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Health issues of N.J. governors

February 23, 2020 3:15 pmFebruary 23, 2020 3:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will undergo surgery to remove part of his kidney after doctors found a tumor that could be cancerous. Murphy won’t be the first governor to take some time off to deal with health issues. During his first...

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...

Newt Gingrich endorses Tom Kean for Congress

September 8, 2019 5:37 pmSeptember 9, 2019 10:25 am

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has endorsed Tom Kean, Jr. for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. “Tom is a proven conservative leader in the New Jersey State Senate,” Gingrich said. “He has been a steadfast advocate for...

Hugo Pfaltz, former assemblyman, dies at 87

September 5, 2019 12:30 pmSeptember 5, 2019 2:21 pm

Hugo M. Pfaltz, Jr., who was considered an intellectual giant during his two terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died on August 31 following complications from pneumonia. He was 87. He became...

If you’re under 45, you may have missed the epoch period of New Jersey politics

August 13, 2019 1:46 amAugust 13, 2019 11:12 am

The current drama of New Jersey politics doesn’t hold a candle to the events that occurred between 1999 to 2004 – a five-year period of constant folly that causes politicos over the age of 45 to appear a bit unfazed...

2001: Whitman resigns and DiFrancesco drops out

August 13, 2019 1:45 amAugust 13, 2019 1:47 am

President-elect George W. Bush announced in December 2000 that he would nominate New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman to serve in his cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Next in New Jersey’s line of succession was Senate...

House Minority Leader endorses Tom Kean for Congress

August 7, 2019 9:36 amAugust 7, 2019 3:41 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) has won a significant national endorsement from the highest-ranking House Republican in his bid to unseat freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in New Jersey’s 7th district. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has...