Craig Coughlin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy laments Chiaravalloti retirement, with praise for Davis

April 19, 2021 2:37 pmApril 19, 2021 4:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy lamented the coming loss of a close legislative ally in Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne), who on Monday announced he would suspend an off-the-line re-election bid launched after Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis pulled party support for the three-term...

Plan to improve legislators financial disclosure now stalled for nearly 15 months

April 12, 2021 12:01 amApril 11, 2021 7:26 pm

A plan to update financial disclosures filed by the state’s legislators remains stalled nearly 15 months after Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) announced plans to raise income reporting thresholds. Sweeney last January said he intended to raise the reported...

DeFuccio sworn in as newest member of N.J. Assembly

April 9, 2021 6:56 pmApril 12, 2021 12:15 am

Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R-Upper Saddle River) was sworn in today to fill the 39th district seat left vacant when Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) resigned to become a state senator. DeFuccio won a special election convention on March 31, defeating Saddle...

Joshi picks up endorsement of Assembly Speaker

April 8, 2021 1:42 pmApril 8, 2021 1:59 pm

Edison mayoral candidate Sam Joshi today won the endorsement of Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, the latest in a drum beat of support he’s received after securing the Democratic organization line for the June primary. “I have known Sam Joshi for...

Four more charged over Edna Mahan abuses

March 18, 2021 3:21 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced charges against four more officials at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility Thursday, bringing the total number charged over beatings and other abuses at the state’s only women’s prison to eight. The investigation, Grewal said, remains...

Coughlin, Pascrell like Murphy’s top court pick

March 16, 2021 9:07 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court received high marks on Monday evening from one of the highest-ranking people in state government, a longtime North Jersey congressman with a vote in the confirmation process....

Murphy, McKnight introduce resolution urging Hicks to resign

March 3, 2021 5:31 pmMarch 3, 2021 5:33 pm

Assembly Democrats are fielding their own resolution calling for the resignation of Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks, following a similar measure the Senate cleared in a bipartisan vote last month. The measure, sponsored by Assemblywomen Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel) and Angela...