As New Jersey’s unemployment crisis closes in on two months, Senator Michael Testa and Senator Michael Doherty called for Governor Murphy to reopen New Jersey’s One-Stop Career Centers and staff them with idle workers from other State departments.
Nearing the end of her own mayoral campaign, Orange Councilwoman Donna K. Williams doesn’t recommend all-vote-by-mail (VBM) primary elections. “The ballot itself is so complex, it can be intimidating to the voter,” said Williams, who’s running in a six-person race, which includes incumbent Mayor Dwayne Warren.
The Lugar Center released their annual Bipartisan Index of Congress for 2019, with Rep. Gottheimer the state’s most bipartisan member of Congress, and the 4th most of the entire legislative branch
The 2nd Ward street clash between the forces of former Councilman Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman and Councilman Shahin Khalique have at least one person praying for a late squiggle through and surprise victory.
That’s Frank Filippelli, who’s also running for a 2nd Ward seat.
Born, raised, and still living on Sherwood Avenue, Filippelli says he has ideas to “create revenue that will help stabilize taxes.” On top of it all, his family notes, “he is a good father and grandfather.” Still, he is a decided long-shot at best in the highly competitive 2nd Ward of Paterson.
Sixty-six percent of New Jerseyans feel the state is moving to lift restrictions and reopen businesses at just the right pace, according to this morning’s Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Another 19% feel it is happening too quickly, while 16% say too slowly.
Earlier today, End Citizens United and Let America Vote announced its endorsement of Amy Kennedy, former public school teacher and mental health advocate, running for New Jersey’s second congressional district.
Leader of Team Irvington Strong, Mayor Tony Vauss this morning told InsiderNJ the numbers to date in his town’s all-vote-by-mail (VBM) election are “pretty much on pace for other municipal elections.”
There is a rescheduled school board election today in Irvington, in addition to the usual May 12th nonpartisan contest.
“Voter participation is steady,” said Vauss. “I am very confident we got the message out there. But there are so many different factors this time.”
Teaneck’s numbers were bumping this week as the town heads to the end, at the close of business day today, of an historic all-vote-by-mail (VBM) May 12th election.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin today named the remaining 33 members who will serve on an Economic Advisory Council he recently announced.
