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Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat
Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat Mayor Lisa Swain has certainly made an impact on Fair Lawn, but she's hoping to do more for New Jersey. Swain will be stepping down from her position to fill an Assembly seat in the 28th District later this month, NorthJersey.com reports. She and former Bergenfield Borough Council president Chris Tully, both Democrats, will be sworn in on May 17. They will be replacing former Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position'
Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen County Democrat Timothy Eustace will be resigning from the state Assembly Friday, NJ.com reports. The 61-year-old Maywood resident is the second openly gay person ever to have been elected to the New Jersey legislature. Eustace said he is moving on to a "different position" but did not disclose anything more, the article says. Eustace and his late partner Kevin Williams were New Jersey's first openly gay couple to apply to the state for joint adoption in the 1980s. The couple later adopted three children who had contracted AIDS. Eustace served as Maywood's mayor from 2008…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grewal Joins Opposition To Federal Denial Of Health Care Proposal Grewal Joins Opposition To Federal Denial Of Health Care Proposal
Grewal Joins Opposition To Federal Denial Of Health Care Proposal New Jersey's Gurbir S. Grewal has joined a multi-state coalition of Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw a proposed “conscience” rule that would allow health care institutions to deny medically necessary care to patients on the basis of “religious, moral, ethical or other reasons.” New Jersey receives more than $11 billion in federal health care funding annually – funding that Grewal said could be terminated under the proposed rule if HHS determines the state has failed, or even “threatened” to fail, to comply with the rule’s requirem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tristate Governors Join Multi-State Gun Safety Coalition Tristate Governors Join Multi-State Gun Safety Coalition
Tristate Governors Join Multi-State Gun Safety Coalition Tri-State governors joined Rhode Island's governor to announce a Gun Safety’ Coalition to combat the gun violence epidemic. The Multi-State Coalition will trace and intercept firearms to stop the flow of out-of-state weapons. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut, Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island announced the formation of the new “States for Gun Safety” coalition to combat gun violence. In the face of repeated federal inaction, the multi-state coalition will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to better share info…

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by Jon Craig
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'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke 'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke
'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke FAIR LAWN, N.J. – One of Bergen County’s most beloved public servants, Fair Lawn Deputy Mayor John Cosgrove, remained hospitalized and in good spirits after suffering a stroke over the weekend. In typical fashion, Cosgrove was online Saturday promoting an upcoming bluegrass brunch to benefit the American Cancer Society moments before he was rushed to The Valley Hospital. “Have to stay at Valley a little while longer,” he posted on Wednesday afternoon. “Hope to go to rehab [at the Kessler Institute] tomorrow.” It’s often said about lesser politicians, but Cosgrove has had a long and disting…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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POLL: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws POLL: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws
Poll: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws PARAMUS, N.J. -- Despite being home to New Jersey's largest shopping center, Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera won't be changing the blue laws, he said. Responding to a recent opinion article by NorthJersey.com correspondent Jackie Goldschneider, the mayor said that protecting the blue laws -- which prohibit shoppers from purchasing certain items on Sundays -- "has always been and will continue to be my number one priority." Goldschneider doesn't like having to "cram everything into Saturday because of some outdated rules," she said, citing a busy weekday schedule caring …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cliffside Park Democrat Is New Jersey's Youngest Lawmaker Cliffside Park Democrat Is New Jersey's Youngest Lawmaker
Cliffside Park Democrat Is New Jersey's Youngest Lawmaker CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Clinton Calabrese of Cliffside Park on Thursday was sworn into the state Assembly, making him the youngest New Jersey lawmaker at 31 years old. Calabrese has replaced Democrat Marlene Caride, a new Murphy nominee to serve as commissioner of the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance. Clinton is a former member of the borough's Board of Education and will represent New Jersey's 36th legislative district. His grandfather, Gerald Calabrese, Sr., played for the Syracuse Nationals (Philadelphia 76ers) of the NBA in the 1950s, later serving as Cliffside Park mayor and Ber…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill
Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill A new study finds that New Jersey has had the second most millionaires in the U.S. for the last seven years. The 2017 Phoenix Wealth & Affluent Monitor (W&AM) shows that as of mid-2017, the top 1 percent of U.S. households -- those having $5 million or more in investable assets or liquid wealth -- increased by eight percent to more than 1.1 million. The richest Americans are concentrated in states that were carried by Democrats in at least three of the last four presidential elections, according to the study.  That means that the GOP tax bill will have a greater impact on wealthy r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chris Christie (Not That One) Announces Campaign; Twitter Erupts In Jokes Chris Christie (Not That One) Announces Campaign; Twitter Erupts In Jokes
Chris Christie (Not That One) Announces Campaign; Twitter Erupts In Jokes He's Chris Christie... but not that one. A Birmingham attorney with the same name as New Jersey's ex-governor announced his candidacy for Alabama's Attorney General Wednesday. "I've dedicated my life to serving others and fighting for those who need a voice," Chris Christie wrote on Twitter Wednesday.  "I am the kind of leader who will help change our state government's culture for the better." The announcement was swiftly followed by an onslaught of Twitter jokes. "He can literally build a whole campaign on not being Chris Christie," one user commented. &q…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church
Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church HACKENSACK, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order moving to save the Affordable Care Act in Hackensack Sunday morning. The governor was joined by other law makers, city officials and residents at the Mount Olive Baptist Church on Central Avenue. The move directs all state agencies to work to promote the Affordable Care Act in New Jersey. "The Republican leadership in Congress tried to destroy the Affordable Care Act," Murphy said in an interview ahead of his gubernatorial campaign. "They tried to take health care away from those who need it the mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Christie Out, Murphy In -- Promoting Equal Pay For Women In New Jersey Christie Out, Murphy In -- Promoting Equal Pay For Women In New Jersey
Christie Out, Murphy In -- Promoting Equal Pay For Women In New Jersey Democrat Phil Murphy was sworn in as New Jersey's 56th governor Tuesday afternoon in Trenton. Murphy of Middletown replaces Republican Chris Christie, who was in office for eight years. Later in the afternoon, Murphy signed his first Executive Order as governor promoting equal pay for women -- putting him closer to his promise of a "fairer, stronger New Jersey." "For too long, the wage gap has held women back from being paid fairly. #NewDayNJ ," he wrote on Facebook. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM NJ.COM

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle To Head Homeland Security Committee Bergen Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle To Head Homeland Security Committee
Bergen Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle To Head Homeland Security Committee ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Bergen County Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle of Englewood has been named chairperson of the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee. The committee is responsible for monitoring the protection of New Jersey residents and overseeing issues affecting counter-terrorism, risk assessments, infrastructure protections, emergency communications, border security and cyber security. “With all of the major policy upheavals taking place at the federal level, I intend to focus a sharp eye on the impact they may have on New Jersey and how we can continue to bes…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson