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Bill to eliminate the term ‘alien’ from state code advances in Senate

June 13, 2022 2:32 pmJune 13, 2022 2:33 pm

A bill that would eliminate the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” from the state code and replace them with “foreign national” or “undocumented foreign national” advanced from the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee today by a...

Oroho sees potential for cooperation with South Jersey Democrats

January 31, 2022 1:12 pm

With former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s redistricting commission ouster exposing a potential rift between South and North Jersey Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Steven Oroho (R-Franklin) said today that he is optimistic Republicans can work with any Democrats who...

The story of a N.J. Assembly Democratic feud and the ‘seven southern castaways’

January 31, 2022 12:01 amJanuary 31, 2022 12:04 pm

The decision of Democrats to dump Steve Sweeney, the former Senate President, from his seat on the Legislative Apportionment Commission, has led to speculation – so far unfounded, that South Jersey will retaliate through diminished cooperation with the Gov. Phil...

Cruz-Perez: ‘Painful’ to have lost so many Dems in South Jersey delegation

December 9, 2021 11:45 am

With the loss of Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham) last month, the State Senate will convene next session with the smallest number of South Jersey Democrats in ages. But State Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez...

Cruz-Perez, Moen, Spearman win in the 5th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmFebruary 8, 2022 10:54 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington), Assemblyman Bill Moen (D-Bellmawr), and Assemblyman William Spearman (D-Camden) have won re-election to the 5th legislative district. Former Democratic Woodlynne Councilman Clyde Cook, who lost re-election in 2020...

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...