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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...

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...

Yudin slams Zisa for bringing Saudino back

May 22, 2019 1:42 pmMay 22, 2019 5:27 pm

Former Bergen County GOP chairman Bob Yudin today sharply criticized the organization he led for eight years for welcoming back Michael Saudino, saying the Republican-turned-Democrat former sheriff was a rat and a racist. The New Jersey Globe first reported that...

Doherty smacks Bergen GOP for bringing Saudino back

May 22, 2019 10:33 amMay 22, 2019 1:00 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) says that it’s a mistake for Bergen County Republicans to welcome the return of former sheriff Michael Saudino, who resigned last year after being caught on tape making racist and homophobic remarks. “Michael Saudino should...

Saudino returns and he’s a Republican again

May 21, 2019 10:18 pmMay 22, 2019 8:55 am

Five months after resigning as Bergen County sheriff after getting caught on tape making racist and homophobic statements, Michael Saudino is back in politics. Bergen GOP chairman Jack Zisa announced tonight that Saudino would play an active role in the...

Stellato nomination to Sports Authority moving forward

May 20, 2019 11:16 am

There appears to be some movement on the nomination of Bergen County Democratic chairman Louis Stellato to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to consider Stellato’s nomination two weeks ago, but State...

Colletti backs off comparison with working mom rival

May 15, 2019 7:35 pm

A Republican mayoral candidate under fire for suggesting that a working mom doesn’t have time to be mayor says that his comments have been taken “completely out of context.” “There was no intent to put her down because she is...