All the votes have been counted and certified; New Jersey’s 2023 elections are officially part of the history books now. With the dust fully settled, Democrats will begin next legislative session with a 25-15 majority in the Senate and a...
Back in February, the New Jersey Globe laid out how Rabbi Avi Schnall, an Orthodox Jewish Democrat from Lakewood, could win an Assembly seat in the deep-red 30th legislative district. If Schnall could get near-unanimous support from Orthodox voters, supercharge...
In a tremendously unusual result, Democrat Avi Schnall has won an Assembly seat in the deep-red 30th legislative district, unseating incumbent Assemblyman Ned Thomson (R-Wall), the New Jersey Globe projects. Schnall’s victory is a massive win for Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish...
Ocean County Republicans have easily held onto most of their dark-red seats, the New Jersey Globe projects. Republican incumbents and challengers have retained control of the 9th and 10th districts and two of three seats in the 30th district; it’s...
This story was originally published on February 17. Shortly afterwards, Avi Schnall decided against an Assembly campaign, but yesterday he changed his mind and got in the race after all, setting up a competitive contest in the 30th legislative district. Here...
After a hectic week of complications, the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget today on largely party-line votes – apparently with the necessary technical fixes adopted and no further action required by the legislature....
With a deal on the New Jersey state budget coming together, two moderate Republican senators, State Sens. Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor) and Bob Singer (R-Lakewood), are both sounding open to the idea of voting in favor of the ultimate budget...