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Democratic US Rep. Josh Gottheimer announces run for New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey launched a long-expected campaign for governor Friday, pledging to make the state more affordable. Gottheimer's announcement comes just over week after he won reelection for a fourth term in the House in his...
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting...
The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump's resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening a job that must be filled by March 1,...
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 Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in April after more than 11 years in office. Running to replace him are Democrat LaMonica McIver, president of the...
New Jersey Democrat George Helmy sworn in as replacement for Menendez in the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez. Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat and former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was sworn in on Monday and will serve in office for about two months until the November...
New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure Philadelphia 76ers
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Seeking to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river, New Jersey is offering up to $400 million in tax credits and outlining plans for a sprawling mixed-use waterfront development. In a letter dated Monday, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's administration said...
The Latest: Day 2 of the DNC features the Obamas and second gentleman Doug Emhoff
Day two of the Democratic National Convention has begun. Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke at the DNC, a day after the unofficial farewell for President Joe Biden, who served eight years as Obama’s vice president....
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigns from Senate after bribery convictions
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's Senate career came to a close Tuesday, capping roughly five decades in Democratic politics that took him from the local school board to chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just over a month after a jury convicted him on...
