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Oliver Tribute: Richard Codey

August 1, 2023 2:09 pm

State Sen. and former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “Sheila Oliver was the embodiment of the New Jersey version of the American Dream and paved the way for future...

Legislature passes budget, apparently with no further legislative fixes necessary

June 30, 2023 4:06 pmJuly 2, 2023 9:18 pm

After a hectic week of complications, the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget today on largely party-line votes – apparently with the necessary technical fixes adopted and no further action required by the legislature....

Polistina, Singer express openness to voting for budget

June 26, 2023 5:29 pm

With a deal on the New Jersey state budget coming together, two moderate Republican senators, State Sens. Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor) and Bob Singer (R-Lakewood), are both sounding open to the idea of voting in favor of the ultimate budget...

A closer look at more of last week’s legislative primaries

June 14, 2023 5:16 pmJune 15, 2023 3:48 am

Every New Jersey primary tells a story. Sometimes, that story is not a very interesting one – the heavily favored candidate wins by a lot and everyone goes home. But in more competitive contests, primary results reveal all sorts of...

Nia Gill did extremely well in Montclair – but it wasn’t enough to win

June 8, 2023 4:57 pmJune 9, 2023 12:58 pm

As expected, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for State Senate in the 27th legislative district, beating fellow State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) in an incumbent-on-incumbent showdown caused by redistricting. What was less expected...

Codey defeats Gill in incumbent-versus-incumbent battle

June 6, 2023 9:11 pmJune 6, 2023 11:33 pm

With close to 80 years of legislative experience between the two of them, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) and State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) are both stalwarts of the New Jersey State Senate. But thanks to a new legislative...

Governor casts early primary vote in Middletown

June 3, 2023 10:56 am

Gov. Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, and their son Sam cast their votes in the 2023 Democratic primary this morning, stopping at their Middletown polling place on the second day of New Jersey’s three-day in-person early voting period. Voting...