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Kean fundraiser scheduled in Kenilworth

February 12, 2020 1:08 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean will hold a chili and craft beer tasting fundraiser later this month. Tickets to the Feb. 25 event in Kenilworth cost $50, or $35 for those under the age of 35. They cost $60 at...

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Malinowski launches re-election bid on Sunday

January 9, 2020 11:17 pmJanuary 23, 2020 10:40 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) will kickoff his bid for re-election to a second term in Congress on Sunday with a rally in Hunterdon County. Malinowski defeated five-term Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton Township) in 2018, becoming the first Democrat to win...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

Florio, Whitman get Stockton lifetime achievement award

November 15, 2019 11:29 amNovember 15, 2019 11:29 am

Former Govs. Jim Florio and Christie Whitman were presented with a distinguished lifetime achievement award. Florio’s award, administered by Stockton University’s Hughes Center for Public Policy, was presented by Senate President Steve Sweeney. “Jim Florio is one of New Jersey’s...

Kean hasn’t decided if he’ll keep leadership role next year

October 14, 2019 1:12 pmOctober 14, 2019 1:54 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t decided whether he’ll step down from his leadership position in the legislature while seeking a House seat next year. “I think we’re focusing right now on getting Mike Testa across the finish line,”...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

Christopher Dietz, onetime Democratic powerbroker, dies at 83

September 16, 2019 7:19 pmSeptember 16, 2019 8:33 pm

Christopher V. Dietz, a former Union County Democratic Chairman who headed the State Parole Board under Gov. Brendan Byrne, and then spent seven years as a Superior Court Judge died on September 14. He was 83. One a rising star...