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Despite website flap, Grewal sticking with Bramnick

October 17, 2019 8:39 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is still planning to attend a forum planned and led by Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick next week, his spokesperson said today. Grewal will appear on a panel Bramnick organized on “Hate Speech & Division in...

Bergen, Bhimani spar over outside ad attacking Republicans on women’s health

October 17, 2019 1:30 pmOctober 17, 2019 10:00 pm

A Republican Assembly candidate in the 25th district called on his Democratic opponents to condemn an attack ad aired by an outside group Thursday. Denville Councilman Brian Bergen, who is running for retiring Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll’s Assembly seat, called...

IBEW union representing Verizon workers won’t endorse LaPlaca

October 17, 2019 12:50 pm

The labor union that represents Verizon employees has declined to endorse Gina LaPlaca for State Assembly because she crossed their picket line during a 2016 strike. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 827 did not endorse anyone in the hotly-contested...

Jonathan Petro is accused of election fraud.

Petro camp used fake group to smear Hill, lawyer alleges

October 17, 2019 11:36 amOctober 17, 2019 12:49 pm

A complaint alleging election fraud by Toms River Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Petro was filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission today by an attorney representing the Republican nominee, Mo Hill. The complaint alleges that Petro and Toms...

Big six fundraising, spending still subpar

October 17, 2019 11:32 amOctober 17, 2019 1:01 pm

Though they’ve exceeded fundraising benchmarks they set in 2015, New Jersey’s big six are still far behind where they were a decade ago. The state’s legislative leadership committees and state parties raised a total of $3.7 million and spend $3.5...

Morris lawyer announces U.S. Senate bid

October 17, 2019 10:20 amOctober 17, 2019 12:55 pm

Rik Mehta, a Morris lawyer, announced his intention to challenge U.S. Sen Cory Booker Thursday. “While Cory Booker campaigns around the country for his doomed presidential bid, the New Jersey economy continues to tank and our beautiful towns are becoming...

Sweeney awarded for work on disability issues

October 17, 2019 10:10 am

Easterseals New Jersey presented Senate President Steve Sweeney with its Good Samaritan award Wednesday. “I ran for public office because I believe everyone deserves to live a fulfilling life. I came in to politics because I saw that the intellectual...