Three weeks ago, Fairleigh Dickinson University invited Scott Garrett to debate his GOP challengers before the June 7th primary election. Michael Cino of Demarest and Peter Vallorosi promptly accepted.  Garrett has yet to respond. Time is running out.

All three candidates seeking to take on incumbent GOP Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen in this year’s general election appeared at last night’s meeting of the Sussex County Democratic Committee. After brief opening statements, they answered questions covering a wide range of topics including the military budget, healthcare and international trade agreements.

Senator Steve Oroho ought to review two recent reports before he goes out on the limb to eliminate New Jersey’s estate tax. His proposal would further the “borrow and spend” approach to the state’s fiscal management that just isn’t working.

Phil Murphy, the former United States ambassador to Germany, is the first Democrat to announce his candidacy to run for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election.

According to State Senator Steve Oroho, the cure to fixing New Jersey's decaying roads and infrastructure is to cut taxes on rich people, increase taxes on the middle class and poor, and to make it all palatable by creating a flim-flam income tax rebate program that makes it look like we're getting some of the money back.

The Sparta Municipal Democratic Committee sponsored a booth at yesterday’s celebration of Sparta Day.