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Booker wants baby bonds added to next stimulus package

January 14, 2021 3:08 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) wants baby bonds included in the next stimulus package. “By investing in Baby Bonds, along with critical income support measures like rental assistance, SNAP, and the child tax credit, we can ensure that struggling families...

Biden names two lawyers who worked for Murphy, Booker to top White House posts

January 11, 2021 9:49 amJanuary 11, 2021 10:15 am

Two lawyers with close ties to New Jersey have been named to senior positions in the Office of the White House Counsel. Justin Dews, a former senior counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy, was named Deputy Associate Counsel by President-elect Joe...

With Democrats controlling White House and Senate, Neals is likely to get second shot at federal judgeship

January 11, 2021 8:30 amJanuary 11, 2021 3:55 pm

Julien X. Neals, whose 2015 nomination for a federal judgeship was squashed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is widely expected to get another chance to serve on the bench, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Both U.S. Senators from...

Ex-Booker staffer Sabrina Singh headed to the White House

January 8, 2021 5:45 pmJanuary 8, 2021 6:07 pm

Another former aide to Cory Booker is headed to the White House. Sabrina Singh, who served as national press secretary for Booker’s presidential campaign, will serve as deputy press secretary to the Vice President, the Biden/Harris transition team announced today....

With Democrats poised to retake Senate, Murphy predicts movement on state aid, Gateway

January 6, 2021 2:27 pmJanuary 6, 2021 5:07 pm

Update: Sen.-elect Jon Ossoff won his race against Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) by a wide enough margin to avoid a recount. Gov. Phil Murphy sees Democratic policy victories on the horizon as the party appears poised to retake control of...

Menendez applauds appointment of Latino to replace Harris in Senate

December 22, 2020 8:22 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez praised appointment of Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris in the United States Senate, bringing the number of Latinos in the Senate next year to six. “There is power in numbers, and with the largest number...

It’s official: Biden carries New Jersey

December 7, 2020 11:13 amDecember 7, 2020 12:41 pm

Performing a largely ceremonial function, the New Jersey State Board of Canvassers today certified that the state’s 14 electoral votes will go to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden carried New Jersey 725,061 votes against Donald Trump, 2,608,335 to 1,883,274....