Nikita Biryukov, Author at New Jersey Globe

Rutgers to get its first black president

January 20, 2020 2:45 am

Rutgers University will soon appoint its first black president. The college’s Board of Governors is set to appoint Jonathan Holloway, the provost of Northeastern University, to fill outgoing President Bob Barchi’s post Tuesday. Barchi announced he intended to step down...

Controversial vaccinations bill, stalled in State Senate, will be back after better head count

January 17, 2020 3:46 pmJanuary 18, 2020 11:39 am

Lawmakers expected a bill eliminating the religious exemption for vaccinations to cause a stir, but its lead Senate sponsor didn’t foresee it prompting hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protesters to assail the state house for days on end. That bill failed...

Saily Avelenda: Don’t politicize #MeToo

January 17, 2020 1:51 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:31 pm

A progressive leader who ran Democratic State Chairman John Currie’s re-election campaign warned against politicizing the #MeToo movement Friday. “If you weaponize #MeToo through politics, you are serving the patriarchy. You are not serving women. You are not serving victims,”...

Republican group launches TV ad hitting Kim on impeachment

January 17, 2020 1:06 pmJanuary 17, 2020 3:00 pm

The American Action Network launched a $100,000 TV ad buy hitting Rep. Andy Kim on impeachment Friday. The 30-second spot features an actor portraying a mother saying she is disappointed in the first-term congressman for what she deems as a...

Altman calls for criminal investigation into Norcross

January 17, 2020 12:56 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:34 pm

NJ Working Families director Sue Altman called for a criminal investigation into South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross following the release of a second report by a task force investigating tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority. “It’s time...

Weinberg, Corrado claim Murphy’s punting on Trenton misogyny

January 17, 2020 12:23 pm

Two senators that headed a select committee investigating the hiring of a former staffer in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration slammed the governor over what they claimed was his superficial support of reforms fighting a culture of misogyny in the state’s...

Richter wants congressional term limits, budget reforms

January 17, 2020 11:28 am

Republican House candidate David Richter called for a series of constitutional amendments in an effort to boost his bid amid a near-total loss of institutional support following Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (R-Dennis) defection from the Democratic party. Richter told New...