Richard Codey Archives - New Jersey Globe

A coup d’état in the State Assembly — and the week of five governors

August 13, 2019 1:46 amAugust 13, 2019 1:44 am

Politics stopped for a week on September 11, 2001 after the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. The Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler, was in Israel on 9/11 and unable to return to New Jersey...

The Twelve Days of Torricelli

August 13, 2019 1:44 amAugust 13, 2019 1:43 am

Woodbridge Mayor James E. McGreevey had emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. McGreevey came within 25,426 votes of ousting Whitman in 1997 and never stopped campaigning. On July 20, 2000, U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli began seeking support...

Jim McGreevey, Photo by Kevin Sanders for New Jersey Globe

15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...

NJ Transit gives big raises to ex-Murphy campaign advisor, state party official

July 25, 2019 5:17 pmJuly 25, 2019 7:37 pm

New Jersey Transit has given a huge pay raise to a former Murphy for Governor campaign consultant hired just 17 months ago. Justin Davis, a longtime aide to a state senator, was hired as the $156,000-a-year chief of staff at...

Maps: Ages of New Jersey legislators

May 21, 2019 11:47 amMay 21, 2019 3:01 pm

If the New Jersey State Assembly faced the same mandatory retirement age that judges do, there would be 7 open seats in the upcoming general election. Fourteen members of the State Senate – 35% of the upper house – are...

Codey: Norcross remarks about Tammy Murphy out of line

May 9, 2019 11:52 amMay 9, 2019 12:17 pm

Former Gov. Richard Codey today slammed George Norcross for comments he made about First Lady Tammy Murphy thinking she is the Queen of England. “George Norcross is way out of line,” Codey told the New Jersey Globe. “What he did...

Haynes next witness in search for who hired Alvarez

January 27, 2019 12:28 pmJanuary 28, 2019 3:12 pm

The New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Committee is expected to call another top Murphy administration official to testify in their quest to identify who hired Al Alvarez. Lynn Haynes, who resigned her post as Gov. Phil Murphy’s deputy chief of...