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Ex-Bergen Record editorial page editor now working for Senate Democrats

December 11, 2020 6:05 pm

Bruce Lowry, the highly-regarded former editorial page editor for The (Bergen) Record, has joined Senate President Steve Sweeny and the New Jersey Senate Democratic Majority Office communications team. Lowry had spent 15 years at the Bergen Record until April, when...

Senate will meet remotely for ‘foreseeable future’

November 20, 2020 5:07 pm

The New Jersey State Senate will go entirely remote — voting sessions and committees — effective immediately as the state continues to battle an uptick in positive cases of COVID-19. The closing of the Senate Chamber will happen “for the...

New Jersey Working Families executive director Sue Altman being removed by the New Jersey State Police from a Senate hearing on November 18, 2019. Photo courtesy of Twitter via Pranshu Verma.

Senate threatens subpoena for State Police probe of Altman removal

December 5, 2019 9:34 amDecember 5, 2019 11:38 am

The New Jersey State Senate will subpoena the internal State Police investigation into the removal of progressive leader Sue Altman from a Senate committee hearing last month if the Attorney General’s office refuses to publicly disclose the report’s findings. “The...

Senate holding Murphy cabinet confirmations

April 11, 2018 4:53 pmApril 12, 2018 8:50 am

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a statement from offices of the Governor and Senate President. Senate President Stephen Sweeney has pulled two of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet nominations from their agenda tomorrow. This story was first reported...