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Senate Judiciary panel clears trio of Sherrill nominees

March 19, 2026 12:47 pm

The state Senate Judiciary Committee cleared three more of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s cabinet nominees on Thursday, setting them up for a Monday confirmation before the full Senate. The committee cleared Margo Chaly to be secretary of higher education, Victoria Kuhn...

Interims and actings as Sherrill’s new cabinet settles in

January 20, 2026 2:02 pmJanuary 21, 2026 8:52 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has named seven new cabinet members on an acting basis until the are confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate: Jennifer Davenport (Acting Attorney General); Shirley Emehelu (Acting State Comptroller); Ed Potosnak (Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection);...

Checking in on Murphy’s cabinet nominations as 2022 ends

December 6, 2022 5:06 pm

The number of acting members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet was slashed this year, with the State Senate approving four cabinet nominees for full terms. Two other nominees, however, remain unconfirmed, and they’ll likely soon be joined by a third....

Murphy recommits to closing Edna Mahan, but doesn’t provide timeline

September 28, 2022 5:14 pmSeptember 29, 2022 9:54 am

Asked today about the prospective closure of the troubled Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, first announced in June 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy said that the process is currently underway to determine how and when the prison will be closed....

14 Edna Mahan officers indicted by grand jury

September 28, 2022 9:43 am

The office of the attorney general announced yesterday that 14 correctional officers at the troubled Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy, official misconduct, tampering with public records, and aggravated...

Nine things you should know about from today’s legislative session

May 26, 2022 6:30 pm

Both houses of the New Jersey legislature were in session today, so if you were in the Trenton area and felt a chill in the air, that’s why. Dozens of bills were passed, several Republican attempts to bring up their...

Kuhn, Superior Court nominees pass Senate with no opposition

May 26, 2022 2:28 pmMay 26, 2022 2:29 pm

The vacancy problem in the state Superior Court system, as well as in Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet, was lessened today after the Senate confirmed 11 Superior Court nominees alongside Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn, who after today will be able to remove...