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Brennan takes sides in Jersey City school board race

September 22, 2026 9:24 am

Assemblywoman Katie Brennan (D-Jersey City) is jumping into the crowded Jersey City school board race, endorsing the four-candidate For Stronger Schools slate and promising to knock on doors for them ahead of the November 3 election. Brennan endorsed Jessica Taube,...

State’s seven-year case against Jason O’Donnell will end without conviction

September 11, 2026 10:48 amSeptember 12, 2026 5:18 pm

A nearly seven-year criminal prosecution launched by the then-fledgling Office of Public Integrity and Accountability is nearly over without a trial, conviction, or admission of guilt, after state prosecutors agreed to let former Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell (D-Bayonne) enter a one-year...

Lawmakers: New Jersey Shouldn’t Fight the Creative Economy It Worked So Hard to Attract

August 31, 2026 10:36 amAugust 31, 2026 6:01 pm

OPINION We write – as elected representatives of Hudson County at the state, county, and municipal levels – to express our serious concerns regarding New Jersey’s continued participation in the multistate litigation seeking to prevent the proposed combination of Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner...

Appellate court sides with Jason O’Donnell, tells OPIA to turn over evidence

July 30, 2026 9:41 amJuly 30, 2026 11:20 pm

An appellate court has narrowed a sweeping discovery order in the bribery case against former Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell (D-Bayonne), but directed the Attorney General’s Office to turn over internal communications concerning a key recording at the center of the eight-year-old...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Hudson County in 2026

July 17, 2026 11:37 amJuly 20, 2026 12:28 am

Hudson County has long been the epicenter of New Jersey’s political machine, a place where legendary bosses, courthouse organizations, and disciplined Democratic operations built one of the most formidable county organizations in American politics. For generations, winning the Democratic primary...

Judge throws out paid agitator’s lawsuit against Stack, Union City over public meeting arrest

July 16, 2026 5:07 pm

A Hudson County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by controversial paid agitator Leonard Filipowski, aka Leroy Truth, against Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack, the Union City Police Department, and the Union City Board of Commissioners, ruling...

Judge rejects Harrison independents’ ballot challenge; appeal possible

July 16, 2026 2:50 pm

A Superior Court judge today rejected a bid by two Harrison independent candidates to gain access to the November general election ballot, ruling they failed to collect the required number of signatures and missed the statutory deadline to challenge the...