Steve Sweeney

Senate President Steve Sweeney will officially concede the election to truck-driver Edward Durr today, completing an epic fall from power that sent shockwaves through the state's entire political landscape.

Murphy said he’s stunned that Senate President Steve Sweeney has apparently lost to a Republican challenger with a shoestring budget who’s never held public office, truck driver Edward Durr.

New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his party reeling.

A truck driver from South Jersey may just have beaten the second most powerful man in the state.

N.J. Elections: You Can Win Spending $ 153 & Lose Spending $ 7 Million. New Jersey state Senate president Steve Sweeney loses his seat to unknown Edward Durr.

Although schools have gotten nearly $2.5B in the latest federal coronavirus recovery law, officials tell lawmakers they need more aid for HVAC work.

The NJEA's endorsement of Sweeney may not exactly signal an end to their long simmering feud, but rather a détente. Sweeney does not let go of grudges easily, and neither does the NJEA.

Homestead benefits will be updated so they are finally calculated on more recent property tax information, under a state budget agreement announced Monday.

Assemblyman Hal Wirths called the bill “a charade” and was among a long line of Republicans who criticized the process for considering it, which skipped committee hearings where the public could have its say.

Public outcry derailed legislative attempts to extend Gov. Murphy's sweeping pandemic powers last month, so legislative leaders are banning the public from having any say on the matter when it comes up for a vote later today.