John McKeon Archives - New Jersey Globe

DiVincenzo has giant fundraising haul after bi-partisan event

March 26, 2026 11:05 amMarch 26, 2026 4:32 pm

Sometimes close personal relationships transcend party lines, and that was on display last night in Cedar Grove, where Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. had a six-figure fundraising haul after a high-dollar event sponsored by two Republicans: former State Sen....

Murphy signs bill reforming House special elections procedure

January 15, 2026 1:10 pmJanuary 15, 2026 3:55 pm

Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill tightening and standardizing how the state fills vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, legislation spurred by a recent spate of vacancies. The bill, which cleared the Legislature on Monday, requires...

Bill to reform House special election schedules goes to Murphy

January 12, 2026 5:07 pmJanuary 15, 2026 12:58 pm

The legislature sent a bill reforming the process of filling U.S. House vacancies to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk on Monday afternoon. The Assembly approved the bill 66-7 and one abstention, and the state Senate passed the bill 39-0. The bill...

Kim’s battle against N.J. comptroller bill goes national

December 5, 2025 4:27 pmDecember 7, 2025 5:05 pm

It’s rare for testimony in a New Jersey State Senate hearing to make national news, but State Sen. Jim Beach (D-Oaklyn) found a way. In a Monday committee hearing on a controversial bill that would hobble the state comptroller’s office...

Sherrill grows closer to Attorney General pick

December 4, 2025 3:12 pmDecember 4, 2025 3:27 pm

Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill is getting closer to naming her attorney general, with former First Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and former Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna emerging as strong contenders for the state’s top law enforcement post, the New Jersey...

McKeon drops out of N.J. attorney general race

December 4, 2025 1:10 pmJanuary 7, 2026 9:59 am

State Sen. John McKeon (D-West Orange) has withdrawn his name from consideration as a candidate for Attorney General, saying that his “work remains in the New Jersey State Senate.” McKeon had actively sought the post in the past, and it’s...

In contentious hearing, Senate panel clears bill to move investigatory powers from comptroller to SCI

December 1, 2025 6:10 pmDecember 1, 2025 6:46 pm

In a contentious hearing, the state Senate’s State Government Committee unanimously approved an oversight reform bill that would transfer much of the investigatory authority of the state comptroller to the State Commission of Investigation, a proposal that’s drawn ire from...