Category: Government and politics
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More staffing, online records could save OPRA law
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Tuesday, March 16, 2010) Part 4 of a series on New Jersey’s open public records laws Bernie Sayers’ house in rural Downe Township holds stacks of papers, many the legacy of fights he has had with his local government. But the Cumberland County activist wishes he could […]
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And in this corner, … negotiations stay stalled
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.) VINELAND Few situations illustrate the difficulties of urban redevelopment like that of Jose Matta, whose dilapidated building at 19 S. East Ave. is worth a little more than $100,000. The city wants to demolish it to make way for a theater and shopping […]
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Some Republicans on right target moderate LoBiondo out
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.) The Republican Party’s right wing is targeting U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, the moderate seven-term Republican who represents southern New Jersey’s 2nd District. If you search for “Frank LoBiondo” and the term RINO on Google.com, you’ll get about 1,050 entries. Many are conservative political […]
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N.J. Dems confident Sweeney can unify
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.) He could be the voice of the opposition, or he could be the chief negotiator. State Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney, D-Salem, Cumberland, Gloucester, stands in line to become Senate president and the highest-ranking elected Democrat in state government next year with Gov. Jon […]
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House health care bill set for vote
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.) Susan Lord says it was bad enough when the failing economy forced her out of her commercial real estate job. When the Northfield resident heard about the latest health care reform proposal due for a vote in the House this weekend, she knew […]
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Christie’s coattails carry few to victory
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.) Gov.-elect Chris Christie may have had coattails, but they extended only so far statewide. Republicans tightened races at nearly all levels of government in Tuesday’s elections, but aside from the gubernatorial race, they picked up few major gains. The party picked up an […]
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Albano, Milam keep their seats
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.) VINELAND Democratic state Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matthew Milam won a close race that was arguably the most watched Assembly race in the state. With 99 percent of the voting districts reporting, Albano had 31,948 votes and his running mate Milam won 29,443. […]
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Freeholder race really a referendum on Magazzu
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.) A unique Cumberland County freeholders race comes down Tuesday to a common end: A vote. With three slates, 11 candidates and the independent ticket bringing the most experience to the table, it’s not the sort of race that happens every year. The race […]
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Andrews hosts raucous health care forum at Rowan
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2009.) When it comes to the national health care debate, it turns out New Jersey isn’t very different from the rest of the country. About 1,000 people packed Rowan University’s Wilson Hall on Monday for a raucous and sometimes-confrontational town hall meeting on President […]
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State reclaims overpaid UEZ money
(Published in The Press of Atlantic City on Thursday, May 14, 2009.) VINELAND The state government has reclaimed $40 million in sales tax money mistakenly sent to 37 New Jersey towns that have Urban Enterprise Zones. Eight towns in Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May counties appear to have lost a combined $10 million from their […]
Daniel Walsh 