Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr. New Jersey residents will have a chance to elect their next governor on Nov. 2. The candidates are current Gov. Phil Murphy, who has held the position since 2018, and former state assembly member Jack Ciattarelli, who served between 2011 and 2018. Two gubernatorial […]
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Former Alabama Governor Resigns to Deal with Scandal
Former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley just resigned from office after dealing with a scandal that has been surrounding his office for years. In order to understand the scope of this story, one must jump back in history. Three out of Alabama’s last six governors were found guilty of various crimes. […]
Panel Addresses the State of Budget at Roundtable
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda On Feb. 16, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie outlined his proposed state budget for the 2017 fiscal year. While the governor did not spend much time on the topic of higher education, he indicated that the appropriations devoted to senior public institutions, community colleges and NJ […]
Governor Brown Sets Precedent for Bisexual Visibility
Photo Courtesy of Josh Goldberg, Wikimedia Kate Brown, former secretary of state, made inaugural history after becoming the nation’s first openly bisexual governor on Feb. 18, following the resignation of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in the aftermath of an influence-peddling scandal involving his fiancée. While Kitzhaber sits under investigation by […]
Students Share Opinions As Christie Considers Presidency
Photo by Steve Fallon With November 2016 quickly approaching, many members of the Ramapo College community are beginning to speculate which candidates will enter the presidential ring and battle it out for the ultimate political honor — becoming the 45th president of the United States. This has been a particularly […]