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Sweeney opposes removing legislative OPRA exemption

January 6, 2020 1:42 pmJanuary 8, 2020 4:42 pm

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story said $44,000 in taxpayer money was used to pay for late State Sen. Tony R. Bucco’s legal defense. That is incorrect. Bucco paid for his own defense. Senate President Steve Sweeney won’t...

Testa, Dunn get committee assignments

December 10, 2019 9:19 amDecember 10, 2019 11:16 am

New Jersey’s newest legislators have received their committee assignments for the lame duck session. State Sen. Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) has been assigned to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Labor Committee. Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) is serving on...

Sweeney, Coughlin will be active in LD25 special elections

December 4, 2019 1:28 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:41 pm

Democratic legislative leaders intend to play actively in two 25th district special elections next year. “I’m going to do whatever we need to do,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said. “I lost a seat. I want to gain one back.” State...

Dunn sworn in

November 25, 2019 2:47 pm

Assemblywoman Aura Dunn was sworn in Monday. Dunn, former top aide to Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, won a landslide victory at a special convention held to fill the seat State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco won in the legislature’s lower chamber last...

Aura Dunn wins big for Bucco Assembly seat

November 21, 2019 8:07 pmNovember 22, 2019 4:02 pm

Aura Dunn, a former top aide to Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, has been elected to the New Jersey State Assembly, winning a special election convention to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s current term in the 25th district....

State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, left, with his late father, State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

November 21, 2019 12:56 amNovember 21, 2019 11:00 am

Good Morning, New Jersey. For the third time in five weeks, it’s Election Day in the 25th legislative district, where 277 Republican County Committee members will vote to fill a vacant seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. The winner...

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart

Neibart will seek Bucco Assembly seat

November 13, 2019 8:18 pm

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart will seek the 25th district State Assembly seat Anthony R. Bucco vacated in October when he moved up to the State Senate. Republican County Committee members have called a special election convention for November...