Ron Rice

On the March 18 edition of the WBGO Journal, we look at the legacy of former New Jersey State Senator Ron Rice, Jon Kalish reports on the battle against child marriage, and host Doug Doyle chats with Prudential Emerging Visionary Mark Leschinsky

On the next edition of Newark Today, we’ll be discussing the state of public safety in New Jersey’s largest city and the passing of State Senator Ron Rice, with Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz Frage' in studio.

Black and Latino leaders in New Jersey say Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are not doing enough to advance the cause of social justice in the…

Governor Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill requiring all New Jersey public school buildings to be equipped with a panic alarm linked with law…

Some New Jersey lawmakers are introducing legislation to restore voting rights to people with criminal convictions.Senator Ron Rice says his bill would…

Some New Jersey lawmakers are introducing legislation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.Senator Bob Singer is one of the bill’s…

More than 94,000 New Jersey residents with criminal convictions are not allowed to vote. Civil rights groups are pushing for that to change.Blacks make up…

It’s been over two decades since plundering graduation rates, and overall poor performance forced the state to seize control of Newark Public Schools. In…

Two New Jersey Senators want to hold landlords accountable for dangerous, unsanitary conditions in subsidized rental housing.Democrat Ron Rice says the…

New Jersey has an old law banning students from bringing pagers to school without written permission from the school board.Lawmakers are moving to repeal…