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Happy Birthday, Jim Florio

August 29, 2020 8:16 pmAugust 30, 2020 12:02 am

Happy Birthday to former Gov. Jim Florio, who turned 83 today. Florio has been a fixture in New Jersey politics since 1969, when he won a seat in the New Jersey. He spent fifteen years as a congressman from South...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Byrne Court

June 7, 2020 10:03 pmJune 7, 2020 10:57 pm

Gov. Brendan Byrne’s first opportunity to nominate a Supreme Court Justice came in early 1975 when Associate Justice Nathan Jacobs turned 70. He asked former Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub to vet candidates for the post. His pick was Sidney Schreiber,...

Dani Annise, top aide to Angelo Errichetti, dies at 92

December 27, 2019 9:56 amDecember 27, 2019 9:58 am

Edna “Dani” Annise, a top political lieutenant to Camden Mayor Angelo Errichetti in City Hall before his conviction in the ABSCAM scandal, died on December 21. She was 92. Annise worked at Camden City Hall for 57 years, retiring at...

Bob Messick, former Camden Dem chairman, dies

August 12, 2019 11:23 am

Former Camden County Democratic Chairman Robert Messick, a politically influential lawyer and major player in South Jersey politics for decades, passed away this weekend. He was 84. Messick became county chairman in 1979 in an election that followed a civil...

The story of the Terror of Trenton

November 16, 2018 3:51 pmNovember 17, 2018 5:13 am

Rep.-elect Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was anti-establishment right out of the box, including a reported fight over climate change with New Jersey’s Frank Pallone, putting the new congresswoman in the national limelight during the House freshman orientation this week in...