Colleagues, advocates work to engage new Black, people of color as candidates

Rice served at various levels of government for 40 years

Successors to Sen. Ron Rice, Assemblyman Ronald Dancer elected

Outpouring of appreciation for Rice across party lines

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

If the last-ditch effort passes, a full vote could be held in both houses on Monday and avoid a deadline that would have forced a ...

New language in a so-called cleanup marijuana bill that made its way through an Assembly committee on Friday downgrades possession to a civil offense for ...

In the general election in November, voters will be asked if they want to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey.

New Jersey's Senate Law and Public Safety Committee advanced a bill to increase minority recruitment for police departments. One senator said the numbers show one ...

Legislative leaders move forward with Plan B after repeatedly failing to secure enough votes to enact a law allowing recreational use of marijuana

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

Democratic leaders said they did not have the votes, now looking to a November 2020 referendum

Advocates and lawmakers want the state to study the impact and legacy of slavery in New Jersey and take action in the lame-duck session.

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

Sen. Ron Rice, who has been leading the effort to decriminalize marijuana possession in lieu of legalization, joined other lawmakers and advocates to continue pushing ...

Newark's first black mayor laid the foundation for the city's renaissance.

The legislators, who both oppose legalization, hope the ballot process will allow voters to become more informed.

Sources say hurdles have been cleared, but critics say there's more work to do.

There was overwhelming support for a bill that would restore the voting rights of felons who are currently incarcerated and on probation or parole.

At a conference in Newark, health care workers, policy makers and state leaders are gathering. Proposing prevention strategies and improvements to obstetric care.