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Barlas to lead GOP legislative redistricting; names emerge for Democratic seats

April 2, 2020 9:00 amApril 2, 2020 9:26 am

GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt has tapped Al Barlas to serve as the Republican chairman for legislative redistricting. Steinhardt named Barlas as one of five Republican commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that will draw new Senate and Assembly districts...

Murphy: DNC should make convention contingency plans

April 1, 2020 3:11 pmApril 1, 2020 3:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he would be making contingency plans for the Democratic National Committee’s July convention if he chaired the organization. “It’s going to be hard to not have to consider doing something with the convention in Milwaukee,” Murphy...

State budget to be pushed to September

March 31, 2020 9:29 pmApril 1, 2020 11:29 am

Update: Murphy, Sweeney and Coughlin agree to extend New Jersey tax deadline from April 15 to July 15, and extend state budget to September 30. New Jersey has decided to extend the current state budget until September 30, the New...

Delgado-Polanco running for delegate on Sanders ticket

March 31, 2020 1:22 am

A controversial former Murphy administration official is mounting a political comeback as a candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Bernie Sanders. Lizette Delgado-Polanco, forced to resign last year her state job and party post in a...

Progressives mount challenges against organization slates across the state

March 30, 2020 4:07 pmMarch 30, 2020 4:30 pm

Progressive candidates will run off-the-line slates of candidates for freeholder and other offices in several New Jersey counties, including Hudson, Essex, Union, Middlesex and throughout South Jersey. The South Jersey candidates will be bracketed with congressional candidate Amy Kennedy in...

Murphy’s three primary election choices

March 30, 2020 10:38 amMarch 30, 2020 10:39 am

Several election officials told the New Jersey Globe this weekend that they believe Gov. Phil Murphy has a short window to decide whether the June 2 primary election will be entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. These election officials and others have...

Schmid wins Ocean Democratic line in close vote

March 29, 2020 3:24 pmMarch 30, 2020 9:16 am

Former U.S. Department of State official Stephanie Schmid narrowly won the Democratic organization line in Ocean County in her bid to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith in New Jersey’s 4th district. Schmid defeated former United Nations staffer Christine Conforti by a...