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Judge will temporarily preserve Leguía’s ballot bid, sets hearing for next week

August 17, 2026 4:55 pmAugust 18, 2026 12:08 am

A federal judge will temporarily preserve Libertarian Lana Leguía’s bid to return to the ballot in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional races, setting up an expedited hearing next week and promising a final decision by the end of...

State tells judge Leguía belongs on ballot — while rejecting her case

August 17, 2026 1:00 pm

In a brief that takes no position and then takes nearly every position, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office told a federal judge Monday that Libertarian Lana Leguía deserves to be restored to the ballot in one of the nation’s...

Leguía cures federal court filing lapse in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 17, 2026 12:28 amAugust 16, 2026 9:23 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía’s attorney properly filed her missing papers in federal court on Saturday, curing a procedural lapse that had threatened to derail her last-ditch bid to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district. U.S....

Frelinghuysen mayor faces recall amid cannabis controversy, GOP turmoil

August 17, 2026 12:08 amAugust 17, 2026 10:12 am

Frelinghuysen Township Mayor Kirk Perez is facing a recall effort less than two years after he won a Republican primary as a write-in candidate, the latest development in a bitter series of intraparty battles that has repeatedly unseated Republican incumbents....

House Democratic Leader Heads To Newark To Raise Money For McIver

August 17, 2026 12:03 amAugust 16, 2026 8:30 pm

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar is coming to Newark this week to raise money for Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark), another sign of the New Jersey congresswoman’s rapidly expanding national profile following the Trump administration’s decision to bring criminal charges...

Wrobel to be sworn in tonight as Boonton councilman

August 17, 2026 12:01 amAugust 16, 2026 8:48 pm

Republican Mark Wrobel will be sworn in tonight to fill the Boonton Town Council seat left vacant by the death of former Mayor Cy Wekilsky, giving him nearly three months of incumbency before the November general election. Wrobel is the...

Leguía ignores federal court deadline in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 14, 2026 7:52 pmAugust 14, 2026 7:57 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía missed a critical 5 PM deadline imposed by a federal judge today, potentially imperiling her last-ditch attempt to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s hugely competitive 7th congressional district. U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered...