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Murphy nominates Zimmerman to be permanent DOBI commissioner

September 6, 2023 12:30 pmSeptember 6, 2023 2:35 pm

After just over two months as acting commissioner, Justin Zimmerman was officially nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy this morning to be the permanent commissioner of the state Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI), succeeding former Commissioner Marlene Caride. Zimmerman had...

Six write-in legislative candidates succeeded in June’s primary election

August 2, 2023 12:52 pm

Though they didn’t appear on the ballot in the primary election, six New Jersey legislative candidates were able to successfully garner enough write-in votes to appear on the general election ballot, according to results released yesterday by the Secretary of...

Greenstein, Zwicker are yes votes on Noriega

May 22, 2023 12:50 pm

State Sens. Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro) both said they’ll support Michael Noriega’s nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court, putting Noriega at 14 yes votes – two-thirds of the way to the 21 votes he’ll need...

Fourteen legislative seats won’t have two-party opposition on primary ballot

April 4, 2023 5:00 pm

256 candidates have successfully filed for the New Jersey State Legislature, but they’re not evenly distributed across the state’s 40 legislative districts; 14 seats – five in the Senate and nine in the Assembly – won’t have candidates from both...

Burgess has ‘no preferences right now’ for Jasey’s seat

February 9, 2023 12:59 pm

With Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-South Orange) departing the Assembly after 16 years, brand-new State Sen. Renee Burgess (D-Irvington) is set to have a new candidate join her slate in the 28th legislative district. Asked today who she’d like to see...

Retirements are imperiling the legislature’s march towards gender parity

February 8, 2023 1:07 pmFebruary 8, 2023 11:10 pm

With the election of State Sen. Renee Burgess (D-Irvington) last year, the number of women in the New Jersey Legislature reached an all-time high-water mark, with 42 women – more than one-third of the legislature’s 120 members – serving concurrently....

Steinhardt sworn in as State Senate’s newest member

December 19, 2022 4:28 pmDecember 20, 2022 7:49 am

Warren County Republican chairman Doug Steinhardt (R-Lopatcong) was officially sworn in as a New Jersey state senator this afternoon, succeeding former State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford), who was elected as Warren County Surrogate last month. “Senators, thank all of you...