Andy Kim had a really big smile on his face after his lawsuit to end New Jersey’s controversial “county line” primary ballot was granted a preliminary injunction Friday. It was a monumental decision in New Jersey politics and has the potential to alter the state’s county boss system that’s concentrated power with a small group […]
A federal judge on Friday granted New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim’s request for a new ballot design, dealing a blow to the Garden State’s political machine. Kim, who is running for Senate this year, and two House candidates filed a lawsuit in February challenging the state’s unique ballot design known as the “county line.” […]
I am a high school senior who will be starting my college career in September. I am writing this letter to express how the labor movement supports the needs of all working families. My family has been involved with organized labor for several generations, starting with my grandfather and continuing with my father. Being union […]
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim said Sunday night that he plans to take the favorable position on Senate primary ballots in parts of the state that he had criticized first lady Tammy Murphy for during the Democratic primary. But if he has his way in court, that benefit would go away. In an online press conference […]
Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey governor Phil Murphy, suspended her bid for U.S. Senate on Sunday, after running a campaign that critics claimed was nepotistic. The first lady of the Garden State had been vying to win the Democratic primary for the upcoming U.S. Senate election, in light of Sen. Bob Menendez‘s federal […]
After about four months on the trail, first lady Tammy Murphy suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. In a video posted to social media, Murphy said that she wanted to make sure voters heard from her directly. Tammy Murphy speaks with supporters outside the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court spent two hours wrestling Friday with a case that alleges energy regulators approved a major gas pipeline expansion by ignoring New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s climate change goals and, in turn, made them even harder to meet. The case, pending before a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court […]
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has tapped a longtime Democratic operative to be her campaign manager to guide her bid to replace Sen. Bob Menendez. The hiring of Maggie Moran comes after Murphy’s prior campaign manager, Max Glass, left after only a few weeks on the job. When Glass departed, Murphy’s top rival for […]
Applications for 2024 peak-season part-time jobs in New Jersey’s state parks, forests and historic sites are now being accepted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. According to a press release from the NJDEP, Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced on Thursday that the department is seeking applicants to fill at least 800 jobs ahead of […]
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — When New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy walked up to Rep. Andy Kim last weekend to congratulate him with a handshake after his third consecutive win in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat, the goodwill gesture represented a surprise within a surprise. The Senate seat only became competitive because […]
As New Jersey students recover from pandemic learning loss, Katherine Bassett believes high-impact tutoring is the best way to improve math and literacy skills. Bassett, chief executive officer of the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, said high-impact tutoring is needed for students — particularly in high poverty areas that are often understaffed and under-resourced. “It helps […]
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman on Thursday endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in his Senate campaign against New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, becoming the first one in the upper chamber to weigh in on one of the country’s closely watched Democratic primaries. For Kim, the backing by Fetterman adds a well-known name to a growing roster […]