Craig Coughlin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Coughlin names Dan Harris to lead Assembly Majority Office

August 17, 2026 10:11 amAugust 17, 2026 4:56 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has named longtime aide and top advisor Daniel Harris as the new executive director of the Assembly Majority Office, placing a trusted member of his inner circle in charge of the day-to-day operations of the 57-member...

Three N.J. counties have waited more than 165 years for an Assembly Speaker

August 17, 2026 9:36 am

When William Kennedy of Sussex County finished his second year as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, James Madison was president, the War of 1812 had not yet begun, and Abraham Lincoln would not be born for another eight...

Hahn will depart as head of Assembly Majority Office next month

August 14, 2026 12:00 pmAugust 13, 2026 11:38 pm

Seth Hahn will step down as executive director of the Assembly Majority Office in September after six years as one of Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s top staffers and after Democrats flipped eleven seats during the two elections on his watch....

Coughlin backs Sherrill administration push to overhaul school funding

August 5, 2026 4:02 pmAugust 5, 2026 4:32 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said Wednesday that New Jersey’s school funding formula needs to be reevaluated, backing a Sherrill administration effort to overhaul the system and reduce the sharp year-to-year swings in state aid that have complicated budget planning for...

Sherill signs legislation aimed at combating food insecurity

June 18, 2026 6:59 pmJune 18, 2026 6:59 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill used a school meal bill signing on Thursday to underscore her affordability agenda, while her nominee to the Board of Public Utilities cleared a key legislative hurdle and her administration welcomed a reported setback for plans to...

Senate President says New Jersey redistricting is on the table as red states redraw maps

May 13, 2026 10:21 am

As Republican-led states around the country rush to redraw their congressional maps to add new red seats, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden) is now saying he’s open to the possibility of New Jersey responding in kind, though any such changes...

Mukherji gets early backing from Sherrill, Solomon in bid for Senate re-election

April 3, 2026 5:13 pmApril 6, 2026 9:58 am

Transformations in the Hudson County political landscape in a no-line era, which led to changes in the State Assembly delegation and in Jersey City last year, now seem unlikely to affect the re-election prospects of State Sen. Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey...