A sweeping new report examining recent federal health policy changes is sparking urgent conversation across New Jersey, where health advocates, medical providers, and residents...
The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election promises to be a pivotal moment in the state's political landscape. With a contest shaping up between U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican, the stakes are high, and both candidates have their sights set on leading the state through some of its most pressing challenges. As the election approaches, voters are grappling with questions surrounding affordability, infrastructure, and leadership, all while both campaigns face a series of challenges.
The Candidates: A Study in Contrast
Mikie Sherrill’s candidacy brings a fresh perspective to New Jersey politics. A former Navy pilot, prosecutor, and four-term Congresswoman, Sherrill has built a reputation as a pragmatic leader with a...
WALL TOWNSHIP – Mikie Sherrill was angry, so angry that she discarded her planned speech at Saturday’s Monmouth County Democratic convention to make a larger point.
“We believe you don’t take an oath to MAGA, you take an oath to the Constitution,” she said.
Sherrill, a Navy veteran and CD-11 House member, was reacting to the Friday firing of Admiral Lisa Franchetti as Navy chief. She was one of a number of top military officials, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Q. Brown, dismissed by the Trump Administration. There had been comments that the Administration saw Franchetti as a “DEI hire.”
Sherrill said she spent...