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State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Cunningham: Pierre-Louis will bring perspective to Supreme Court

June 5, 2020 4:09 pmJune 5, 2020 4:12 pm

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) has high hopes for Gov. Phil Murphy’s new Supreme Court nominee. “I’ve not met her, but I’ve heard amazing things about her in general,” Cunningham told the New Jersey Globe. “I think it’s wonderful...

Democratic Senators post decriminalization bill

June 4, 2020 4:30 pmJune 4, 2020 4:32 pm

Democratic state senators introduced a long-awaited marijuana decriminalization bill Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) and Ron Rice (D-Newark), would remove criminal penalties for possession of one pound or less of marijuana and...

New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

Top Democrats urge Murphy to address unemployment backlog

May 11, 2020 11:20 am

Top Democrats and a prominent Republican in the State Senate urged Gov. Phil Murphy and Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo to address the backlog of unemployment cases in the state. “In this moment, ensuring that residents can remain in their homes,...

Ruiz: Decrim bill could come by end of March

February 13, 2020 5:12 pmFebruary 13, 2020 5:38 pm

State Sen. Teresa Ruiz said she’s hoping to finalize a marijuana decriminalization bill by the end of March. Lawmakers are modelling the measure on the decriminalization bills Ruiz, State Sen. Sandra Cunningham and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano introduced last year. The...

Rutgers to get its first black president

January 20, 2020 2:45 am

Rutgers University will soon appoint its first black president. The college’s Board of Governors is set to appoint Jonathan Holloway, the provost of Northeastern University, to fill outgoing President Bob Barchi’s post Tuesday. Barchi announced he intended to step down...

Trailblazer: Mayor Glenn Cunningham

January 20, 2020 12:55 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:47 am

Glenn Cunningham (1943-2004) was the first and only African American to win election for mayor of Jersey City. After serving in the Marines, Cunningham began a 25-year career as a Jersey City police officer. He retired as a captain. Cunningham...