Election 2017: Key seats change parties in A.C. area
While election night was a near-sweep for Democrats across the state, one important state Senate seat turned Republican: Legislative District 2.
Republican Assemblyman Chris Brown bucked the Democrat-turning trend to capture the state Senate seat...
Hackensack Meridian exec Lozano to head Murphy transition team
Jose Lozano, the chief of staff at Hackensack Meridian Health who has a long background in politics both at the state and national level, will lead the transition team for Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, it...
State added 6,500 jobs in October, ADP reports
New Jersey added 6,500 private sector jobs during October, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report.
The Roseland-based company releases monthly reports on regional and state non-farm private employment in collaboration with Moody's Analytics Inc.
The...
Election 2017: Murphy addresses business community after win
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, moments after being declared the easy winner in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election, spoke to the business community while telling his supporters his plans for the New Jersey economy.
The details are still to...
Election 2017: What big wins for Democrats mean for business
The election of Phil Murphy as governor, giving Democrats full control of New Jersey’s executive and legislative branches for the first time since 2005, was not the only significant change that came about following...
Election 2017: ‘Sweeping success’ for South Asian community
Election night was a “sweeping success across the board” for South Asians in New Jersey, who have been increasingly visible as a political force.
The group has pursued greater representation on all political levels —...
Election 2017: Guadagno ‘would not have done anything differently’
Both Gov.-elect Phil Murphy and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker emphatically stated that Murphy’s election victory was a repudiation of President Donald Trump.
How much it can be tied to the national political climate is uncertain,...
NJEDA program worth $46M to 39 tech, biotech firms
Dozens of technology and biotechnology companies in the state will get financial help, courtesy of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Through New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program, 39 will share more than...
Election eve poll: Murphy up by double digits, Guadagno closing
Democrat Phil Murphy maintains a two-digit lead in the governor’s race, boosted by big leads among women and non-white voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released the day before the election.
The 12-point lead...
Political institute director leaves Rider for new Rowan post
Benjamin Dworkin, the director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, is leaving Rider University to become director of Rowan University’s new Institute for Public Policy.
“Ben will start here in January 2018,” a...
