Jelani Gibson

1 day ago | nj.com | Katie Kausch |Jelani Gibson

New Jersey is headed into one of its most packed primary elections in decades next week, with nearly a dozen candidates vying to be their party’s top pick for governor. Winners in Tuesday’s primary will secure the Democratic and Republican nominations to run in November’s general election to replace outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy. All 80 seats in the state Assembly are also on the ballot along with local races.

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Jelani Gibson |Chris Sheldon

Gov. Phil Murphy called for NJ Transit and the union representing hundreds of engineers to “get back to the table and seal a deal” as the strike deadline loomed. “This much is without dispute, we must reach a final deal that is both fair to employees and at the same time affordable for New Jersey’s commuters,” Murphy said during a press conference. “NJ Transit is facing a sobering fiscal reality,” Murphy continued.

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Susan Livio |Jelani Gibson

New Jersey budget forecasters say tax collections are likely to rise by $785 million over what Gov. Phil Murphy predicted when he introduced the state budget three months ago, budget analysts said Wednesday. The Office of Legislative Services’ positive revenue projection is based on the current and coming fiscal years.

4 weeks ago | nj.com | Jelani Gibson |Brent Johnson

A day after the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city was arrested at an immigration detention center in the city, a spokeswoman suggested President Donald Trump‘s administration may also arrest Democratic members of Congress. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview Saturday morning on CNN that “there will likely be more arrests coming” in addition to the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Friday.

4 weeks ago | nj.com | Steve Strunsky |Jelani Gibson

Three members of Congress denied an accusation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that “stormed a gate and broke into” an immigrant detention center just before Newark’s mayor was arrested on Friday. “That’s a lie,” U.S. Rep. Lamonica McIver, D-10th District, said upon reading a statement released by DHS late Friday afternoon. “None of this happened.”DHS issued the statement following the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras J.