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Turner backs Mercer Dem convention delay

July 16, 2020 2:11 pmJuly 16, 2020 2:29 pm

State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) backed delaying the Mercer County Democratic Committee’s reorganization convention Thursday. “I would think that would be the sensible thing to do in view of the problems that we’re having in terms of this whole coronavirus...

Hughes, Mironov at odds over extending term of Mercer Dem chair

July 13, 2020 11:22 amJuly 13, 2020 3:42 pm

This story was updated with comment from Mironov at 12:26 p.m. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and Mercer County Democratic Chairwoman Janice Mironov are at odds over how to handle this year’s election for the chair’s seat. Hughes, who has...

Dem legislators sidestep involvement in Trenton controversy

May 4, 2020 6:28 pm

The three Democrats who represent Trenton in the New Jersey Legislature trashed city officials for statements made on a conference call on Saturday, but unlike other party leaders, stopped far short of calling for resignations. Instead, State Sen. Shirley Turner...

Robert Kennedy Jr. headlines Holley fundraiser

January 28, 2020 4:38 pm

Prominent anti-vaccination activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a fundraiser for Assemblyman Jamel Holley at da Benito in Union Township Tuesday morning. Holley said the event, which comes weeks after Holley lobbied against a bill eliminating a religious exemption for...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 20, 2020 12:58 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:51 am

Bonnie Watson Coleman, 73, was the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman came from a powerful political...

Controversial vaccinations bill, stalled in State Senate, will be back after better head count

January 17, 2020 3:46 pmJanuary 18, 2020 11:39 am

Lawmakers expected a bill eliminating the religious exemption for vaccinations to cause a stir, but its lead Senate sponsor didn’t foresee it prompting hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protesters to assail the state house for days on end. That bill failed...

Senate President Steve Sweeney appears to have the votes for marijuana decriminalization.

Lawmakers to vote on amended vaccine bill Monday

January 9, 2020 6:10 pm

Lawmakers in the State Senate on Thursday amended a controversial bill eliminating a religious exemption for vaccinations in an effort to secure a 21st vote needed to pass the measure. The Senate voted 18-15 in favor of an amendment creating...