Cory Booker Archives

Lawmakers reintroduce federal Daniel’s Law

July 14, 2021 5:14 pm

New Jersey’s federal representatives restarted a push to bolster privacy protections for federal judges first undertaken in response to the attempted assassination of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. “No federal judge should ever have to live fearing that their...

Butler picked to lead Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

June 23, 2021 4:50 pmJune 24, 2021 7:27 pm

Modia Butler has been named chairman of the powerful New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, which directs the spending of a giant pot of money to pay for projects in Atlantic City and throughout the state. Gov. Phil Murphy notified...

Candy Straight, leading voice for the election of women to public office, dies at 73

June 13, 2021 1:12 pmJune 14, 2021 4:05 pm

Candace L. Straight, a savvy investment banker and film producer, zealous advocate for the election of women candidates for state and local office across the nation, and a popular Republican fundraiser, died on June 13 at Hackensack University Medical Center...

U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to confirm Quaraishi as federal judge

June 10, 2021 3:29 pmJune 10, 2021 7:30 pm

The U.S. Senate today confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi as the first Muslin American to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge. Quaraishi, who was recommended for the bench by U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory...

Joshi beats Bhagia for Edison mayoral nod

June 8, 2021 11:10 pm

Edison Councilman Sam Joshi defeated Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia to win the Democratic nomination for mayor Tuesday in a race defined by a racist 2017 mail piece. Joshi earned 5,868 votes to Bhagia’s 3,145. He also defeated longtime Edison...

Small defeats Foley for Democratic mayoral nod in Atlantic City

June 8, 2021 9:48 pm

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. overcame a challenge from former Assemblyman Tom Foley to win the Democratic nod to run for re-election in a place where Democrats regularly dominate general elections. The mayor’s slate of council candidates — Councilman...

Baraka endorsement of Custis called off, won’t be rescheduled

June 3, 2021 1:30 pmJune 3, 2021 4:05 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has cancelled his scheduled endorsement of Elton Custis for mayor of Camden and will not reschedule in before Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. At the same time, U.S. Senator Cory Booker today...