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Weinberg committee may investigate culture problems in politically-connected labor, business groups

January 23, 2020 5:08 pmJanuary 23, 2020 9:46 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said her working group on harassment, sexual assault and misogyny in New Jersey politics may investigate the issues faced by women in politically-connected labor and business groups. “Some of that really will depend upon what...

Cape May road repairs isn’t tied to Trump visit, DOT says

January 23, 2020 12:48 pmJanuary 23, 2020 12:55 pm

State transportation officials are pushing back on a call by freshman Republican Assemblymen Erik Simonsen (R-Lower Township) and Antwan McClellan (R-Ocean City) to delay roadwork on Route 47 in Cape May County until after President Donald Trump’s Keep America Great...

Middlesex county clerk Elaine Flynn to retire

January 22, 2020 8:55 pm

Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn will not seek re-election to a sixth term. Flynn defeated incumbent Dennis Little, the last Republican to hold countywide office in Middlesex, with 61% of the vote in 1995. “It has been my great privilege...

Hunterdon Dems will hold New Jersey’s first presidential convention

January 22, 2020 10:45 amJanuary 22, 2020 4:24 pm

Hunterdon County will be New Jersey’s Iowa in 2020. Hunterdon County Democrats will hold the first-in-the-state open convention to award the organization line for president on Sunday, February 9, according to Democratic county chair Arlene Quiñones Perez. All 187 members...

Ciattarelli launches gubernatorial campaign

January 21, 2020 6:13 pmJanuary 22, 2020 10:35 am

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli officially launched his gubernatorial campaign Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to formally declare a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli’s announcement speech, given to a crowd of more than 200 in the auditorium of a Raritan...

Ciattarelli looks to renew a New Jersey tradition: lose once, then win

January 21, 2020 4:14 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will formally enter the race for the 2021 Republican nomination for governor at an announcement at his old elementary school in Branchburg this afternoon. This is Ciattarelli’s second gubernatorial bid as the ex-Somerset Count legislator hopes...

Diverse field of Democrats seek to topple Van Drew

January 17, 2020 10:12 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:58 pm

The field of Democratic candidates seeking to challenge party-switching incumbent Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey’s 2nd district may be the most diverse field of congressional contenders in a mostly white, suburban district in state history. The leading candidates so...