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Sweeney re-elected Senate President; Weinberg and Ruiz returned to leadership posts

November 7, 2019 1:21 pm

Steve Sweeney has been re-elected to an unprecedented sixth term as Senate President, After the Senate reorganizes in January, Steve Sweeney will set the record for the longest-serving Senate President in New Jersey history. Sweeney was re-elected to an unprecedented...

Cryan named to NJ Transit select committee

October 11, 2019 11:28 amOctober 11, 2019 12:03 pm

State Sen. Joe Cryan will sit on the Senate Select Committee investigating NJ Transit, Senate President Steve Sweeney announced Friday. “Joe Cryan will be a strong voice who will help us get the answers and information we need to understand...

Sweeney announces NJ Transit select committee

October 1, 2019 10:44 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney announced the creation of a select committee to investigate the cancellations and delays that have plagued NJ Transit for the past several years. “Our transportation system is the lifeblood of our economy, and the failure to...

Menendez passes on criticism over Bucco’s dual candidacy

September 27, 2019 12:35 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez joined a number of the state’s other top Democrats in declining to criticize Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco for running for both the State Senate and the Assembly with the intention of only keeping the former seat....

Democratic leaders reluctant to criticize Bucco over dual candidacy

September 26, 2019 8:44 pmSeptember 26, 2019 10:01 pm

Some Democratic leaders aren’t willing to attack Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco for choosing to remain in the 25th legislative district’s Assembly race even as he takes his late father’s seat in the legislature’s upper chamber. “Let’s talk about the fact...

Kreibich says South Asian women face obstacles as candidates

September 20, 2019 9:06 amSeptember 20, 2019 12:15 pm

A Glen Rock councilwoman who is challenging Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) from the left in the 2020 Democratic primary says that South Asian women running for office must face overcome some hurdles within the South Asian community, where becoming involved...

Old Bucco sex scandal now an issue in son’s Assembly bid

September 16, 2019 4:48 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:01 am

Editor’s Note: This story was written prior to the death of Senator Bucco earlier today and remains as it appeared. Five weeks after he won a second term in 2001, State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) found himself in the middle...