Oroho wants to bring executions back to NJ
Citing terror attacks and ambushes on law enforcement officers as examples, State Sen. Steven Oroho is calling for a return to capital punishment in New Jersey, which suspended the practice (not used for decades prior) in 2005 and legislatively abolished it in 2007.
Read moreThe Powerful and the Powerless in NJ
PolitikerNJ has published their list of the top one hundred most powerful people in New Jersey.
Read moreCommentary: The Hummingbird
After what I will refer to as “Black Tuesday”, many of us in the County were disheartened that our nation could elect such a person to be our president. The damage that a Trump administration could inflict may be devastating.
The feelings of shock and disbelief that we experienced have turned to determination and resolve for so many visitors to the Sussex County Democratic Committee’s web site. We are grateful and encouraged that so many have expressed their desire to connect with us and do something about it.
Read moreGottheimer to Trump: Reconsider racist Bannon
Congress member-elect Josh Gottheimer sent out a plea to the president-elect to reconsider Stephen Bannon as a top adviser.
Read moreGottheimer poised to take office
In January, Josh Gottheimer will become Sussex County’s first Democratic Congressional emissary in decades, but the self-described “fiscally conservative and socially progressive” representative elect is already familiarizing himself with Washington, meeting colleagues to be and taking a photograph with other incoming Congress members on the Capitol steps.
Read moreChristie Veto Deals Blow to Unions - Sussex GOP On Board
On Monday, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have allowed striking workers to collect unemployment benefits while their employers are in violation of labor contracts or agreements.
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