Sue Altman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Elections Transparency Act pulled from Senate schedule as other election bills pass

June 29, 2022 8:35 pm

A major overhaul of New Jersey’s campaign finance laws, dubbed the “Elections Transparency Act,” was pulled from today’s Senate voting schedule at the last minute following blowback from progressive groups and unions; the bill had never been posted for a...

Camden progressives begin process to force vote on hiring transparency

June 21, 2022 4:16 pmJune 21, 2022 11:50 pm

The Camden We Choose Coalition, representing several Camden County progressive organizations, announced today that they have filed petitions to force large employers in the city of Camden to disclose how many local residents they hire. “For too long, powerful special...

After unanimous vote, N.J. Working Families Party supports Payne for re-election

May 19, 2022 1:29 pmMay 19, 2022 2:39 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th district, saying he is supportive of their core policies “and has been for years.” The vote in support of Payne over Democratic primary...

What might a first-in-the-nation New Jersey presidential primary look like?

March 16, 2022 5:15 pm

The year is 2024. Ron DeSantis orders a “breakfast sandwich with pork roll” in Mahwah, and his poll numbers in North Jersey immediately drop by 10 points. The driver of Nikki Haley’s campaign bus gets in a screaming match with...

51 New Jersey women sign letter praising Platkin nomination as attorney general, urging his confirmation

February 10, 2022 2:12 amFebruary 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Some of the New Jersey’s most influential women leaders have signed on to a letter endorsing Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as Attorney General, a move intended to send a signal to some members of the State Senate...

Working Families Party lauds Sweeney redistricting ouster

January 26, 2022 11:21 amApril 3, 2022 6:16 pm

The Working Families Party (WFP), a left-wing political party that has frequently clashed with the New Jersey Democratic machine, today applauded the decision of state Democratic chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr., to remove former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) from...

Johnson seeks probe of alleged anti-Semitic statements aimed at Gottheimer

January 6, 2022 5:32 pm

Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore Gordon Johnson has asked the Bergen County Prosecutor to investigate a September 2021 incident where a protestor allegedly screamed “Jew” at Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) as a possible hate crime. In a speech at Rutgers University last...