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Advocacy group wants Asian communities taken into account in redistricting

May 23, 2019 3:34 pm

Jersey Promise, an Asian American advocacy group, is recommending that the state take into account communities of interest when drafting legislative district lines in 2021 to increase Asian-American representation in Trenton. “To increase both substantive and descriptive representation of the...

Choi backing Booker’s presidential bid

May 23, 2019 3:17 pmMay 23, 2019 3:57 pm

Former Edison Mayor Jun Choi is backing U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential bid. “I’m a Senator Booker supporter. In fact, I’m co-hosting an event for him next month. I know several of the candidate personally. I like a number of...

Lobbyist running for mayor owes $151k to IRS

May 23, 2019 12:16 amMay 23, 2019 10:25 am

As Ocean County Republicans seek to move on from George Gilmore, unpaid federal income taxes has become an issue in an increasingly heated GOP mayoral primary in Point Pleasant Beach. The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien against...

Zisa pushes back on criticism over Saudino party switch

May 22, 2019 6:01 pm

Bergen County Republican Chairman Jack Zisa pushed back on criticism levelled against him by former county chair Bob Yudin over former Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino’s return to the Republican party. The New Jersey Globe first reported that Saudino was...

Diane Allen endorses Peters, Stanfield and criticizes Addiego switch

May 22, 2019 5:01 pmMay 23, 2019 12:17 am

Former State Sen. Diane Allen on Wednesday endorsed Assemblyman Ryan Peters and former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, putting the reputation of a respected former elected official behind the county-backed candidates. “When my former colleague, Sen. Dawn Addiego, abandoned the...

Ambrosino breaks silence on Murphy-Norcross feud

May 22, 2019 4:45 pmMay 23, 2019 10:38 am

Camden County Republican Chairman Richard Ambrosino broke his silence one the growing feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic power broker George Norcross. “While this fight has shown us the Governor now sees Camden County as more than just a...

Incumbents want Dinsmore to identify mystery consultant

May 22, 2019 4:22 pmMay 23, 2019 10:47 am

The slate of Republican freeholders in Morris County are calling one of their opponents deceptive for refusing to identify the name of his political consultant. Incumbents Doug Cabana, Tom Mastrangelo and Kathy DeFilippo want Donald Dinsmore and his running mates...