Linda Carter Archives - Page 2 of 6

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Coughlin picks Carol Murphy to chair Health Committee, Reynolds-Jackson will lead Education Committee

January 22, 2025 3:47 pmJanuary 22, 2025 5:33 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has named Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel) to chair the Health Committee, and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson) as chair of the Education Committee to fill vacancies created earlier this month with the resignations of Herb Conaway, Jr. (D-Moorestown) and...

Scutari, Cryan, running mates win re-election to Union legislative seats

November 7, 2023 8:45 pm

Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden), State Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union Township), and their running mates have won re-election to their solidly Democratic districts in Union County, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the Elizabeth-based 20th district, Cryan defeated Republican Carmen...

Republicans rag on state education standards in hearing, ad spoof

August 24, 2022 1:05 pm

Though the red-hot ire among conservatives over New Jersey’s educational curriculum seems to have somewhat died down since last spring, state Republicans reignited the issue this week, holding a hearing yesterday on state educational standards and releasing a spoof video...

Assembly committee passes sex ed transparency bill after hours of dissent

May 19, 2022 4:34 pmMay 19, 2022 4:34 pm

Just as happened in the equivalent Senate committee last week, the Assembly Education Committee today cleared a bill to increase transparency in sex education curricula following a lengthy and often off-topic debate over statewide learning standards. The bill passed 4-3,...

Initial legislative map proposals leave some incumbents behind

February 8, 2022 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2022 7:14 pm

Whenever a new political redistricting process begins, one of the most frustrating things to account for is where incumbent legislators already live. Those tasked with redistricting want to draw as logical a map as possible, but they also frequently have...