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Keith Krebs, GOP leader and ex-Assembly candidate, dies at 56

May 13, 2019 4:55 pm

Keith Krebs, a former New Jersey Young Republican state chairman who was Sheila Oliver’s opponent in her first race for State Assembly, died on May 6. He was 56. Krebs and Ken Kurson, a top aide to former New York...

Oliver equates Trump, Murphy Foundations

May 6, 2019 6:01 pmMay 6, 2019 9:47 pm

Editor’s Note: Oliver clarified her comments later Monday. That clarification has been added at the bottom of the article. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver compared Gov. Phil Murphy’s family foundation to the Trump Foundation, which was shuttered for self-dealing and illegally...

McKeon staying out of state chair race

May 6, 2019 10:42 amMay 6, 2019 11:52 am

Assemblyman John McKeon declined to endorse either Essex County Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones or State Democratic Chairman John Currie for the latter’s seat Monday. “I respect the both of them. Obviously, LeRoy is one of my home chairpersons, so it’s...

Booker aide joining Murphy staff

April 23, 2019 11:28 amApril 23, 2019 2:26 pm

An aide to U.S. Senator Cory Booker is headed to Trenton for a top staff position in Gov. Phil Murphy’s office. Gary R. Williams will work for Justin Braz, the deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs in what is...

Tribute to Mayor Gibson: Gov. Phil Murphy

March 29, 2019 11:13 pm

“I was saddened to learn earlier today of the passing of former Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson. In the aftermath of the Newark Uprising, Mayor Gibson restored stability, promise, and pride to a city that needed all three. He was not...

Group seeks end to trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

March 26, 2019 8:00 amMarch 26, 2019 7:05 am

A group of New Jersey political and business leaders will push for statewide support to lift trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. New Jersey will become the 19th state to join Engage Cuba, a Washington-based lobbying group that advocates pro-engagement policies on...

NJEA VP Sean Spiller backs legalized weed

February 19, 2019 11:15 pm

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...