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Morris GOP relic tries to hold on

November 8, 2019 9:48 amNovember 8, 2019 2:28 pm

Peter V. Mancuso has been a fixture in Morris County politics since he started out protesting the state’s plans to extend Route 24 to Route 287 in the 1970’s. Now one of the last surviving members of the John Dorsey/Tony...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...

Judge Daniel Coburn, involved in landmark NJ right to die case in 1970s, dies at 76

September 15, 2019 3:21 pmSeptember 15, 2019 3:53 pm

Retired Superior Court Judge Daniel R. Coburn, who as the top public defender in Morris County represented Karen Ann Quinlan in a landmark “right to die” court case in the 1970s, died on September 11. He was 76. The Quinlan...

In Morris, sometimes you lose before you win

February 15, 2019 4:39 pmFebruary 15, 2019 4:45 pm

The possibility of an Aura Dunn vs. Lisa Bhimani campaign for State Assembly in the 25th district this year means a match-up of two candidates who lost their first campaigns for public office. That’s the way politics works in Morris...

Murphy orders flags to half-staff for Dorsey

December 20, 2018 12:12 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday ordered that flags in the state be flown at half-staff Friday to honor the passing of State Sen. John Dorsey. “Senator Dorsey dedicated his life to important causes that impacted residents of New Jersey during...

John Dorsey, former Senate majority leader, dead at 80

December 17, 2018 12:02 pmDecember 18, 2018 1:41 pm

John H. Dorsey, a former majority leader of the New Jersey State Senate and a powerful Republican legislator for eighteen years, passed away on Sunday. He was 80. Dorsey served in the State Assembly from 1976 to 1978, and in...

MacInnes will give up think tank presidency

August 8, 2018 10:38 am

Former State Sen. Gordon MacInnes announced today that he will leave his post as president of New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) later this year and transition into a new job as a Distinguished Senior Fellow. MacInnes has quadrupled the revenues...