Angela McKnight Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...

Two more legislators back millionaire’s tax

June 4, 2019 10:13 amJune 4, 2019 10:36 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s bid to pass a millionaire’s tax has picked up two more votes in the State Assembly, with Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) and Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) announcing today that they would support a tax increase for households that...

Group seeks end to trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

March 26, 2019 8:00 amMarch 26, 2019 7:05 am

A group of New Jersey political and business leaders will push for statewide support to lift trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. New Jersey will become the 19th state to join Engage Cuba, a Washington-based lobbying group that advocates pro-engagement policies on...

Jersey City school board candidates win endorsements

October 29, 2018 12:09 pm

Three top Jersey City elected officials have endorsed Vidya Gangadin, Neil Abadie, and Dominique Smith for the Jersey City Board of Education. City Councilwoman Joyce Watterman, Hudson County Freeholder Jerry Walker, and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) said they would...

Coughlin names Select Committee members, Counsel

October 23, 2018 5:06 pmOctober 23, 2018 7:11 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced the contingent of members from his chamber that will sit on the Select Committee investigation into the hiring of Al Alvarez by Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. Coughlin named Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz the committee’s vice chair....

NJ’s top women Democrats stump for Sherrill

October 19, 2018 2:23 pmOctober 19, 2018 3:26 pm

About 18 days before voters cast their ballots in this year’s election, many of the state’s top women legislators were in the 11th district campaigning for Mikie Sherrill. Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, Sens. Nia Gill, Linda Greenstein and Nellie...

Davis predicts peace in 31st district

July 23, 2018 1:23 pm

BAYONNE – Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis says he expects Hudson County Democrats come together before the 2019 primary and avoid a battle that could put Assembly incumbents Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) and Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) on opposite tickets in the...