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Bob Dole, former presidential candidate, dies at 98

December 5, 2021 2:02 pmDecember 5, 2021 2:18 pm

Robert J. Dole, a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, died on Sunday. He was 98. Dole was on the ballot three times in New Jersey during a political career that spanned from his election...

Biden picks New Yorker for EPA post

November 18, 2021 5:05 pm

A New Yorker with ties to New Jersey, Lisa Flavia Garcia, will be the new Region 2 Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Biden administration announced today. Garcia worked for U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli and State Sen. Byron...

Rothman: Why I’m Cautiously Optimistic for America

November 12, 2021 5:15 amNovember 11, 2021 6:40 pm

OPINION The general mood in America is one of near exhaustion and some concern. Since the Spring of 2020, many have been stressed to the max: tens of millions who feared or suffered the loss of their jobs or businesses;...

Kornacki says he’ll look for national implications in N.J. results

November 1, 2021 9:58 am

NBC News and MSNBC political analyst Steve Kornacki, who began his professional career in New Jersey, said on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour over the weekend that this Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia may provide a hint...

Becerra unveils Medicaid expansion for postpartum New Jerseyans

October 28, 2021 10:03 amOctober 29, 2021 8:17 am

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced today that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be expanding Medicaid coverage for New Jerseyans in the first year after the end of their pregnancy. “In 2021,...

Murphy: Biden is ‘always welcome’ in Jersey

October 27, 2021 3:10 pmOctober 27, 2021 5:36 pm

Asked at today’s Covid briefing whether President Joe Biden’s struggling approval ratings have any impact on his choices or policies, Gov. Phil Murphy today reaffirmed his commitment to Biden’s agenda and said the president is a welcome presence in New...

Biden approval underwater in New Jersey, 43-49%

October 27, 2021 11:00 amOctober 27, 2021 3:27 pm

43% of New Jerseyans approve of President Joe Biden and 49% disapprove, according to a new Monmouth University poll released this morning. The president won the state by 16 points in his 2020 campaign against former President Donald Trump. The...