The vice president of the New Jersey Education Association has endorsed the legalization of marijuana. Sean Spiller, who is also the deputy mayor of Montclair, says that people of color disproportionally wind up with criminal records for possessing small amounts of weed. “Legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana is a win for social justice, a win for public safety and a win for taxpayers,” said Spiller. “Most importantly, it's the right
Members of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus are calling for the resignation of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. “There are no justifications to rationalize this lapse in judgement of an elected leader and the public trust has been broken,” members of the caucus said in a statement released today. "The cascade of events that provide no clarity of the misjudgment by Governor Northam early in his adult years to mock
Essex Democrat wants Senate to fast-track his own legislation
Cory Booker, 49, is the first African American to win statewide office in New Jersey. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2013, winning a special election to replace the late Frank R. Lautenberg. Booker is expected to seek the 2020 Democratic nomination for president in his bid to become the second African American to hold the office. A Rhodes Scholar and former Urban Justice Center lawyer, Booker
Purple Heart winner is now youngest New Jersey senator
Says he wants legislators on the map-making panel
Proposed constitutional amendment could force Pou to choose between Sweeney and Currie
Organizational meeting planned shortly after election day
And the story of how the Star-Ledger got tossed from the 2009 gubernatorial debate
Majority Leader Weinberg criticized Verniero’s record on harassment issues in 1998
