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Fulop-backed candidate to be kicked off ballot in LD-14

March 31, 2025 1:24 pmMarch 31, 2025 1:45 pm

A judge is expected to kick Democratic Assembly candidate Dave Luciano from the ballot in the 14th legislative district after a signature challenge Monday. Luciano, who was affiliated with Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop’s slate of Assembly candidates, filed to...

Assembly panel passes bill requiring health insurers to cover ovarian cancer screenings

March 20, 2025 2:22 pm

An Assembly committee approved a bill requiring health insurers to increase coverage for ovarian cancer screenings during a Thursday hearing. The bill requires state-regulated health insurers to cover ovarian cancer screenings for symptomatic or at-risk women, according to a release....

DeAngelo, McCoy announce Assembly re-election bids

January 21, 2025 6:51 pm

Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Hamilton) and Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy (D-Hamilton) will run for re-election, they announced this week. The 14th district Democrats touted their focus on affordability, infrastructure, and public safety in their announcement. DeAngelo joined the Assembly in 2008, while...

Bill for paid legislative interns passes Assembly committee

September 20, 2024 2:18 pmSeptember 23, 2024 11:36 am

The Assembly State and Local Government Committee approved a bill establishing a legislative internship program to allow lawmakers to use federal assistance and grants to hire college students to work in their offices. “Learning outside a classroom by working in...

Benson resigning Assembly seat early; McCoy will fill one-day unexpired term

December 28, 2023 5:53 pmDecember 28, 2023 6:34 pm

Dan Benson will resign his seat in the New Jersey State Assembly on December 31, and Democrats will hold a special election convention to fill his seat in time for the final voting session of the New Jersey Legislature. Benson’s...

Despite lots of turnover, new legislature will be demographically similar to current one

November 8, 2023 5:29 pm

One of the dominant themes of this year’s New Jersey legislative elections was turnover. Thanks to a large number of retirements and defeats, there will be a whopping 29 new faces joining the legislature in January, plus another seven current...

Great night for N.J. Democrats, who gain five seats in the legislature

November 8, 2023 2:05 amNovember 8, 2023 11:08 am

Typically, when one party controls both the White House and the Governor’s Mansion, that’s a bad sign for that party’s chances in New Jersey legislative midterms. But Democrats broke that curse this year, winning every top district and flipping a...