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Middlesex County Democratic Committee convention highlights rift
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Behind-the-scenes bickering highlighted cracks in the Middlesex County Democratic Committee during a recent battle over a new chairman. Former five-term Assemblyman Peter Barnes was...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Environmental program had no role in Ocean Spray's move
Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington) just may be full of hot air when talking about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's impact on at least one New Jersey business. Allen even claimed that the...
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Looming vote over public worker benefits highlights rift between N.J. Democrats
Recent deal has fractured long-standing coalitions within the state Democratic Party Watch video Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerN.J. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex), left, speaks with Assembly...
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28 groups to rally at Statehouse in opposition of Gov. Christie's...
TRENTON — Twenty-eight groups will converge this morning on the steps of the Statehouse to voice their opposition to Gov. Chris Christie's environmental policies. Members of the Sierra Club, Blue Wave...
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N.J. Senate committee to debate planned exit of regional enviornmental group
TRENTON — The state Senate's Environment and Energy Committee will consider legislation today to force Gov. Chris Christie to stay in a multistate pact to reduce greenhouse gases blamed for global...
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N.J. public workers set up tents as next round of protests against proposed...
TRENTON — Lawmakers driving to the Statehouse this morning were sure to see more than 125 tents set up on the back lawn, along with a mock graveyard for collective bargaining rights. The tents were...
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N.J. public workers march across the Delaware River in protest of benefit cuts
The protest, organized by the New Jersey Education Association teachers union, was designed to replicate Washington's crossing before the Battle of Trenton Watch video Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger Helen...
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Sweeney says he will loosen provision of benefits bill that would prevent...
TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he will soften a controversial provision in his pension and benefits bill barring public workers from getting treatment out of state. The change was...
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NAACP head says black N.J. public workers would be hurt significantly by...
TRENTON — National NAACP head Ben Jealous weighed in against the pension and health benefit bill moving through the Legislature today, saying black New Jerseyans would be disproportionately hurt by...
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N.J. environmentalists hold Statehouse protest against Gov. Christie's green...
TRENTON — In the shadow of a surging protest against proposed health and pension changes for public workers, more than 100 environmentalists gathered around the steps of the Statehouse to fight...
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N.J. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver testifies in favor of insurance, pension...
TRENTON — Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) made her broadest public defense today of the legislation that would force public employees to pay more for the health insurance and pension. Testifying...
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N.J. Senate approves pension, health care reform bill
TRENTON — The state Senate voted 24-15 to pass legislation that will force public employees to pay more for their health insurance and pension. The vote, after hours of speeches from lawmakers on both...
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N.J. unions' plan to camp out overnight in Trenton nixed by state Attorney...
TRENTON — A planned campout by union members behind the Statehouse has been put on hold after the state Attorney General’s Office denied their request to stay overnight, citing public safety. Union...
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Rallies in Trenton call for restoration of $7.5 million for family planning...
TRENTON — The rallies here continued this afternoon with more than 200 people, many donning pink t-shirts, gathered in front of the Statehouse in support of women’s rights and to call for the...
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N.J. pension reform vote reveals unusual political alliances
Simmering debate pitted traditional Democratic supporters against their leadership Watch video Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerSenate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester), center, sponsor of the...
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N.J. Senate President Sweeney responds to health and pension overhaul that...
TRENTON — In a post-passage press conference, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) fielded questions about a contentious piece of the public employee health and pension overhaul that had...
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N.J. Senate judiciary committee advances nomination to head the Office of the...
TRENTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon released the nomination to head the state’s Office of the Public Defender, ending a months-long feud between Gov. Chris Christie and Senate...
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Carl Lewis' attorney wants to question Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno on why track...
TRENTON — An attorney for state Senate candidate Carl Lewis wants to have a crack at questioning Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. In a motion filed today in federal court, attorney William Tambussi requested...
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N.J. Senate President Sweeney calls abstaining from gay marriage vote worst...
TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney said withholding his support for gay marriage last year was the "biggest mistake" of his political career. "I made a decision purely based on political...
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Senate advances bill to keep N.J. in cap and trade program, despite...
TRENTON — Environmental advocates won a symbolic victory today when a Senate panel advanced a bill to block Gov. Chris Christie’s retreat from a regional program to curb air pollution that contributes...
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