Janice Kovach Archives - New Jersey Globe

51 New Jersey women sign letter praising Platkin nomination as attorney general, urging his confirmation

February 10, 2022 2:12 amFebruary 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Some of the New Jersey’s most influential women leaders have signed on to a letter endorsing Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as Attorney General, a move intended to send a signal to some members of the State Senate...

Survey seeks input of N.J. mayors on legal cannabis implementation

December 30, 2020 8:34 amDecember 30, 2020 12:44 pm

The New Jersey League of Municipalities and the Cannabis Advisory Group has developed a survey for New Jersey mayors in advance of Gov. Phil Murphy signing a bill that created a legal marijuana industry in the state. “The purpose of...

Kovach elected League of Municipalities president

November 20, 2020 4:47 pm

The New Jersey League of Municipalities elected Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach as its new president Friday. Kovach, who is secretary to the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, previously served as the League’s first vice president. She replaces Hardwick Commissioner James...

Kovach: ‘Stories and events are rarely black and white’

May 28, 2020 11:58 amMay 28, 2020 12:20 pm

OPINION Stories and events are rarely black and white. The idea that you are either for survivors without thought or you are against them as a whole diminishes the reality of what it means to be a survivor. Speaking for...

Palmieri marshals Democratic women in defense against harassment accusation

May 21, 2020 6:00 pm

Warren County Democratic Chairman Tom Palmieri marshalled a group of Democratic women to defend against a sexual assault allegation leveled against him by Sussex County Democratic Chairwoman Katie Rotondi Thursday. “We have known Tom Palmieri as a friend and colleague...

Tom Byrne endorses Bloomberg for president

February 27, 2020 10:37 amFebruary 27, 2020 1:57 pm

Former Democratic State Chairman Tom Byrne has endorsed Michael Bloomberg for president, saying that the former New York City mayor’s private and public sector experience sharply contrast those of Donald Trump. Bloomberg has scored several key endorsements in New Jersey...

Carol Murphy leaning towards Bloomberg

February 24, 2020 4:12 pm

Assemblywoman Carol Murphy isn’t ready to endorse a presidential candidate, but she does have an early favorite. “Officially picked? I have not come out and endorsed yet, but I am leading towards Bloomberg,” Murphy said. “I did my research, and...