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Sweeney announces Weinberg appointment; majority leader resigning Senate seat tomorrow

January 6, 2022 8:47 amJanuary 6, 2022 7:42 pm

Retiring Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg will resign from the legislature on January 7 to take an $82,000-a-year seat on the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors, Senate President Steve Sweeney said on Thursday. Weinberg, the liberal lion...

Eight Assembly committee chairs not returning next year

November 8, 2021 6:38 amNovember 8, 2021 12:53 am

As a result of retirements and electoral defeats, the New Jersey State Assembly will likely have eight committee chairmanship vacancies when the legislature reorganizes in January. Four committee chairs lost their seats in last week’s election, two are moving up...

Johnson, Haider, Park win in the 37th district

November 2, 2021 8:03 pmDecember 21, 2021 10:17 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) has been elected to the 37th legislative district’s Senate seat, and that Shama Haider and Ellen Park have won their first terms in the Assembly. They defeated Republicans Michael...

Super PAC will honor George Norcross at October fundraiser

September 22, 2021 12:56 pm

American Democratic Majority, a super PAC allied with South Jersey Democratic leaders, will honor George E. Norcross III and the South Jersey legislative delegation at a high-dollar fundraiser on October 13 in Mount Laurel. The event comes as South Jersey...

Murphy announces expansion of Pre-K programs, commits to achieving universal system

September 16, 2021 12:46 pmSeptember 16, 2021 2:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the expansion of the state’s existing network of pre-kindergarten programs, as well as his commitment to eventually reaching universal Pre-K for every child in New Jersey. “Today we are announcing that New Jersey will start...

NFIB unveils bipartisan list of legislative endorsements

September 15, 2021 12:22 pm

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a nationwide advocacy group for small businesses, released a list of legislative endorsements today for candidates the group considers “pro-small business.” The list of 46 candidates includes 10 Democrats and 36 Republicans, most...

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...