Matt Friedman

As New Jersey’s noncitizen voter registration fiasco gives the Trump administration ammunition to argue for more restrictive voter qualifications, South Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew is shaping up to be one of President Donald Trump’s most high-profile Republican allies on the issue.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration is refusing to turn over the names of the roughly 6,600 noncitizens who were registered to vote over to the Trump administration. (Or maybe 4,500? More on that below.)

Democrats and Republicans agree the registration system is a mess.

Good Thursday morning! In May, Democratic state Sen. Jim Beach and Republican state Sen.

In May, a bipartisan duo of New Jersey state senators introduced a simple piece of legislation that got little public attention.

New Jersey bans officials convicted of crimes that touch on their jobs from ever working for a public entity again.

During her appearance on “Ask Governor Sherrill” on News 12 last week, Gov. Mikie Sherrill did something I haven't heard from many New Jersey Democrats, if any: She'd be open to signing legislation requiring voter ID at the polls.

The possibility of voters casting a ballot this year on whether to conduct mid-decade redistricting is dead.

I've read about are sometimes alarming, but usually not so much. That's in part because these trades are disclosed, which I think in itself is a deterrent from a lot of the worst behavior. If we're concerned about politicians profiting off insider information, the bigger issue is with the things you can't trace, like prediction markets. Or, for that matter, Truth Social selling

Assemblymember Ed Rodriguez upset the Democratic establishment in Union County when he defeated then-Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados in the June 2025 primary.