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FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New Jersey’s longest serving state legislator and former governor Richard Codey dies

January 11, 2026

Longtime New Jersey legislator and former acting governor Richard “Dick” Codey has died. That’s according to his wife, Mary Jo Codey. Codey’s family wrote Sunday that he had died peacefully surrounded by family following a brief illness. Richard Codey was first elected to the state Assembly in 1974, moving to the Senate in 1982 and serving there until 2010. The Democrat was active on multiple issues, including stem cell research funding and mental health care. He spent 8 years as Senate president and filled in three times as New Jersey’s acting governor. He was 79.

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FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid warms up prior to Game 4 in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Golden State Warriors, Monday, May 12, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, file)

NBA player’s sister fatally shot at New Jersey apartment complex, her boyfriend charged with murder

September 8, 2025

The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment complex by her boyfriend. Twenty-nine-year-old Shaquille Green has been charged with murder. Ocean County prosecutors say Jackson police went to the Paragon apartment complex around 11 a.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of shots fired. They soon found 28-year-old Toraya Reid unresponsive. Officers also saw Green running down a nearby road, and he was soon taken into custody without incident. Prosecutors say Toraya Reid and Green had been in “a dating relationship” but did not provide further details. They didn’t know whether Green had retained an attorney.

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FILE - The DuPont logo is seen on a sign at the entrance to the company's Spruance Plant on April 22, 2008, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

New Jersey says 3 chemical makers agree to ‘forever chemical’ settlement worth up to $2 billion

August 4, 2025

DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” The agreement was announced Monday. State officials say the deal with DuPont, Chemours and Corteva is the largest such settlement in state history. It calls for the companies to pay $875 million over 25 years and create a remediation fund of up $1.2 billion. The companies will split the costs under the deal, which must still be approved by the courts. PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” are a group of chemicals that have been around for decades and have now spread into the nation’s air, water and soil.

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