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Lagana, Cunningham introduce bill to let college athletes make money

October 25, 2019 10:25 am

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Sandra Cunningham on introduced a bill allowing college athletes to get paid for their sport. “The restrictions currently placed on our student-athletes are fundamentally unfair. A lot of people, including many at the NCAA, earn large amounts of...

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

Cunningham unsure if Franco has earned second chance

October 24, 2019 1:35 pm

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham said she believes people deserve second chances, but she isn’t sure whether a Bayonne Council candidate who was convicted of having sex with a child has earned one. “It’s a difficult one. I stand by my...

Re-entry commission releases sweeping report

October 22, 2019 3:56 pmOctober 22, 2019 5:20 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from McGreevey at 4:23 p.m. The Reentry Services Commission released a sweeping 102-page report recommending reforms to improve conditions for former offenders once they leave prison. The 14-member commission’s report focuses on...

Sweeney announces NJ Transit select committee

October 1, 2019 10:44 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney announced the creation of a select committee to investigate the cancellations and delays that have plagued NJ Transit for the past several years. “Our transportation system is the lifeblood of our economy, and the failure to...

Stack pledges to block Port Authority nominee unless O’Toole remains chairman

July 30, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 30, 2019 1:52 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) says he would exercise senatorial courtesy and block any nomination of a Port Authority Commissioner from Hudson County unless there is a public commitment that Kevin O’Toole will remain as chairman. Stack’s comments follow...

LeFrak affiliation could force Farrell Port Authority recusals

July 27, 2019 4:55 pmJuly 29, 2019 12:59 am

One potential obstacle for Jeremy Farrell to become a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is his employer, The LeFrak Organization. LeFrak, whose properties include the Newport Centre Mall at the foot of the Holland...

O’Toole likely safe as Port Authority chairman

July 27, 2019 11:40 amJuly 29, 2019 12:58 am

The quest to fill three open Port Authority seats is hugely complicated and shows the outsized influence Senate President Steve Sweeney has over Gov. Phil Murphy’s ability to get even one appointment to the powerful bi-state authority. It also shows...