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Murphy rebuffs presidential speculation on visit to Ireland

April 26, 2022 9:28 amApril 26, 2022 4:08 pm

CORK – Now on the third and final day of his economic development-focused trip through Ireland, Gov. Phil Murphy dismissed speculation that he may be thinking of seeking the presidency or a U.S. Cabinet role, though he did not explicitly...

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

How New Jersey’s senators have voted on U.S Supreme Court nominations

February 25, 2022 1:39 pm

New Jersey’s two United States Senators, Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, may get a chance to vote on the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This will be the seventh top court...

New Jerseyans as presidential candidates

February 21, 2022 12:11 amFebruary 20, 2022 9:37 pm

The withdrawal of two New Jerseyans from the campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination keeps Woodrow Wilson’s record intact as the last Garden Stater to win the presidency. Booker withdrew on January 13, 2019 and former Rep. John Delaney...

New Jerseyans as presidential candidates

February 15, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 13, 2021 6:17 pm

The withdrawal of two New Jerseyans from the campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination last month keeps Woodrow Wilson’s record intact as the last Garden Stater to win the presidency. Booker withdrew on January 13 and former Rep. John...

Rudder stepping down as head of cannabis trade group

December 2, 2020 1:49 pm

One month after New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana, Scott Rudder is stepping down as president of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association to pursue other opportunities. He will be replaced by Edmund DeVeaux, a veteran...

Mehta breaks Case record for most votes ever received by a New Jersey Republican

November 17, 2020 12:31 pmNovember 17, 2020 7:18 pm

Republican Rik Mehta has set the record for the most votes ever received by a Republican statewide candidate in New Jersey after he passed Clifford P. Case on Monday. Mehta is currently at 1,745,013 votes statewide, with more ballots still...