Reed Gusciora Archives - New Jersey Globe

Trenton eases criminal record hiring rule

July 23, 2019 3:30 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora on Tuesday announced the city would relax a seven-year waiting period on hiring individuals with criminal records. “Returning citizens are very much part of our community, and unless we get them into productive lives, we need...

Gusciora: Women, minorities, LGBT individuals should be considered to replace Barchi

July 23, 2019 3:19 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora on Tuesday said the state should consider all qualified candidates to replace outgoing Rutgers University President Robert Barchi, including those that have typically been passed over for positions at the head of state schools. “I think...

Gusciora not ready to endorse in presidential race

June 21, 2019 2:47 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora isn’t ready to back anyone for the presidency, though he does have some preferred candidates. “I like the Bs — Booker, Buttigieg and Biden,” Gusciora told the New Jersey Globe Friday. The three he is referring...

Phil Murphy, incoming DGA chairman, won’t say he backs pro-life, pro-gun Democrats in Louisiana, Mississippi

May 28, 2019 5:32 pmMay 29, 2019 9:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, slated to head the Democratic Governors Association in January, refused to say if he’ll support Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana and Mississippi who support abortion restrictions and oppose gun control. Murphy on Tuesday sidestepped a...

Meagan Warner elected NJ College Dems president

April 27, 2019 8:48 pmApril 27, 2019 9:24 pm

Meagan Warner, who worked on campaigns for Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) and Trenton mayor Reed Gusciora, was elected president of the College Democrats of New Jersey at their annual meeting today. Warner, a student at The College of New...

Bethea takes on Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli in Dem primary

March 26, 2019 10:45 am

Former Trenton city councilman Alex Bethea has filed to challenge incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) in the Democratic State Assembly primary in the 15th district. A retired elementary school principal, Bethea spent eight years as a councilman...

Group seeks end to trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

March 26, 2019 8:00 amMarch 26, 2019 7:05 am

A group of New Jersey political and business leaders will push for statewide support to lift trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. New Jersey will become the 19th state to join Engage Cuba, a Washington-based lobbying group that advocates pro-engagement policies on...