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Although the state’s Supreme Court chief justice has until early March to name a deciding vote for legislative redistricting, the real drop-dead date for when new legislative maps for county, state, and federal redistricting are due is April 4. This could mean utter madness for those seeking to run in the June primary for the …
A shudder must have gone through Hudson County political circles with the release of the 2010 U.S. Census numbers. According to the count, half the population of Hudson County is made up of Latinos and African-Americans, a demographic not well-represented in elected offices. While the Hudson County Freeholder Board probably has the right ethnic and …
The great American political satirist Will Rogers once defined the difference between Democrats and Republicans, claiming Democrats are cannibals, feeding on other Democrats, while Republicans feed on Democrats, too. This seems to fit well with what happened to state Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack and his ex-wife Katia Stack last week when Fox5 …
The redrawing of state legislative districts won’t be as interesting as many people had hoped, but it will cause a significant number of headaches for state Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack no matter what happens. Reports suggest that Jersey City will fall solely within two legislative districts instead of the current three-way divide. …
The “scared straight” concept means that something awful will frighten you into doing the proper thing. In Hudson County politics, it has a slightly different meaning. Local Democrats, seeing the ugly mood New Jersey voters are in, realize they have to put aside their petty differences and try to survive what is likely to be …
If there was any doubt about Hudson County Democratic Organization unity going into the upcoming June primaries, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez answered it this week during an appearance at a children’s center in Jersey City. Posing for a picture that included State Sen. Sandra Cunningham, County Executive Tom DeGise, and Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, …
The Hoboken Republican Club went after U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez several weeks ago because he dared to suggest that Santa Claus may soon find himself floating on a melting piece of Arctic ice the way thousands of polar bears have been doing lately, apparently due to global warming. Some people don’t even believe in Santa …
Police protesting Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s fundraiser at Puccini’s Restaurant earlier this month may have pushed things too far and continued to erode public support for their own cause. Reported as something of a rowdy protest against the city’s laying off of police officers, the event was apparently caught on video security cameras, and may have …
In a retelling of the classic fairy tale, Hudson County political figures are jumping on board with Gov. Christopher Christie’s“Tool Kit” for repairing the state economy, when nearly every one of them has to admit the plan simply won’t work. But you won’t catch any of them telling Gov. Christie that. Especially when redistricting will …
While the most significant thing that will likely occur as a result of the 2011 redistricting will be the loss of a New Jersey seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a 10-person commission will determine the political landscape for state legislative seats over the next 10 years. The commission is charged with redrawing the …
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