Teresa Ruiz Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sweeney re-elected Senate President; Weinberg and Ruiz returned to leadership posts

November 7, 2019 1:21 pm

Steve Sweeney has been re-elected to an unprecedented sixth term as Senate President, After the Senate reorganizes in January, Steve Sweeney will set the record for the longest-serving Senate President in New Jersey history. Sweeney was re-elected to an unprecedented...

Murphy announces Pre-K expansion

September 3, 2019 1:11 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today announced what his administration called the largest expansion of Pre-K funding in decades, saying that 28 additional school districts will receive funding this year. Murphy promised more funds for Pre-K programs during his 2017 gubernatorial campaign....

Ruiz wants Latino Port Authority commissioner, backs O’Toole retention as chairman

August 1, 2019 10:24 amAugust 1, 2019 10:53 am

A sixth powerful Democratic State Senator today said that Kevin O’Toole should remain as chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and said she would like to see Gov. Phil Murphy nominate the first Latino New...

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...

Toms River school board member, Sussex GOP face fire over offensive posts

July 25, 2019 3:09 pmJuly 25, 2019 6:13 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney and State Sen. Teresa Ruiz called for resignation of a Toms River regional school board member who said his “life would be complete” if Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and three other first-term progressive congresswomen died. “The...

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...