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Three South Jersey congressmen win reelection
Nov 5, 2024 · A trio of South Jersey congressmen representing safe congressional districts won reelection Tuesday, the Associated Press projects. Rep. Chris Smith (R-04), the longest …
New Jersey spends $90M a year to imprison parole violators, …
Oct 11, 2024 · About 1,200 people in New Jersey prisons on any given day are parolees who got hauled back to prison — not for committing new crimes, but for missing curfew, relapsing in …
Lawmakers approve tweaks to tax credit program aimed at seniors
Oct 28, 2024 · Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday approved a series of technical fixes meant to prepare for the implementation of Stay NJ, a tax credit program that promises to cut …
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim makes history as first Korean American …
Nov 5, 2024 · Rep. Andy Kim (D-03) is poised to become the first Korean American senator in U.S. history after the Associated Press projected he defeated his Republican opponent, …
Gov. Murphy signs bill tweaking senior citizen tax cut program
Nov 1, 2024 · Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday making a series of technical changes to three state tax relief programs.. The bill seeks to align Stay NJ — a tax credit program that promises …
Nearly 250K turned out on first weekend of early in-person voting …
Nearly a quarter-million New Jerseyans cast machine votes at one of 159 early voting centers statewide this weekend, shattering previous records for early in-person turnout. On Saturday …
As Andy Kim seeks promotion to Senate, new boundaries leave …
Oct 15, 2024 · New Jersey Republicans face a narrow path to victory in the 3rd Congressional District after a new map and a decade of surging registrations leave Democrats with a steep …
New Jersey's Andy Kim, bound for U.S. Senate, calls for 'a politics ...
Nov 5, 2024 · Rep. Andy Kim will ascend to the U.S. Senate seat once held by Bob Menendez, capping a tumultuous campaign that reshaped New Jersey’s ballots and politics.. Kim …
Election infrastructure ready for new ballot design, officials say
Oct 30, 2024 · County clerks told a special legislative panel Tuesday that state election infrastructure could support a redesign of primary ballots, adding some issues encountered in …