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The history of Malinowski’s congressional seat

November 23, 2020 12:01 amNovember 23, 2020 10:41 am

The re-election of Tom Malinowski marked the third time in more than 100 years that New Jersey’s 7th district elected and re-elected a Democrat. Before Malinowski unseated five-term Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton Township) in 2018, Republicans had held the 7th...

Morris went blue at the top, remained red in the middle

November 20, 2020 11:39 amNovember 20, 2020 1:44 pm

While the official certification of election results are still a few hours away, it’s clear that Joe Biden won Morris County. Biden leads Donald Trump by 12,747 votes countywide, 51% to 47%. In 2016, Trump won it by 10,822 votes,...

Murphy demurs on Rutgers renaming talks

June 29, 2020 4:34 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether Rutgers University should begin a dialogue about pulling Henry Rutgers name from New Jersey’s flagship university. “I’ve not been asked the question on Rutgers, so that’s something I’m not going to speak to...

Murphy gives up Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 27, 2020 1:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is no longer using the desk Woodrow Wilson used when he was governor of New Jersey. “The governor has a new desk as of Friday,” Mahen Gunaratna, Murphy’s communications director told the New Jersey Globe. The decision...

Princeton University drops Woodrow Wilson name

June 27, 2020 12:55 pmJune 28, 2020 12:05 am

Princeton University has removed Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public and International Affairs and Wilson College. “Trustees concluded that Woodrow Wilson’s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students,...

Murphy suggests he’ll stop using Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 22, 2020 4:44 pmJune 22, 2020 5:03 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy suggested he would stop using the desk of former President Woodrow Wilson on Monday. “It’s the only desk I’ve got, but that’s something that I will have to deal with. There’s no question on that,” Murphy said....

Murphy fights racism from behind Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged the former President Woodrow Wilson’s troubled history on race Thursday, but he did not say whether it was reason enough to stop using the former New Jersey governor’s desk. Last week, a picture of Murphy taking...