LD 27

Dem 2017 gubernatorial hopefuls dance to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s annual ball

A posse of potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates descended on Newark last week to attend Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's 2nd Annual Mayor's Ball. The July 1 event marked both the one-year anniversary of the start of Baraka's term as mayor, as well as demonstrated the continued star power of New Jersey's largest city in the constellation of statewide power politics.

By Mark Bonamo

Codey: North Jersey casino race “inspired by South Jersey”

TRENTON - As the competition for potential future casinos continues to furiously swirl around North Jersey, state Senator Richard Codey (D-27) posed a theory about why competing casino sites in Newark, Jersey City and the Meadowlands region are now vying to gamble on the gaming industry. Hint: the source comes from a place where Eagles soar above both Jets and Giants.

By Mark Bonamo

Maplewood protest about Assembly bill underscores ongoing N.J. education policy struggle over charter schools

MAPLEWOOD - More than 100 people protested in front of the Maplewood office of state Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-27) on Tuesday morning, decrying her support of a proposed bill that they believe hurts the future of charter schools, a critical issue echoed in next-door Newark, across New Jersey and around the nation.

By Mark Bonamo

Assembly judiciary hearing in Bayonne on proposed Exxon settlement draws ire from politicos, public

By Mark Bonamo

Murphy backs Luciano from behind the bar

By Mark Bonamo

In South Orange, Collum, first female village president, takes charge

By Mark Bonamo

At Christie town hall meeting, Exxon settlement debate oozes in the background

By Mark Bonamo

Rice on 2017 Democratic gubernatorial bid: “I may run myself”

By Mark Bonamo

Dems 2017: Codey, Lesniak both show ambition to be N.J. governor

By Mark Bonamo

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page