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No politics in Oliver grants (seriously)

July 31, 2019 4:01 pmJuly 31, 2019 4:08 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver today announced the award of Neighborhood Preservation Program grants that show no evidence of taking sides in the political war between Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders, or even of partisan politics. Of the 20...

Oliver maintaining hectic pace as acting governor

July 30, 2019 4:16 pm

Sheila Oliver has been unusually active in her role as acting governor over the last week. In the past six days, Oliver has held three press availabilities. That’s half of all the press availabilities she has held as acting governor...

Donna Rendeiro gets two posts at NJ State Dept.

July 30, 2019 1:20 pmJuly 30, 2019 1:47 pm

Donna Rendeiro was appointed executive director of the Office of Planning Advocacy and secretary of the New Jersey State Planning Commission, Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver and New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way announced Tuesday. “Donna has a tremendous knowledge...

Oliver: Booker, Biden spat a byproduct of politics

July 25, 2019 1:11 pmJuly 25, 2019 5:18 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver said she understood why former Vice President Biden and U.S. Senator Cory Booker were lobbing bombs at one another in their bids to secure the nomination to take on President Donald Trump next November. “I think...

Oliver says she hasn’t been on Inside/Outside calls

July 25, 2019 12:31 pmJuly 25, 2019 3:14 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver said she has never been on one of the Inside/Outside calls between top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration and his outside political consultants. “No,” Oliver said when asked if she was ever on one of...

Gusciora: Women, minorities, LGBT individuals should be considered to replace Barchi

July 23, 2019 3:19 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora on Tuesday said the state should consider all qualified candidates to replace outgoing Rutgers University President Robert Barchi, including those that have typically been passed over for positions at the head of state schools. “I think...

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

Cunningham, Ruiz, Oliver would like Barchi successor to be woman, person of color

July 23, 2019 1:57 pmJuly 23, 2019 2:50 pm

Top members of the Senate Higher Education Committee and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver said they would like to see outgoing Rutgers University President Robert Barchi replaced with a woman or person of color. “I think having a person of color...