Ras Baraka Archives - New Jersey Globe

Newark school boards slate drops incumbent

March 2, 2020 12:09 pmMarch 2, 2020 3:13 pm

A coalition slate that has controlled Newark school board elections of the last five years has dropped incumbent Reginald Bledsoe from their ticket and replaced him with the 23-year-old son of South Ward Democratic chairman Patrick Counsel. Hasani Council, an...

Shavar Jeffries mulls challenge to Murphy in Democratic primary

January 29, 2020 8:15 amJanuary 29, 2020 1:09 pm

Former Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Shavar Jeffries is actively considering a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Jeffries, who ran a strong race for mayor of Newark six...

What happens if Booker doesn’t run for re-election to the Senate

December 31, 2019 3:50 pmJanuary 7, 2020 5:00 pm

The filing deadline for the June 2020 primary is less than three months away and Cory Booker has not yet announced if he will seek re-election to the United States Senate. Booker is at 3% in two national polls released...

Newark water filters effective, preliminary report says

September 23, 2019 3:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced filters in homes affected by the city’s water crisis had successfully reduced the levels of waterborne lead beneath the federal action level in almost all cases....

Meissner again attacks Booker over defunct Newark water agency

September 9, 2019 3:52 pm

Stuart Meissner, the former New York Deputy Attorney General seeking the GOP U.S. Senate nomination, renewed his attacks on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker over Newark’s water crisis, this time aiming at the presidential candidate’s management of the Newark Watershed Conservation...

DiVincenzo to announce move to replace Newark water pipes

August 25, 2019 12:50 pm

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo is expected to announce on Monday that the county will guarantee a bond issue for the City of Newark to replace old lead-lined water pipes as a solution to the city’s drinking water crisis, the...

Baraka opposes Holley call for state takeover of Newark water

August 21, 2019 2:00 pmAugust 25, 2019 1:07 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says calls for Gov. Phil Murphy to declare a state of emergency over Newark’s lead water crisis isn’t necessary. Assemblyman Jamel Holley (D-Roselle) yesterday asked the state to take over Newark’s water management operation and asked...