican convention continued today, with Morris GOP chair Laura Marie Ali and State Senate candidate Steve Lonegan releasing dueling statements on election integrity and ballot secrecy. In an email...

Lonegan says he has ‘grave concerns’ about proposed Morris Republican convention rules

February 21, 2023 3:49 pm

Steve Lonegan, the former mayor of Bogota who is running for an open State Senate seat this year, said today in a letter to Morris GOP chairwoman Laura Marie Ali that he has “grave concerns” about election integrity at this...

How is Trenton reacting to Sam Thompson’s party switch? Cautiously.

February 13, 2023 4:22 pmFebruary 13, 2023 11:43 pm

State Sen. Sam Thompson (D-Old Bridge)’s dramatic and unexpected party switch from Republican to Democrat was the talk of Trenton today, with legislators from both parties exhibiting various stages of excitement, shock, dismay, and confusion in conversations up and down...

Wirths says he’ll join Turner on legislation banning county lines

February 1, 2023 3:02 pm

A liberal Mercer County Democrat and a conservative Sussex County Republican probably aren’t going to agree on much, politically. But State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Hardyston) have found one policy they both support: banning county organizational...