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Booker: ‘Our hearts are hurting today’

September 19, 2020 9:25 pm

OPINION I know our hearts are hurting today. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was truly one of the giants of our nation. Last night’s news of her passing was deeply, deeply sad. She was a trailblazer and an extraordinary jurist who devoted...

Buttigieg endorses Andy Kim for re-election

September 17, 2020 10:45 am

Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) for re-election to a second term. “I’ve known Andy Kim for nearly two decades,” Buttigieg said. “Well before either of us ran for office, we were friends who...

Platkin to depart as Murphy’ chief counsel

September 16, 2020 6:00 pmSeptember 16, 2020 6:22 pm

Matt Platkin is leaving his post as chief counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy next month to join a private law firm. Platkin will become a partner at Lowenstein Sandler, a New Jersey-based national law firm. He is expected to depart...

Seven weeks before Election Day and U.S. Senate recount remains in court

September 16, 2020 2:23 pmSeptember 16, 2020 3:42 pm

The primary election was more than two months ago and some general election ballots are already in the mail, but a court challenge arguably fumbled by some judges continues in the race to pick a Republican candidate to challenge U.S....

Mehta claims state suit against Atilis Gym an effort to undermine his campaign

September 15, 2020 12:01 pmSeptember 15, 2020 4:49 pm

U.S. Senate Candidate Rik Mehta claimed the Office of the Attorney General was attempting to spike his run for U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-Newark) seat by going after an infamous gym now being used as a campaign headquarters by a...

Republicans slam Murphy over ‘baby bonds’ proposal

September 9, 2020 4:10 pm

Republicans aren’t buying Gov. Phil Murphy’s big push for “baby bonds.” A number of high-ranking Republicans unleashed on the governor’s proposal to give deposit $1,000 into bank accounts belonging to children born to families making less than about $131,000 next...

Murphy makes his pitch for ‘baby bonds’

September 9, 2020 2:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sought to boost a deceptively controversial budget proposal already seeing pushback from some Democratic leaders Wednesday. The governor’s baby bond proposal would mandate a $1,000 state-funded deposit into an interest-bearing account for children born to New Jersey...