Joe Cryan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Embrich nominated as New Jersey’s first Veteran Advocate

August 5, 2026 12:45 pmAugust 5, 2026 4:02 pm

Michael Embrich, a U.S. Navy veteran and longtime veterans advocate, has been nominated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill to become New Jersey’s first independent watchdog for veterans’ care, facilities, and services. The legislature created the Office of the Veteran Advocate in...

Sherrill signs John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act into law, creating New Jersey’s own voting rights statute

July 2, 2026 5:17 pmJuly 6, 2026 10:15 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Thursday signed the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey into law, making New Jersey the tenth state to enact its own voting rights law. The new law, named for the late Georgia congressman...

N.J. legislators to introduce bill cutting tax incentives for data centers

May 19, 2026 11:38 am

A trio of legislators announced Tuesday that they would seek to halt hundreds of millions in tax incentives designated for artificial intelligence data centers in New Jersey. The bill — to be led by Assemblymen Andrew Macurdy (D-Summit) and Balvir...

Legislators demand details after report of World Cup-related Penn Station closures this summer

April 7, 2026 4:21 pm

After reports that New York Penn Station will partly close for hours on World Cup match days this summer, a pair of Hudson County legislators are demanding more details. On Monday, NorthJersey.com reported that the NJ Transit section of New...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Cryan endorses Bennett in NJ-7

December 10, 2025 10:51 am

A day after hosting a fundraiser for 7th congressional district candidate Rebecca Bennett, State Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union Township) is making his support official and endorsing Bennett for Congress. “Rebecca Bennett embodies the kind of leadership New Jersey needs in...

Quijano, Rodriguez win in LD20

November 4, 2025 9:25 pmNovember 5, 2025 12:02 pm

Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth) has won re-election in the 20th legislative district alongside fellow Democrat Ed Rodriguez, the New Jersey Globe projects; Rodriguez, who beat a party-backed candidate in the June primary, will be one of a new crop of...