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Working Families Party endorses slate of down-ballot progressives
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (140+ words) By Zach Blackburn, April 21 2026 1: 02 pm The New Jersey Working Families Party endorsed a slate of downballot candidates from around the state on Tuesday, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is seeking re-election next month. "I'm grateful for the Working Families…...
Brennan, Bhalla head to Assembly with LD32 victory
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) Two new progressives are going to Trenton from the Jersey City, Hoboken district By Zach Blackburn, November 04 2025 8: 53 pm Housing policy expert Katie Brennan and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla easily won election to the Assembly, the New Jersey Globe projects, sending…...
Ciattarelli ad hits Sherrill on LGBTQ education in schools
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (325+ words) The ad pulls an answer from a May debate By Zach Blackburn, September 17 2025 11: 49 am Republican Jack Ciattarelli's campaign for governor released a new digital ad on Wednesday criticizing Rep. Mikie Sherrill's (D-Montclair) vow to promote LGBTQ education in New Jersey…...
Mapping three close calls for Assembly incumbents
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1156+ words) By Zach Blackburn, July 11 2025 6: 30 am This year's set of Assembly primaries was among the most anticipated in decades, with many progressives and anti-establishment figures hoping to knock out party-backed incumbents in the first primary without a party-line ballot system. The…...