Vince Polistina Archives - New Jersey Globe

South Jersey leaders promise to fight casinos outside Atlantic City in biting letter

March 27, 2026 4:06 pm

Growing buzz around the potential of casinos outside of Atlantic City has put South Jersey leaders on alert, and on Friday, they signed a strong letter promising to put the kibosh on the idea. In a bipartisan letter to Gov....

Assembly race in LD2 too close to call

November 5, 2025 1:52 amNovember 5, 2025 2:09 am

Republican Assemblyman Don Guardian (R-Atlantic City) holds a razor-thin lead in his bid for re-election to a third term in the 2nd legislative district, but his running mate, Assemblywoman Claire Swift (R-Margate), is in fourth place and in serious danger...

Bill Castner named new Rutgers general counsel

July 1, 2025 8:45 amJuly 1, 2025 1:10 pm

Bill Castner, one of the most influential attorneys in New Jersey, was named Rutgers University’s Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel at a Board of Governors meeting this morning. The newly-named Rutgers president, William F. Tate IV,...

Polistina bill sets controls on pre-checks for recurring contributions

February 25, 2025 5:41 pmFebruary 25, 2025 7:26 pm

State Sen. Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor Township) has introduced legislation to ban candidates from pre-checking boxes for recurring online campaign contributions, saying the “predatory practice has no place in democracy. The proposed legislation follows a POLITICO report that some donors...

Bills on bereavement leave, protected tenancy pass committee

December 5, 2024 6:11 pm

State Senate committees on Thursday approved a pair of bills that would provide bereavement leave for workers after the death of a child and extend protected tenancy for tenants who are senior citizens or have disabilities. The first bill, sponsored...

Ciattarelli announces endorsements from 30 GOP Atlantic County officials

November 13, 2024 3:19 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:49 pm

Jack Ciattarelli unveiled a slate of gubernatorial endorsements from about 30 Atlantic County officials as the Republican seeks his party’s nomination for a second cycle. Atlantic County GOP Chairman Don Purdy and state Sen. Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor Twp) led...

LWV official resigns after posting she wished Trump had been killed

July 14, 2024 12:00 pmJuly 15, 2024 9:23 am

An online post by a League of Women Voters official from Atlantic County suggesting that she wished Trump had been killed during last night’s assassination attempt has now led to resignation after facing condemnation from both parties. Victoria Druding, 77,...