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Sherrill signs law shielding reproductive, gender-affirming care

August 20, 2026 4:22 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation Thursday expanding protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care in New Jersey, creating new safeguards for patients and providers facing harassment, professional sanctions or legal action from other states. The new law, S-2260/A-2218, makes it...

Hudson has had nine Assembly Speakers since its last Senate President

August 18, 2026 12:35 pm

Hudson County has produced nine Assembly Speakers over the last 113 years — or ten, depending on whether Maurice Brady (D-Bayonne), who held the post twice, gets counted twice — but just one Senate President in the history of the...

DeAngelo, McCoy win in LD14

November 4, 2025 10:16 pm

Assemblymembers Wayne DeAngelo (D-Hamilton) and Tennille McCoy (D-Hamilton) have won re-election in the 14th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, extending Democrats’ dominance over a Central Jersey district that once ranked among the state’s most competitive. As of 10:12...

Legislation extending newspaper public notices passes Senate

February 25, 2025 10:55 pm

A bill giving the legislature more time to deal with the public notices and legal advertisement crisis created after the Star-Ledger and other print newspapers ceased publication on February 2 passed the Senate, 36-0, and now heads to the Assembly....

Bergen: A Vet is a Vet

November 30, 2023 12:00 amNovember 29, 2023 11:32 pm

OPINION A vet is a vet. That is supposed to be New Jersey’s motto for our veteran community. Today, that motto is going to be discarded by Assembly Bill 870. The bill seems harmless, even helpful. It provides an additional...

Clifton, Sauickie beat challenger in 12th district GOP primary

June 6, 2023 11:16 pm

Assemblymen Rob Clifton (R-Matawan) and Alex Sauickie (R-Jackson) have won renomination in the 12th legislative district, turning back a challenge from Old Bridge Board of Education President Salvatore Giordano, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:15 p.m., Giordano has...

The filing deadline is 17 days away, but primary season is already cooling down

March 10, 2023 4:00 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:13 am

The filing deadline for New Jersey’s 2023 primary is still 17 days away; the primary itself is a full 71 days after that. But thanks in large part to the power of the county line, primary season is already calming...