Rutgers University workers will strike, a historic first for New Jersey’s state school

Rutgers University workers will strike, a historic first for New Jersey’s state school

[ad_1] “We are not alone,” Todd Wolfson, general vice president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, said in an online meeting after the vote. “The strikes that are happening right here in New Jersey and in other parts of the country right now are building on a historic strike wave in higher education.” The strike means instruction and … Read more

New Jersey’s MAGA Cinderella faces a new test: Getting reelected when both parties want him gone

New Jersey’s MAGA Cinderella faces a new test: Getting reelected when both parties want him gone

[ad_1] But not long after Durr donned a suit and entered the Statehouse in Trenton, the TV cameras stopped following him. He soon faced the reality of his situation: He’s a backbencher in a minority party — someone with little clout and, on top of that, someone who Democrats want to work against. Durr now … Read more

How a Trump pardon resurrected one of New Jersey’s most powerful Republicans

How a Trump pardon resurrected one of New Jersey’s most powerful Republicans

[ad_1] But a key connection to Donald Trump got Gilmore a pardon on the president’s last day in the White House. By the following year, Gilmore had again become a force in New Jersey politics, so much so that the state’s Democratic governor and a Democratic state senator in a neighboring county — Vin Gopal, … Read more

Federal judge blocks more of New Jersey’s new gun carry law

Federal judge blocks more of New Jersey’s new gun carry law

[ad_1] The new law, which Gov. Phil Murphy signed in December, revamped the state’s gun carry application process and requirements, and established “sensitive places” where guns could not be carried. The law was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June which drastically expanded the scope of who could carry guns outside the … Read more