PHOTO: Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver was the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office in New Jersey, winning the vote alongside Murphy in 2017 and again in 2021.
United States

Sheila Y. Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71

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Politics

U.S. Senate Democrats push ‘Buy America’ bills ahead of tough 2024 elections

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti talks with major commanders, deputy commanders and senior enlisted personnel, including Capt. John Stafford, commander of Submarine Squadron 4, and Capt. Eric Sager, commanding officer of the Naval Submarine School, during a meeting at the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Towner)
Politics

President Joe Biden nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be first woman to lead U.S. Navy

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington, U.S. September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Politics

IRS steps toward a new free-file tax return system have both supporters and critics mobilizing

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Money

U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push

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Education

Sen. Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Nationally

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Construction

US advances $6.88 billion grant for key tunnel between New York City and New Jersey

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Politics

The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren’t there more women?

President Joe Biden speaks on the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in college admissions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Politics

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

Governor Murphy signed three bills into law to promote a comprehensive vision for a 21st-century New Jersey economy including legislation making major investments in the offshore wind and film industries and legislation promoting urban and residential development at EEW American Offshore Structures (AOS), Paulsboro Marine Terminal, Paulsboro NJ, July 6, 2023. (Rich Hundley III/Governor’s Office)
United States

Governor Murphy Signs Major Legislation to Generate Good-Paying Union Jobs and Accelerate Growth of Emerging Sectors

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Entrepreneurs

‘Central Jersey Exists’ Wines to Celebrate New Legislation to Put Central Jersey on State Tourism Map

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