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The story of a N.J. Assembly Democratic feud and the ‘seven southern castaways’

January 31, 2022 12:01 amJanuary 31, 2022 12:04 pm

The decision of Democrats to dump Steve Sweeney, the former Senate President, from his seat on the Legislative Apportionment Commission, has led to speculation – so far unfounded, that South Jersey will retaliate through diminished cooperation with the Gov. Phil...

Scutari invites Codey back into Senate leadership

January 12, 2022 2:50 pmJanuary 12, 2022 2:54 pm

Former Gov. Richard J. Codey (D-Roseland) has returned to the Senate leadership team twelve years after Steve Sweeney ousted him as Senate President after the 2009 election. Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) announced on Tuesday that Codey would serve as...

Pennacchio, Barranco, Webber win in the 26th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) have won re-election to the 26th legislative district, and that Republican Christian Barranco has won his first term in the legislature. The...

Murphy says NJ Transit intends to figure out what caused disaster in Bound Brook

September 20, 2021 3:43 pm

After three Republican legislators called this morning for an independent investigation into flooding in Bound Brook during Hurricane Ida, Gov. Phil Murphy said that while he has not yet seen the request for an investigation, he supports looking into the matter...

Happy Birthday, Senator Jim Wallwork

September 17, 2021 10:38 am

James H. Wallwork, an Essex County Republican who spent fourteen years in the New Jersey Senate and two in the State Assembly, is celebrating his 91st birthday today. Wallwork is one of two living members of the Senate Class of...

Three Kennedys will raise money for Gopal, running mates

September 7, 2021 1:11 pmSeptember 7, 2021 4:33 pm

The members of the Kennedy family will be in New Jersey this month to raise money for Democratic lawmakers seeking re-election in Monmouth County. Former Reps. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) and Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island), and 2020 New Jersey congressional...

Murphy: ‘The world is changing, these storms are coming in more frequently’

September 2, 2021 6:59 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said that storms like Tropical Storm Ida demonstrate the state’s need for federal infrastructure funding to combat the effects of climate change. “The world is changing, these storms are coming in more frequently,” Murphy said while speaking...