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The karma of Steve Sweeney’s commission ouster

January 26, 2022 5:04 pm

Twelve years ago, Steve Sweeney got his way on the Congressional Redistricting Commission. Fresh off of his victory over former Gov. Richard Codey for the presidency of the New Jersey State Senate, Sweeney decided that he wanted a say on...

For challenge to N.J. congressional map, Supreme Court asks Democrats to respond to Wallace amplification

January 24, 2022 12:59 pmJanuary 24, 2022 11:59 pm

This story was updated at 2:34 PM. In what might be a careful scrutinization of congressional redistricting tiebreaker John E. Wallace, Jr.’s stated reason for picking the Democratic map, the New Jersey Supreme Court today ordered the Democratic commission members...

A primer on the selection of redistricting tiebreakers in New Jersey

June 16, 2021 1:33 pmJuly 9, 2021 9:38 am

The next step in the redistricting process is the appointment of independent members – some call them tiebreakers – hugely important players in the production of final maps for congressional and legislative districts. While the tiebreakers may ultimately play the...

John Farmer, legendary New Jersey journalist, dies at 89

May 10, 2019 9:34 amApril 9, 2020 12:47 am

John Farmer, a journalist of extraordinary gravitas who covered national and state politics for more than 50 years, died on May 8. He was 89. Farmer started out as a local reporter for the Newark Evening News around 1955, first...

Legendary NJ newspapermen recall Baglivo

December 15, 2018 4:39 pmDecember 17, 2018 8:05 am

Some legends of New Jersey journalism today remembered the life of Andy Baglivo, who was one of the state’s most widely-read political reporters between 1950 and 1972 when he worked for the Newark Evening News. Baglivo passed away on Friday...

New Jersey’s Parade of Governors

November 15, 2018 1:38 pm

It’s been almost seventeen years since John O. Bennett III served as governor of New Jersey, but his annual spotting at a New Jersey League of Municipalities panel where he joins other former governors merits some explaining as to how...