Cory Booker’s Brother Got Top N.J. Education Job After Poor Tenure Leading Charter School

One teacher said she had 'no idea what he did' during the first year of operation

Philip Caldwell
July 11, 2019 12:15 PM

Cary Booker, older brother of senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker (D., N.J.), landed a top education job in the New Jersey governor’s administration in June despite an abysmal record leading a charter school in Tennessee, according to a report by NJ Advance Media.

Former Staffers Bash ‘Narcissistic, Egotistical Sociopath’ Josh Gottheimer (D)

Charlie Hoffmann
May 22, 2019 6:30 PM

New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D., N.J.) doesn't want his staff sleeping when he sends them emails, even if it's the middle of the night.

Data Undermine Booker Claim of Newark Rebound

Promises to bring change that didn't happen in Newark to rural America

Charles Fain Lehman
April 24, 2019 12:00 PM

Presidential contender Cory Booker (D.) claimed in a Tuesday interview with the Carroll Times Herald that he can bring the same revitalization to rural America that he did to Newark, N.J.

NJ Dem. Gov. Recall Petition Approved, Hundreds Mobilized to Get Signatures

Law enforcement, vets disapprove of Murphy's immigration policies

Mary Lou Lang
April 23, 2019 11:25 AM

A petition to recall Gov. Phil Murphy (D.) was approved by the New Jersey Division of Elections after months of delays, and organizers are now mobilizing to collect enough signatures for a recall election to remove him over what they say are his misguided and radical policies.

New Jersey Says Takedown Notice Sent to Gun-Rights Website Was Fake

Says notice came from servers in Slovak Republic

Stephen Gutowski
February 14, 2019 3:50 PM

The New Jersey attorney general's office said on Tuesday that it did not send the takedown notice a gun-rights website recently received that has become the subject of a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Dem Rep Apologizes for Shutdown, Pelosi in First Town Hall

Nic Rowan
January 28, 2019 5:53 PM

Rep. Andy Kim (D., N.J.) apologized for the recent 35-day-long government shutdown at his first town hall meeting on Sunday.

Dem Energy and Commerce Chair on Push to Reject Fossil Fuel Donations: It’s the ‘Wrong Way to Go’

Cameron Cawthorne
January 8, 2019 5:08 PM

NJ Doesn’t Say How It Will Enforce Magazine Confiscation After Court Upholds Law

State won't answer questions on how it will deal with owners of magazines holding more than 10 rounds

Stephen Gutowski
December 8, 2018 5:00 AM

New Jersey law enforcement officials refused to say on Thursday how they planned to go about enforcing the state's ban on the possession of any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, which goes into effect on Monday.

Accuser: NJ Dem Governor’s Staff Continued ‘Working With My Rapist Until It Impacted Them’

Aryssa Damron
December 4, 2018 4:59 PM

An official in the administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D.) testified on Tuesday about the sexual assault she says she suffered at the hands of a senior campaign worker, accusing the governor's staff of failing to act properly in response to her report of rape.

Gov. Murphy Fine Dines While Storm Wreaks Havoc on NJ Residents

Mary Lou Lang
November 20, 2018 1:29 PM

As unplowed roads during last week's snowstorm in New Jersey was causing thousands of accidents and commuters were stranded Governor Phil Murphy was eating dinner at a four-star restaurant with his wife.