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Steven Fulop may have ended his political career on the front steps of City Hall this week, announcing that he would seek reelection as mayor of Jersey City instead of running in the primary next June to seek the Democratic nod for governor, but alienating many of the very people he may need to continue …
Some local Republicans running in non-partisan races such as Board of Education may have been offered funding allegedly coming from the coffers of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. At least one candidate said he’s been offered money supposedly from Trump’s coffers if, in the course of his board run, he mentioned Trump. The candidate said …
Freeholder Bill O’Dea is absolutely convinced he has the heads up in the upcoming election for mayor of Jersey City. This is a long-held dream, a kind of jigsaw puzzle he’s been working on for years. And now he’s on the verge of getting the last of the pieces in place. O’Dea’s is an old-style …
Some people claim that the power brokers behind Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor have taken the gloves off to bring local political bigwigs into line. Apparently they are particularly concerned about two African-American leaders, State Sen. Sandra Cunningham of Jersey City and Rep. Donald Payne of Newark. Fulop’s …
More than a year before campaigning starts for mayor and three at-large council seats in Hoboken, the leading opponents of Mayor Dawn Zimmer have apparently met to come to an agreement to support a single candidate to oppose her. If the agreement holds, Councilmen Michael Russo and Ruben Ramos, as well as former school board …
What appeared to be a local battle over whether Jersey City should change its municipal elections from May to November has apparently taken on statewide importance. Insiders claim that state Senate President Stephen Sweeney and former U.S. Ambassador Phil Murphy are sending money and troops to Jersey City to oppose the move. This may explain …
With Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s feet firmly walking the yellow brick campaign road toward the state house next year, names of his possible replacement as mayor are cropping up everywhere. Freeholder Bill O’Dea, whose fundraiser brought more than 1,200 to Liberty House last week, has long been seen as the front runner. His fundraiser …
The idea of saving Atlantic City by establishing it as a Mecca for gambling may not have been a completely original idea when former Union City Mayor Bill Musto had it decades ago. But as a state legislator, Musto had the muscle to make it become a reality. Flash forward 40 years, and saving Atlantic …
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez appears to have become a U.S. Justice Department poster child for its anti-corruption campaign. Menendez’s attorneys filed an unsuccessful motion to get bribery and other charges against Menendez dismissed based on the concept that federal legislators are immune to some kinds of criminal charges. But this exemption is mostly meant for …
Continue reading “Feds won’t budge on charges against Menendez”
Who would believe it – a 27-year-old girl nabbed the top spot on the 2016 Forbes Celebrity 100 list. A singer/songwriter, Taylor Swift earned $170,000,000 in the past year. Whew! Most of her tours attracted an endless ocean of crowds. I look at my computer screen and think “why aren’t they home studying or working …