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Purdy succeeds Davis as Atlantic GOP chairman

March 28, 2022 8:05 pmMarch 28, 2022 8:10 pm

Former Galloway Mayor Donald Purdy was elected Atlantic County Republican Chairman tonight, winning a special election after 16-year incumbent Keith Davis stepped down. WPG radio personality Harry Hurley reported that Purdy won by acclamation. ”Keith has been a great working...

Purdy will challenge Davis for Atlantic GOP chairman, Hurley reports

March 14, 2022 2:13 pmMarch 14, 2022 7:01 pm

Keith Davis, who has been the Atlantic County GOP Chairman for sixteen years, will face a challenge from former Galloway Mayor Donald Purdy, according to WPG Talk Radio host Harry Hurley. Purdy is allied with the new state senator from...

Raft of election reforms passes Senate committee

March 3, 2022 12:04 pmMarch 3, 2022 4:26 pm

The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee advanced a set of five election-related bills today, including two notable bills that would raise poll worker pay and allow for earlier vote counting, both of which have failed in...

Miles named to Atlantic election post

March 1, 2022 3:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Atlantic County Democratic Vice Chair Audrey Miles on Monday to serve as Deputy Superintendent of Elections. Last year, Murphy renominated Superintendent of Elections Maureen Bugdon, a Republican, to another five-year term. The deputy post was created...

Battle over Murphy budget address headlines new legislature’s first full day

February 14, 2022 4:55 pm

After weeks of committee hearings and one brief Senate session, the 220th New Jersey State Legislature held its first full legislative voting session today, headlined by a seemingly straightforward bill that nevertheless drew significant opposition from Republican lawmakers: whether to...

Corrado questions Platkin role in Murphy COVID-19 response

February 3, 2022 6:57 pm

A Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee today said Attorney General-designate Matt Platkin’s role as the architect of Gov. Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to govern New Jersey through executive orders and mandates during the pandemic. “I’m concerned that Matt...

Four ways to redistrict Atlantic County

December 3, 2021 2:15 pmDecember 5, 2021 2:19 pm

As mapmakers on the Legislative Apportionment Commission gear up to draw the legislative maps that will shape New Jersey politics for the next decade, one of the problems they’ll be faced with is an age-old question: how should Atlantic County...