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Gottheimer raises $100k for Biden

September 10, 2020 2:06 pmSeptember 10, 2020 2:55 pm

The Human Fundraising Machine is helping Joe Biden. Rep. Josh Gottheimer raised more than $100,000 last night at a virtual fundraiser with Steve Ricchetti, Biden’s campaign chairman and a longtime confidante of the Democratic presidential candidate. Ricchetti served as Bill...

Georgia Scott, first Black woman to serve as Passaic freeholder, dies at 74

August 28, 2020 2:43 pm

Georgia Scott, the first Black woman and first Democratic woman to win a seat on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders, died on August 22. She was 74. Republicans had a 7-0 majority on the freeholder board when Scott made...

Booker gets coveted Thursday night speaking slot at Democratic convention

August 11, 2020 8:39 amAugust 11, 2020 1:23 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker will address the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 20, the same night Joe Biden will accept the Democratic presidential nomination. The theme of the final night of the convention – typically the most watched —...

Michael Aron, the dean of the the Statehouse press corps, announces semi-retirement

July 3, 2020 6:32 pm

After nearly forty years of covering the state’s most powerful politicians, the dean of the Statehouse press corps is stepping back. NJTV News has announced that Michael Aron would step back from his responsibilities as the public television station’s chief...

Clyburn endorses Gottheimer re-election bid

June 26, 2020 5:40 pmJune 27, 2020 12:06 am

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, the number three member of the Democratic congressional leadership and one of the most influential people in American politics today, has endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election in New Jersey’s 5th district. “I’m proud...

Jean Kennedy Smith, JFK sister, dies at 92

June 18, 2020 9:42 am

Jean Kennedy Smith, a former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland and the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, died on Wednesday. She was 92. Smith was the aunt of former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-Rhode Island), now a resident...

Murphy is New Jersey’s most popular governor since Kean, poll shows

April 21, 2020 4:18 pm

In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy has become the most popular elected governor of New Jersey since Tom Kean was at 76%-6% (Rutgers-Eagleton, 10/1985) weeks before he was re-elected with 70% of the vote. Murphy’s...