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Here’s who’s on the early shortlist to succeed Watson Coleman in Congress

November 10, 2025 12:53 pmNovember 10, 2025 4:55 pm

The retirement of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district next year means a competitive primary – with no county lines – for a safely Democratic, heavily diverse Central Jersey seat that includes parts of four...

Murphy wants legislature to address ‘cumbersome’ special election schedule for Sherrill’s House seat

November 5, 2025 1:55 pmNovember 5, 2025 1:58 pm

As Democratic legislators discuss whether and how to change New Jersey election laws so that Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s successor in the 11th congressional district can be elected more quickly, outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy said today that he thinks some action...

Freiman, Drulis easily win re-election in LD16, Ciattarelli’s old district

November 4, 2025 9:57 pm

Assemblymembers Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and Mitchelle Drulis (D-Raritan Township) have won re-election, the New Jersey Globe projects, earning them another term in the Central Jersey legislative district once held by GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli. The result wasn’t particularly close;...

Zwicker bill to reform election audits clears committee

June 19, 2025 11:26 am

A Senate panel on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would reform how post-election audits are undertaken. The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, & Historic Preservation Committee voted to pass state Sen. Andrew Zwicker’s (D-South Brunswick) bill through the committee....

The race is on – sort of – for Mikie Sherrill’s House seat

June 16, 2025 1:59 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:10 pm

For the next five months, ambitious politicians in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district will be in a strange sort of limbo. Their local congresswoman, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), is now the Democratic nominee for governor, meaning that there could be...

Bill would expedite process to fill U.S. House vacancies

May 29, 2025 6:09 pm

A new bill would expedite the state’s process for filling a vacancy in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick), would require the governor to schedule a special election between 70 and 90...

Report pushes electric-grid operator to reform project approval process

April 15, 2025 3:31 pmApril 16, 2025 10:26 am

The Murphy administration continued to up the pressure on New Jersey’s much-maligned electric grid operator on Tuesday, highlighting a report critiquing the grid operator’s ability to bring new energy generators online. State officials in New Jersey and across the mid-Atlantic...