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Mayors push for earned sick day law

February 23, 2018 8:40 am

A group of North Jersey mayors are expected to call on legislators to pass statewide earned sick day legislation next week. Ras Baraka (Newark), Steven Fulop (Jersey City), Hector Lora (Passaic) Tim Dougherty (Morristown), Robert Jackson (Montclair), and Michael Venezia...

The Life and Times of Paul DiGaetano

February 8, 2018 2:22 amFebruary 26, 2018 1:16 pm

There was a time back about a generation ago when Paul DiGaetano was a bright, rising star in New Jersey Republican politics. He he was one of the most powerful politicians in the state. Some Republicans openly fawned over the...

Fulop wont say if he supports DeGise

February 1, 2018 1:31 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is refusing to endorse Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise for re-election next year, saying that the 2019 election “is a lifetime away.” Fulop said in a Tweet on Wednesday that he is “hyper focused on...

Stack, Fulop not inclined to back DeGise re-election

January 31, 2018 9:57 am

Two key Hudson County Democratic leaders are not backing Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise for re-election next year, exponentially increasing the likelihood that DeGise will retire. Sources say that Union City Mayor Brian Stack and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop...

Heated debate on Hoboken Runoffs

January 25, 2018 1:38 pm

Two of the candidates from last year’s campaign in Hoboken are sparring again over an ordinance to bring back runoffs in mayoral elections. Councilman Mike DeFusco wants voters to decide if they want to reinstate the runoff, and is criticizing...

Is Fulop hinting at backing DeGise challenge?

January 25, 2018 3:16 am

Steve Fulop’s response to a powerful opinion piece on recent deaths at the Hudson County jail might be interpreted as a signal that the Jersey City mayor is open to backing a candidate against County Executive Tom DeGise in the...

Stack, Menendez and the best coup ever

January 23, 2018 1:10 pm

Hudson County has a history of outsiders – sometimes even gadflies – emerging as powerful political insiders in one of New Jersey’s premier Democratic organizations. With Brian Stack appearing on the verge of becoming the next Hudson County Democratic Chairman,...