Politics

Runoff Recap: Who is Running and Who They Are

By • May 24th, 2013 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

When voters return to the polls for the June 11 runoff, they will have the option of giving Mayor-elect Steve Fulop clear support on the Council, or not. While Council members, once elected, have a tendency to go their own way — eventually — Fulop maintains it’s important to have their support right out of [...]



Sens. Lautenberg and Vitter Help Revise Toxic Substances Control Act, Requires Chemicals to be Screened for Safety

By • May 23rd, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

The nation’s Toxic Substances Control Act will be greatly expanded to protect the environment and public health thanks to a modernizing amendment that will require chemicals be better monitored for adverse affects. Sponsored by U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA), the bill would further ensure transparency in the chemical review process and [...]



Mayor-Elect Fulop Says Mass Retirement of Police Brass Could Cost City $5 Million; Says City Will Audit Unused Compensation Day Claims

By • May 22nd, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

Mayor-elect Steve Fulop has a list of 27 names who have put in their papers for early retirement starting on June 1 and going through the end of the year, including that of Police Chief Tom Comey and three of his deputy chiefs, with an estimated payout of $5 million in unused compensation days. “The [...]



Updated: Final Ward C/D Joint Candidate Debate to be Held May 31, Incumbent Councilwoman Lopez to Skip in Favor of Fundraiser

By • May 22nd, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

There will be one more opportunity to hear from the remaining runoff candidates in both Ward C and Ward D when SpeakNJ, in conjunction with JCPAC and Hudson County TV, hold the final debate of the election season. Set for Friday, May 31, at 7 pm in St. Anne’s Church (255 Congress Street), three out [...]



Independent Ward C Council Candidate Rich Boggiano to Hold Fundraiser May 29

By • May 22nd, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

If Ward C Council candidate Rich Boggiano liked his chances two months ago when he was facing a field of four candidates – two of whom were part of big money mayoral tickets — his campaign says he likes them even more now, when he faces a runoff against just one candidate: incumbent Ward C [...]



State Sen. Cunningham, Freeholder O’Dea to Co-Chair Mayor Elect Fulop’s Transition Team

By • May 21st, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

As the final leg of the election season sorts itself out in the June 11 runoff, Mayor-elect Steve Fulop has begun the process of transitioning into his newly elected position with the help of two familiar faces: State Senator Sandra Cunningham and Freeholder Bill O’Dea. Fulop is set to take over for Mayor Jerramiah Healy [...]



With Eight Council Races Remaining, Some Healy Candidates Eye the Exit as Independents Gain Confidence

By • May 21st, 2013 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

We know mayor-elect Steve Fulop will have at least one ally on the City Council with Ward E Councilwoman-elect Candice Osborne’s outright victory May 14, but with three weeks until the June 11 runoff election, what is less clear is who will fill out the remaining eight seats. But that mystery is solving itself. In [...]



Deadline to Register to Vote in June 11 Runoff is This Tuesday by 9 PM

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

Jersey City residents who have not yet registered to vote can still do so in time to cast a ballot in the June 11 Council runoff race, when all Council positions but the Ward E seat remains up for grabs by the top two finishers on May 14. Unregistered residents should stop by City Clerk [...]



Appellate Court Decision on Controversial New Jersey Voting Machines Expected for this Summer

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

The latest decision in an eight-year long legal battle by civil rights groups looking to replace New Jersey’s voting machines is expected this summer, when the state’s Appellate Courts will determine whether the machines’ potential flaws constitute a violation of the right to vote. The case, known as Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, Stephanie Harris, Coalition for [...]



Election Season Isn’t Over Yet? Election Season Isn’t Over Yet!

By • May 15th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

Your recycling bin runneth over with campaign literature. Happy, smiling candidates imploring you for a vote — or, as the case often is, criticizing that other guy — still blow in streets of Jersey City. While the candidacies of the also-ran mayoral and Council hopefuls may seem a distant memory in your mind, they don’t [...]