Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

Entire NJ congressional delegation seeks apology or resignation for Trenton officials who made anti-Semitic statements

September 18, 2019 9:41 amSeptember 18, 2019 10:31 am

The entire twelve-member New Jersey congressional delegation says Trenton City councilmembers should resign if they refuse to apologize for using and defending anti-Semitic slurs. Council President Kathy McBride used the term “Jew her down” during the discussion of a lawsuit...

Menendez condemns Trenton councilwoman’s ‘Jew her down’ statement

September 16, 2019 1:50 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez condemned Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride’s use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent executive session. “The use of that term is offensive. It is anti-Semitic and it has no place in the public sphere,...

Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’

September 15, 2019 5:41 pmSeptember 16, 2019 12:09 am

Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that while he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them down” referred to many times and thinks it’s “just a statement of speech.” “You...

Watson Coleman condemns Trenton councilwoman’s “Jew her down’ statement

September 14, 2019 5:03 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) today criticized Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride, who said in a closed-door council meeting earlier this month where she said a Jewish a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able...

NJ Dems owe money to DCCC, but delinquency is no big deal

September 3, 2019 12:35 pmSeptember 4, 2019 1:49 pm

Most of New Jersey’s Democratic House members have not fulfilled their dues and fundraising goals for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which is charged with retaining their majority in the 2020 general election. The numbers come from an internal...

The switch

August 13, 2019 1:47 amAugust 13, 2019 1:44 am

Bob Torricelli, seeking re-election to a second term in the United States Senate in 2002, was severely admonished by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics on July 31 for accepting expensive gifts from one of his campaign contributors, David...

Andy Kim backs extension of ERA ratification deadline

August 7, 2019 9:00 amAugust 7, 2019 11:50 am

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) has become the 9th New Jersey House member to support an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Kim signed on yesterday to co-sponsor a House resolution that would provide another extension to allow one more...