Richard Smith Archives - New Jersey Globe

Progressive activists look for seats on redistricting commission

December 17, 2018 3:18 pmJanuary 4, 2019 10:26 am

Now that Senate and Assembly leaders have backed off their plans for a constitutional amendment to change the way legislative districts are drawn, Gov. Phil Murphy will need to decide if he wants to give grassroots progressive organizations seats at...

Sweeney addresses state NAACP

October 13, 2018 1:18 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney addressed the state’s NAACP at the organizations annual conference Saturday, speaking mostly about policies moving their way through the legislature that aim to fix racial disparities in the state. “The social justice implications are central to...