Leading Democrats put affordable housing bill on fast track DAVID CRUZ, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR | DECEMBER 20, 2023 | HOUSING With just days to go before the end of the lame-duck legislative session, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Union) and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) announced a bill on affordable housing. The bill would streamline the process of…Read More >>

Rob Menendez gets Democratic line in Union Scutari, Bollwage, Carvalho endorse freshman congressman for re-election By David Wildstein, December 20 2023 10:36 am Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage and Elizabeth Democratic Municipal Chair Maria Carvalho have endorsed Rep. Robert J. Menendez (D-Jersey City), a move that assures the freshman congressman the Union County organization line…Read More >>

Democrats hold both seats in Cranford Brian Andrews easily re-elected By David Wildstein, November 22 2023 4:49 pm Democrats held both seats on the Cranford Township Committee, avoiding the development-related losses they took in other train station communities like Millburn, Summit, and Westfield. Paul Gallo, appointed to fill a vacancy this summer and stepped in as a replacement…Read More >>

Scutari re-elected Senate President, Ruiz gets another term as Majority Leader By David Wildstein, November 09 2023 2:46 pm Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz won the unanimous support of Senate Democrats for new terms, keeping them in their leadership posts for the next two years. “The successful election will provide additional momentum for Senate…Read More >>

Election 2023: Democrats Retain Control of Union County Commissioner Board By Andrea Crowley-Hughes PublishedNovember 8, 2023 at 7:01 PM Last UpdatedNovember 8, 2023 at 7:01 PM UNION COUNTY, NJ — Democrats were elected to three seats on the county Board of Commissioners, continuing the party’s winning streak which has lasted more than two decades, unofficial results of the…Read More >>