New Jersey Politics

GOP lawmaker Thomas Kean Jr. of NJ absent from Congress

Apr 24

Mejia wins NJ special election to fill Gov. Sherrill's House seat

Apr 17

24-year-old elected mayor of NJ town recovering from massive fire

Incumbent Michael Melham faced backlash for his handling of a massive warehouse fire that shut down schools for more than a week.

May 15

Special election in NJ's 11th Congressional District held Thursday

Apr 15

Man arrested in crash that killed former New Jersey assemblyman

Apr 2

Newark Portuguese and soccer community honors Albert Coutinho

Mar 31

Good news for commuters: NJ Transit schedules back to normal next week

Mar 13

Appeals court rules payments on $16B Gateway Tunnel must continue

Mar 12

Immigration advocates protest proposed ICE detention center in NJ

Feb 28

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Local lawmakers weigh in on President Biden pardoning son Hunter

Dec 2, 2024

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Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr. in re-election test against Democrat Sue Altman

Oct 27, 2024

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Funeral held for longtime Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. of NJ

Aug 28, 2024

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Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. from New Jersey has died at age 87

Aug 21, 2024

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Bob Menendez announces file to run as independent for NJ Senate race

Jun 3, 2024

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Remembering New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

Aug 1, 2023

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New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver dies at 71 after medical issue

Aug 1, 2023

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Murphy unveils $53.1B budget, renewing property tax rebates

Feb 28, 2023

Latest Stories

Up Close: Who is Analilia Mejia, Democratic nominee for New Jersey's 11th Congressional district

Analilia Mejia sent political shockwaves everywhere after winning the Democratic nomination for New Jersey's 11th Congressional district.

Feb 17

Tom Malinowski concedes to Analilia Mejia in NJ primary race

Tom Malinowski conceded the NJ-11 special Democratic primary election for Gov. Mikie Sherrill's former seat and congratulated Analilia Mejia on her upset win.

Feb 10

Tom Malinowski, Analilia Mejia locked in tight race in NJ's special House Democratic primary

A former congressman and a onetime political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a tight race to become the Democratic nominee for a U.S. House seat from New Jersey.

Feb 6

Kathryn Garcia expected to be confirmed as Port Authority's new executive director

More than a decade of power struggles over the Port Authority is set to end Thursday when Kathryn Garcia is confirmed as the agency's new executive director.

Feb 5

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Mikie Sherrill sworn in as New Jersey governor, makes good on campaign promise

The former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor was sworn in as the 57th governor of New Jersey.

Jan 21

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