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Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers and supporters of smoke-free gambling halls demonstrated Thursday outside a hotel where New Jersey's governor was due to speak. ...
AP Race Call: Democrat Nellie Pou wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District
Democrat Nellie Pou won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Wednesday. Pou won the seat vacated by longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., who died earlier this year. She defeated Republican Billy Prempeh and two others. Pou is a longtime state legislator, serving in the Assembly from 1997 to 2011,...
AP Race Call: Democrat Herb Conaway wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
Democrat Herb Conaway won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Wednesday. Conaway defeated Republican Rajesh Mohan and a handful of other candidates in the 3rd District, which was open because Democratic Rep. Andy Kim ran for the Senate. A former state legislator and Air Force veteran, Conaway...
Democrat Andy Kim wins open New Jersey Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges. Kim, a three-term congressman...
AP Race Call: Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. Watson Coleman defeated Republican Darius Mayfield and two other candidates. A former state lawmaker, she was first elected to central New Jersey's 12th District, which includes Trenton and Princeton, in...
AP Race Call: Democrat Donald Norcross wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. Norcross defeated Republican Teddy Liddell in southern New Jersey's 1st District, which encompasses Camden, just across the river from Philadelphia. A former union electrician and state lawmaker, Norcross was...
AP Race Call: Democrat Frank Pallone wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. Pallone defeated Republican Scott Fegler and three other candidates in New Jersey's 6th District. Pallone, an attorney and former state lawmaker, has served in the House since 1988, including stints as chairman...
New Jersey loves the money from online sports betting, but fears addictive consequences
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Online sports betting is reaping new revenue for New Jersey but also raising concerns about gambling addiction and potential harm to the finances of Atlantic City's casinos that depend on in-person gamblers, sports books and problem gambling treatment workers testified...
LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in April. McIver will serve...
Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation. The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast...
