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State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

With new census count, 17 districts have non-white majorities — and most are represented by white senators

August 13, 2021 1:56 pmAugust 13, 2021 3:44 pm

Seventeen legislative districts that have non-white majorities are currently represented by nine white Democrats in the New Jersey State Senate, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released on Thursday. These new numbers are expected to be part of the redistricting...

Gwendolyn Faison, first woman mayor of Camden, dies at 96

July 10, 2021 12:34 pmJuly 13, 2021 8:32 pm

Former Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison, the first woman to serve as mayor of the City of Camden, has died. She was 96. During her nine years as mayor, Faison was able to restore integrity and dignity to a city that...

Black leaders call for pro-transparency budget reforms

June 29, 2021 1:56 pmJune 29, 2021 9:55 pm

A group of Black leaders called on Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders to reform the state’s budgeting process to be more inclusive and transparent shortly before the governor signed the state’s $46.4 billion appropriations bill into law Tuesday. “With...

Petition challenge knocks GOP Senate candidate off fifth district ballot

April 13, 2021 5:48 pm

Administrative Law Judge Tama Hughes sustained a challenge to nominating petitions filed by a Republican State Senate candidate, knocking Clyde Cook off the ballot in the heavily Democratic fifth legislative district. Camden County Democrats challenged 11 of the 105 signatures...

Democratic women legislators compare Ciattarelli to Christie on health, family planning funding

March 22, 2021 9:34 amMarch 22, 2021 10:46 am

All 28 Democratic women in the New Jersey Legislature today slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s for promising to remove funding cuts to women’s health and family planning services if he defeats Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. The...

Seven senators say they will vote yes on Wainer Apter confirmation to N.J. Supreme Court

March 16, 2021 2:40 pmMarch 16, 2021 3:55 pm

Rachel Wainer Apter now has seven Senators on record as supporting her nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, with State Sens. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) announcing their support of her...

Addiego’s war chest at nearly $209,000

February 1, 2021 1:48 pm

State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham) had $208,594 banked for her first campaign as a Democrat at the start of the year. The former Republican raised $348,732 over the course of the cycle, including $178,801 in the fourth quarter of 2020....