Raj Mukherji Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ten election bills cleared an Assembly committee. What do they do?

May 13, 2022 5:51 pmMay 16, 2022 12:41 am

A raft of ten bills concerning New Jersey’s elections, including seven spearheaded by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge), passed the Assembly State and Local Government Committee yesterday. If ultimately signed into law, the bills could make important changes to how...

McGreevey leads rally for veterans’ health services outside statehouse

May 12, 2022 12:08 pm

Former Gov. Jim McGreevey, the chairman of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC), held a rally with a number of state legislators today announcing a partnership to provide health services for members of the armed forces who received “other than...

Murphy unveils legislative plan to further expand abortion access in N.J.

May 11, 2022 4:17 pm

Before a crowd of supporters and activists in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will push for a raft of new legislation strengthening abortion access in New Jersey through an insurance mandate, a reproductive health access fund, and...

Young people are significantly underrepresented in Trenton

March 25, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 28, 2022 12:25 am

Does the New Jersey legislature have an age problem? Usually, that kind of question is answered with statistics about just how old politicians are. The average age of a New Jersey legislator, for example, is 58-and-a-half; looking just at the...

Banasiak is newest addition to Kaufman Zita team

March 21, 2022 12:47 pm

A former top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy has joined an influential Trenton lobbying firm. Paulina Banasiak, who served as acting deputy of staff to the governor last year after Justin Braz left to join the re-election campaign, is now...

Timberlake staying mum on potential Senate campaign

February 28, 2022 5:15 pm

Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange), widely considered a likely candidate for the 34th legislative district’s newly open Senate seat, said today that she is currently focused on her work in the Assembly instead of a potential campaign for higher office....

Carchman says he’d decided against splitting Jersey City before Fulop letter

February 26, 2022 6:56 pm

The decision to not split Jersey City into more than two legislative districts was made before Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop weighed in on the issue, according to Philip Carchman, the former appellate court judge who was the court-appointed Apportionment...