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15 things you should know about the new legislative redistricting tiebreaker

October 8, 2021 11:22 amOctober 9, 2021 12:01 am

For a brief period of time over the next few months, former Superior Court Judge Philip S. Carchman will be the most arduously romanced man in New Jersey with the political futures of 120 state legislators potentially under his control....

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 6, 2021 12:10 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:05 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Labor Leader: James Mitchell, U.S. Secretary of Labor and N.J. gubernatorial candidate

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:02 pm

James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) was a New Jersey construction company executive who served as Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor and then nearly won a race for Governor of New Jersey. Mitchell grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 4, 2021 3:46 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after two terms as the Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Broad court vacancies remain despite swell of June confirmations

July 2, 2021 5:23 pmJuly 3, 2021 6:03 pm

New Jersey lawmakers were on pace this year to appoint and reappoint more judges to the Superior Court bench than any administration since 1998, according to data from New Jersey’s Judiciary, but an extended break planned by lawmakers through November...

Sweeney/Norcross road trips continue

June 29, 2021 7:24 pmJune 29, 2021 10:13 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and powerbroker George Norcross will continue a summer tour of meetings with Democratic lawmakers from Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic Somerset and Union counties. The expanded schedule will follow a similar...

Five N.J. governors have avoided re-election primaries and Murphy is one of them

June 6, 2021 10:34 pm

Seeking to become the first Democratic governor to win a second term in 44 years, Gov. Phil is expected to get more than 99% of the primary election vote on Tuesday – with only a handful of write-in votes stopping...