Legislators pushing caps on emissions

The Star-Ledger
February 1, 2007
By Amy Ellis Nutt

New Jersey has joined the growing national chorus calling for mandatory caps on global warming emissions.

Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Union) and Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) launched a campaign at the Statehouse in Trenton yesterday to get the Global Warming Response Act passed by the New Jersey Legislature this year.

Parties look to adjust for 2008 race

The Star-Ledger
December 17, 2006
By Gabriel H. Gluck

For political junkies, these aren't just numbers.

For them, sea-change like this is crack.

When voters in towns like Summit and Westfield take the unprecedented step of rejecting a three-term Republican congressman, that is a tremor worth measuring. When towns like Califon and Flemington turn red to blue - and when the number of blue towns jumps from seven to 20 - are the canaries still singing in the Republican cage?

The New York Times
October 22, 2006
Editorial

During his six years in the House of Representatives, Mike Ferguson, a Republican, has been a loyal supporter of the Bush administration on most major issues.

The Hunterdon Review
October 10, 2006
Editorial

She is articulate and bright. She has had local, county and state government experiences. Most importantly, she represents an end to the status quo acceptance of the failed policies of the Bush Administration, so unquestionably accepted by her opponent, Republican incumbent Michael Ferguson.

His response to the surprisingly strong Stender campaign is to blast Stender as a tax and spend Democrat.