Craig Coughlin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Legislative leaders agree Caldwell had to resign, split over Sherrill’s handling

September 25, 2026 4:21 pmSeptember 27, 2026 12:04 am

New Jersey’s four legislative leaders agreed Friday that Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell needed to resign following an independent investigation that substantiated allegations of sexual harassment and ethics violations, but divided sharply over Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s handling of the controversy. Senate...

Barry Parker, former Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader, dies at 93

September 17, 2026 3:15 pmSeptember 21, 2026 7:22 pm

Barry T. Parker, an affable and admired former Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader who sought the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey in 1981, died on September 16. He was 93. During his fourteen years in Trenton, Parker...

Bucco, DiMaio call for legislative probe of Caldwell allegations

September 10, 2026 1:29 pmSeptember 10, 2026 6:54 pm

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco and Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio are calling for a bipartisan legislative investigation into allegations involving Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell and the Sherrill administration’s handling of the matter. In a letter sent Thursday to Senate...

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...