The pro-democracy movement is finally taking hold in New Jersey, an urge by community leaders and everyday New Jerseyans toward a more accountable, more transparent, more democratic state that represents the will of the voters. Like this (so far) women-led…
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This is about ending the shenanigans of politicians who assume nobody will stop them. UPDATE: This announcement is moved to Newark Penn Station 11am Thursday! If you’re getting on the NJ Chamber of Commerce Walk to Washington trip, you will…
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Here it is, this is what your country looks like. Or did last year. Gallup released this map this weekend, covering 2018 state-by-state. This is roughly the map we have to start with as we launch our 2020 hopefuls, and…
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Legal weed: Lots of unanswered questions and it won’t be reality this year. There’s a forum on this topic tonight in East Brunswick. PARCCing Lot: Bill on testing requirements for High School graduation is tabled by the Assembly due to…
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In less than 5 months, much of the progressive home planet will be converging on nearby Philadelphia; that’s activists, labor organizers, political writers, LGBTQ leaders, and people running for office. Anc more. Presidential lead-up years usually draw about 3,000 people…
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UPDATE: Save Our Schools NJ (SOSNJ) updates us that the Assembly did not vote on S3381/A4957, the bill to increase high school exit testing, today because Assembly leadership didn’t have the votes to pass the bill!. They are likely to…
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Propublica points out New Jersey has some of the strongest environmental laws in the country, including the precursor to the federal Superfund law, and the state has made strides in cleaning up contamination. However, 10 years ago the state said…
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Never a dull moment in Teaneck politics and plans. At least two important meetings took place this week. 1) A public forum on future development in the township and 2) The first of several council meetings to establish our next budget….
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In a show of solidarity, Governor Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Speaker Craig Coughlin, virtually the entire Democratic leadership in New Jersey, the state’s Congressional delegation (minus the lone Republican) and Newark’s mayor and council endorsed…
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I’ve been a supporter of Andy Kim ever since I first heard him speak at a gathering in the dining area upstairs at my local Wegmans. And as full disclosure, I volunteered for his 2018 congressional campaign and am doing…
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