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Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 5, 2022 12:06 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:06 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Happy Birthday, Nicholas Brady

April 10, 2022 12:01 amApril 10, 2022 10:57 pm

Nicholas Brady, New Jersey’s oldest-living former United States Senator, will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Monday. Brady served in the U.S. Senate for nearly nine months in 1982, following the resignation of Democrat Harrison Williams. He also served as U.S....

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 21, 2022 12:20 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...

Bob Dole, former presidential candidate, dies at 98

December 5, 2021 2:02 pmDecember 5, 2021 2:18 pm

Robert J. Dole, a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, died on Sunday. He was 98. Dole was on the ballot three times in New Jersey during a political career that spanned from his election...

New Jerseyan named chief judge of federal appeals court

November 22, 2021 9:27 am

Judge Michael Chagares has been named chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, becoming the first New Jerseyan to hold the post since John J. Gibbons retired 31 years ago. President George W. Bush nominated...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 5, 2021 3:18 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Biden approvals in N.J. at 55% in new Monmouth poll

May 5, 2021 1:00 pmMay 5, 2021 1:04 pm

President Joe Biden has a job approval rating of 55%-39% in New Jersey, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Wednesday. Among registered voters, Biden is at 55%-40%. Biden has approvals of 93% among Democrats, but he’s upside-down among...