After just over two months as acting commissioner, Justin Zimmerman was officially nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy this morning to be the permanent commissioner of the state Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI), succeeding former Commissioner Marlene Caride. Zimmerman had...
The New Jersey State Senate confirmed seven new Superior Court judges today, likely representing the final Superior Court nominations the Senate will consider before the legislature’s spring voting session ends this Friday. Three of those nominees are prominent names who...
The New Jersey State Senate confirmed eight new judges to the Superior Court today, all of them on unanimous votes. Two of the new judges, Niki Arbittier and Caroline Oliveira, were approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee just this morning,...
Allison Chris Myers was confirmed by the State Senate today as the chair and CEO of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, making her – among other things – the first openly transgender Senate-confirmed cabinet official in New Jersey history....
Editor’s Note: This story was updated with comment from Saidel at 4:56 p.m. Gov. Phil Murphy batted aside a question about the qualifications of members of his public bank implementation board Thursday. Many of those appointed to the 14-member board,...
New Jersey hasn’t had an African American Republican legislator since Tom Smith (R-Asbury Park) died in 2002. That could change next month, if Antwan McClellan wins his bid for State Assembly in the potentially close 1st district Assembly race. A...
The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 36th district for incumbents Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) and Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park). They have defeated their primary opponent, Edward Tolga Gonca. Schaer and Calabrese will face...