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Gov. Murphy is considering a $40 million pandemic aid package for undocumented immigrants a figure that doesn t seem to please anybody. Immigration advocates say it’s not nearly enough, and certainly nowhere near New York’s
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Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon had a big fundraising total for the first quarter of 2021, receiving $86,276 from 1,016 different donors, according to a report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC) yesterday.
Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon. Facebook photo.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
His median donation is $50 and at least 654 donors, or around 64 percent, live in Jersey City. Donors from outside the tri-state area include Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; and even Shanghai, China.
Solomon has also kept his expenses relatively low in the early stages of his re-election campaign, with about $90,879 cash on hand, the report shows.
TRENTON After a judge rejected her campaign petition, a would-be challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy is asking voters to write in her name on the ballot for the Democratic primary in June.
Lisa McCormack failed to show up for her hearing this week or to give an explanation as to how the nearly 2,000 names submitted by her campaign appeared to be phony.
Several people whose names were on the digital document testified they never signed it, while at least two were people who died, according to the attorney for the state Democratic Committee. He said the petition appeared to have been filled out using a computer “mail merge” program.
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Elizabeth Valandingham, an attorney and Morristown resident, pleaded guilty to third-degree tampering with public records or information. (Shutterstock)
MORRISTOWN, NJ An attorney who lives in Morristown pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree tampering with public records. Elizabeth Valandingham faces time in county jail for her role in covering up illegal campaign contributions, according to the Office of Attorney General.
Valandingham, who skated under the name Lawless Lizzie for the Jerzey Derby Brigade roller derby team, also must forfeit her law license, pay a $75,00 penalty and get debarred from public contracts for 10 years. The state will recommend she serve 364 days in county jail.