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NJEDA hires Sean Kennedy as chief of staff

February 11, 2026 8:24 pm

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority tapped Sean Kennedy as the authority’s new chief of staff and chief external affairs officer, the NJEDA announced Wednesday. Kennedy is tasked with overseeing the NJEDA’s communications, events & marketing, government affairs & policy,...

Apple to pay $150k fine for price labeling violations

January 15, 2026 3:22 pm

Tech giant Apple will pay New Jersey a $150,000 fine for failing to properly label prices in its Garden State stores, Attorney General Matt Platkin announced on Thursday. The settlement between Apple and state officials will require the stores to...

Connell Foley hires Sean Kennedy as governmental affairs advisor

September 11, 2025 12:16 pm

Regional law firm Connell Foley hired Sean Kennedy as a government affairs advisor, the firm announced Thursday. “We are thrilled to welcome Sean. His multifaceted background enables him to be a business ambassador for our clients and ensure their interests...

Legislators point fingers with utility prices set to increase

March 28, 2025 8:04 pm

With electricity prices set to rise this summer, state legislators met Friday to ask for answers and look for solutions. A joint committee of senators and Assembly members heard testimony from energy officials and experts about the expected $25 monthly...

The Night Before Christmas

December 24, 2022 1:25 pm

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the state Not a campaign was stirring, even in LD8 The offices were chosen in D.C. with care, In hopes that Kean Jr. soon would be there. Results are all nestled with...

Interim tests find broad swaths of NJ students falling behind

June 17, 2021 9:37 am

Interim testing of the state’s students conducted between November and February found large swaths of kids were falling behind, with Black and Hispanic students facing the largest deficits. The Department of Education found 37% of students were below grade level...

Americans overwhelmingly want Republicans to work with Biden, poll finds

January 27, 2021 12:00 pmJanuary 27, 2021 10:25 am

Americans overwhelmingly want Republicans in Congress to work with President Joe Biden, a Monmouth University Poll released Wednesday found. More than two-thirds of respondents, 71%, said they’d prefer the minority party work with the new president than keep him in...