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Andy Kim gives Bob Menendez a 'top tier' challenge

9/24/2023 · 4:19:42 PM EDT
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menedez’s re-election chances shifted significantly Saturday when U.S. Rep. Andy Kim declared his intention to challenge the three-term incumbent.
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Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway faces ‘no confidence’ vote

9/21/2023 · 9:34:47 PM EDT
"He's not exercised the kind of leadership. We need at Rutgers. He's not exercising kind of leadership that we need in higher education."
Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway could face a 'no confidence' vote as soon as Friday.
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N.J. Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be named lieutenant governor

9/7/2023 · 7:25:13 PM EDT
Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to formally announce Way as his pick to replace the late Sheila Oliver during a news conference Friday morning.
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N.J. immigrant rights groups call comments from Atlantic County leaders ‘xenophobic’

9/5/2023 · 6:01:53 PM EDT
Immigrant rights groups are upset over the language Atlantic County politicians used at a press conference. They called the comments hurtful, racist, and xenophobic.
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'Hell no.' Bi-partisan Atlantic City officials oppose using airport to shelter migrants

9/2/2023 · 11:04:43 AM EDT
Not just no, but "immediately...hell no."
State Sen. Vince Polistina sharing the sentiment of a bipartisan group of elected officials in the Atlantic City area when they saw a report from Bloomberg that the Biden administration suggested to New York Mayor Eric Adams that Atlantic City International Airport be a place he could send migrants.
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ANCHOR Program acknowledges high cost of living, but is not a ‘game changer’

8/30/2023 · 10:50:32 AM EDT
Does the ANCHOR property tax rebate program offer something? Sure. Is it 'a game changer?' One expert I spoke with said...not so much.
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Central Jersey does exist

8/24/2023 · 5:45:57 PM EDT
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy declared “Central Jersey exists, period.” He signed a law defining the oft-debated region as Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties.
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State Sen. Codey to not seek re-election

8/14/2023 · 1:48:53 PM EDT
"No, I am not dying … but if you or someone you know is, please call Codey Funeral Home in Caldwell or Codey & Mackey in Boonton." Former Gov. and current state Sen. Richard Codey announces he will not seek re-election. He's also a funeral director.
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N.J. Gov. Sheila Oliver funeral in Newark

8/12/2023 · 9:41:55 AM EDT
The City of Newark is preparing to say farewell of a favored daughter, N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver.
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More »N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver lies in state in Trenton

8/11/2023 · 11:08:43 AM EDT
After a private visitation hour, attended by Gov. Phil Murphy, Garden State residents on Thursday had the opportunity to pay homage to New Jersey’s first Black lieutenant governor, Sheila Oliver.
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