Jim McGreevey Archives

Trump pardons Gilmore amid wave of clemencies on last day in office

January 20, 2021 2:58 amJanuary 20, 2021 9:25 am

President Donald Trump pardoned former Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore amid a wave of commutations and clemencies in the early morning hours of his last day in office. Gilmore held control over politics in Ocean County for more than...

McGreevey won’t run for Jersey City mayor

September 21, 2020 3:24 pm

Former Gov. Jim McGreevey isn’t looking to Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop’s seat for a political resurgence. “Yes,” he said when asked if he had ruled out running for the seat. “That was pain free.” Since departing the governorship, McGreevey...

Seven governors attending League of Women Voters 100th anniversary gala

September 14, 2020 10:41 am

More than one New Jersey governor and a swath of other noted politician will virtually meet to celebrate the 100th anniversaries of the League of Women Voters’ and the 19th amendment. “With all the attention on voting rights issues across...

Murphy fights racism from behind Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged the former President Woodrow Wilson’s troubled history on race Thursday, but he did not say whether it was reason enough to stop using the former New Jersey governor’s desk. Last week, a picture of Murphy taking...

Sudhan Thomas charged with embezzlement

January 3, 2020 11:19 pmJanuary 3, 2020 11:30 pm

Federal prosecutors charged Sudhan Thomas with embezzling more than $45,000 from the Jersey City Employment and Training Program Friday. In July, a whistleblower who had been with the JCETP for 22 years was fired from her position after reporting her...

Re-entry commission releases sweeping report

October 22, 2019 3:56 pmOctober 22, 2019 5:20 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from McGreevey at 4:23 p.m. The Reentry Services Commission released a sweeping 102-page report recommending reforms to improve conditions for former offenders once they leave prison. The 14-member commission’s report focuses on...

Mel Carnahan, John Ashcroft — and Anthony M. Bucco

September 25, 2019 2:47 pm

When Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan was killed in a plane crash three weeks before the 2000 General Election, he was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent John Ashcroft in a race that pollsters said was too close to...