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Norcross opposes NJ bid to postpone minimum wage increase

November 12, 2019 11:40 am

Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) told the New Jersey Legislature that he opposed a bill to delay planned minimum wage increases, calling the premise of the proposal “illogical.” “This is an irresponsible proposal that will harm both workers and businesses,” Norcross...

Neibart undecided about Assembly bid in 25th

November 11, 2019 7:22 pmNovember 11, 2019 7:26 pm

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart, one of the rising starts in Morris County politics, says she has still not made a decision about seeking the open State Assembly seat in the 25th district. Republicans have called a November 21...

New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

November 11, 2019 12:01 amNovember 11, 2019 9:39 am

Fourteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

Two NJ congressmen who placed patriotism above politics

November 11, 2019 12:01 amNovember 11, 2019 12:16 am

Most people in New Jersey politics today probably never heard of Albert Vreeland or Frank Osmers, two young New Jersey Congressmen who placed patriotism above politics and the security of our nation ahead of their own political careers. Vreeland first...

Race for Bucco’s seat could get crowded

November 9, 2019 10:58 pmNovember 11, 2019 10:56 am

The field of candidates to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s term in the State Assembly appears to be growing in advance of the November 14 filing deadline. Bucco resigned from the Assembly on October 24 after...

Bucco slams Murphy for pricey chef

November 8, 2019 2:40 pm

State Sen. Anthony Bucco slammed Gov. Phil Murphy over the hiring of a new, more expensive chef at Drumthwacket. “That’s hard to swallow, spending that kind of money on a cook. It’s a $40,000 raise over the cook he replaced,...

Guess who will be the only assemblyman next year to have served in a GOP Assembly majority?

November 8, 2019 2:23 pmNovember 8, 2019 3:50 pm

When Michael Patrick Carroll and David Wolfe leave office in January, there will be just one remaining legislator who served as part of a Republican majority in the New Jersey State Assembly – and he is now a Democrat. Ralph...