
Democratic Party is cautioned not to take support for granted

Democratic Party is cautioned not to take support for granted

Plus, the political, social and economic progress of NJ’s Black community
(Lowlova under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Openverse)Governor promises overhaul of procedures to boost odds for minority- and women-owned firms
(Princeton Historian; CC BY-SA 4.0)Democrats’ resolution joins growing calls across the country as the temporary ceasefire ends
(Edwin J. Torres/ Governor’s Office: CC BY-NC 2.0; NJ Spotlight News)Colleagues, advocates work to engage new Black, people of color as candidates
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Lawmakers cleared bills on car theft, mental health, housing and much, much more
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Advocates say anti-crime focus could stymie advances for nonwhite New Jerseyans
NJ Spotlight NewsRepublican congressional candidate Billy Prempeh attempted to disrupt press conference

Minority groups also say they’re being shut out of leadership roles

Will the group be able to make transformative change, especially in an election year?

Members of the Legislative Black Caucus made an impassioned plea for better representation and more diversity within the four-person panel that’ll decide how the $9.9 ...

Sen. Ron Rice is getting the credit — or, in some circles, the blame — for derailing the effort to pass a law legalizing recreational ...

A joint committee assessed the Murphy administration's progress in supporting minority and women-owned businesses.

Backed by a star lineup of social justice advocates, Murphy seized the bully pulpit to argue that legalizing recreational marijuana is nothing less than a ...

Four years after his release from prison, Virgil Grant owns 30 California marijuana licenses valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. He crisscrosses the country ...

Assemblyman Jamel Holley has put forth a series of amendments to garner support to advance a bill to legalize marijuana statewide. One of the key ...

The word in Trenton on Thursday is that both houses have agreed on the parameters of the budget.

The Legislative Black Caucus hosted a series of hearings in the hopes of slowing down the marijuana legalization effort in the state.

Eighteen of New Jersey’s 120 state lawmakers are African-American. They make up the Legislative Black Caucus. The caucus, the NAACP and other organizations held three ...

Christie's top agenda item -- to end the heroin epidemic -- is being expanded across state lines. State control of local schools may come to ...