Ronald Rice Archives - Page 14 of 14

Murphycrats and Sweeneycans

June 16, 2018 6:05 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

In the State Senate, there are Murphycrats and Sweeneycans. Murphycrats are Democratic Senators who may be allied with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy; Sweeneycans are Republican Senators who maintain an informal alliance with Senate President Steve Sweeney. Democrats have a 25-15...

Amador wins sixth term on Newark City Council

June 13, 2018 2:32 amJune 13, 2018 5:21 pm

Three city council candidates allied with Mayor Ras Baraka won runoff elections in Newark on Tuesday. Five-term incumbent Augusto Amador narrowly held on to his East Ward city council seat, wining defeating former Newark Chief of Police Anthony Campos. With...

Senator Rice’s sister dies

May 24, 2018 10:23 am

Cassandra Trazie, the sister of State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark), passed away on May 20 She was 62. Besides Senator Rice, she is survived by her mother, three children, three grandchildren, and her brothers and sisters. Services will be held...

Baraka has edge in bid for 2nd term

April 25, 2018 2:40 pmApril 26, 2018 1:33 pm

Newark voters will go to the polls on May 8 to decide if they want to give Mayor Ras Baraka a second term. He faces Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield Jenkins. Baraka was elected in 2014 by a 54%-46% margin...

Murphy’s problem: he only has three, maybe four allies in the Senate

March 21, 2018 7:08 pmMarch 22, 2018 3:16 pm

Gov Phil Murphy has a historically low number of New Jersey State Senators he can rely on – you can literally count them on one hand and still have some fingers left over. And it’s no secret that Murphy and...

The Life and Times of Paul DiGaetano

February 8, 2018 2:22 amFebruary 26, 2018 1:16 pm

There was a time back about a generation ago when Paul DiGaetano was a bright, rising star in New Jersey Republican politics. He he was one of the most powerful politicians in the state. Some Republicans openly fawned over the...