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Lewis Kaden, counsel to Gov. Brendan Byrne, dies at 78

June 29, 2020 1:58 amJune 29, 2020 2:04 am

Lewis B. Kaden, Gov. Brendan Byrne’s first counsel and a former aide to U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, died on Sunday. He was 78. He died of injuries related to a fall at his Westchester home on June 15, according...

Democrats who signed no-line pledge still seeking line

February 12, 2020 1:03 amFebruary 12, 2020 1:16 pm

A pledge signed by five potential opponents to Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) to reject organization lines has fallen apart after several candidates said they still intend to compete at the Atlantic County Democratic convention next month. Amy Kennedy, Ashley...

Whitman raises alarms over Mueller report

April 22, 2019 3:27 pmApril 22, 2019 7:42 pm

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman raised alarms over the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into Russian electoral interference in the 2016 presidential election. Whitman, a Republican who has long opposed President Donald Trump, said the President’s attempts...

Perskie, key player in NJ politics for four decades, named to Gaming Hall of Fame

September 27, 2018 3:35 pmSeptember 27, 2018 7:06 pm

Former Senate Majority Leader Steven Perskie, one of the most intellectually gifted people to ever serve in the New Jersey Legislature and one of the architects of casino gambling in Atlantic City, has been inducted into the Gaming Hall of...

A great NJ labor union feud and the last Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race

April 22, 2018 2:51 pmApril 23, 2018 11:36 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs, labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts in...