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Kean has issues with Murphy free college plan

February 6, 2018 7:08 pm

State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) says that Gov. Phil Murphy’s offer of a free community college education sounds great, but that nothing is free. “At a time when the State is already struggling to fund our schools,...

Rzeszowski takes sides in Dem primary

February 6, 2018 2:14 pm

Lacey Rzeszowski, who nearly toppled incumbent Nancy Munoz in a State Assembly race last year, has endorsed Tom Malinowski for Congress in the 7th district Democratic primary. “What we need is a candidate who is tenacious, accomplished, nimble, and courageous....

Bucco has “down time” while others run

February 6, 2018 11:02 am

Two signs that Anthony Bucco is not running for Congress: the defection of Freeholder Heather Darling to Jay Webber; and that Bucco spent much of the weekend 225 miles away in Syracuse watching a college basketball game. “Time for a...

Senate, Assembly Democrats Meet for Strategy Session

February 6, 2018 10:34 am

When Craig Coughlin began his campaign for Assembly Speaker last year, he promised colleagues he would improve internal communications within his caucus and develop a stronger relationship with the Senate Democratic leadership. Senate and Assembly Democrats are meeting in New Brunswick...

Calabrese takes office Thursday

February 6, 2018 2:02 am

Assemblyman-elect Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) will be sworn in his 36th district seat on February 8. The scion of a legendary Bergen County political family, Calabrese ran unopposed in a special election convention for State Assembly last week to replace Marlene...

Pennacchio not running for Congress

February 5, 2018 10:30 am

State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) says he will not be a candidate for Rodney Frelinghuysen’s 11th district House seat. “After much thoughtful consideration I have decided not to seek the Republican nomination for Congress. My constituents have recently re-elected me...

Pennacchio starts to separate himself from his manifesto

February 2, 2018 10:49 am

About to enter the race for Congress, State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) is already beginning to inoculate himself from attacks on a controversial manifesto he authored that can easily be interpreted as anti-Israel. Pennacchio introduced a Senate resolution yesterday that...