Justice Anne Patterson reconfirmed for state high court
Gov. Chris Christie appointee Justice Anne Patterson was reconfirmed for the state Supreme Court without the contention that riddled the previous administration.
Michael Aron has been an integral part of New Jersey public television and synonymous with Trenton political coverage for decades. Referred to by colleagues as the “Dean of the Statehouse Press Corps”, he currently serves as NJTV News Chief Political Correspondent and host of two popular public affairs programs, On the Record with Michael Aron and Reporters Roundtable with Michael Aron.
Michael has been a journalist since 1970, starting at Seattle Magazine, then West Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, Rolling Stone and New Jersey Monthly. He started at NJN in 1982 and has won a number of broadcast awards, including a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award.
Aron has interviewed every New Jersey governor, state Supreme Court chief justice and legislative leader during his tenure, plus a number of presidential candidates. He has covered national political conventions, trade missions abroad and all the major political issues of the state.
Adding to his distinguished career, Aron was recently awarded The League of Municipalities’ 2015 Distinguished Public Service Award and was ranked number one on PolitickerNJ’s 2015 Power List.
He attended college at Harvard, graduate school at Princeton. He is a native of Philadelphia, lives in Montclair and has three grown daughters.
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Assembly Housing Committee holds a contentious public hearing
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee held a contentious public hearing to spur the conversation about New Jersey's affordable housing issue.
Murphy signs law to ‘modernize’ school funding formula
Three hundred ninety-one districts around the state will see an increase in direct state aid this year, 171 will see a reduction and 14 will see no change.
Senate president seeks to dilute governor’s power
As the Senate Budget Committee heard testimony about the proposal, it was hard to escape the idea there is a political component to Sweeney's plan.
Murphy bans smoking at public beaches, parks
The 2006 law banned smoking in bars and restaurants. This new law takes effect in six months and fines people for smoking on beaches and in parks.
Jersey City becomes first in state to decriminalize marijuana
The debate over marijuana legalization is far from over in Trenton. In the meantime, Jersey City became the first municipality in New Jersey to decriminalize the drug.
Marijuana bill amendments do little to change mind of key opponent
Assemblyman Jamel Holley has put forth a series of amendments to garner support to advance a bill to legalize marijuana statewide. One of the key Democrats leading the charge against legalization, ...
Democrats overwhelmingly out-fundraising GOP congressional candidates
The money in the fall election is going overwhelmingly to the Democrats. All five Republican seats and one Democratic seat are considered in play.
CD2 Republican candidate Seth Grossman addresses controversies
The Republican congressional candidate stands by comments he's made on diversity being "crap and un-American" and explains why he shared a post on social media from a white nationalist website.
Ruiz has ‘concerns’ about Murphy PARCC proposals
Gov. Phil Murphy says he will phase out the controversial PARCC test. What will replace it?
Murphy announces plan to phase out controversial PARCC exam
Gov. Phil Murphy announced his plan to phase out the PARCC exam with education commissioner Lamont Repollet at his side. Since the exam's introduction in 2014, it's sparked controversy statewide among ...
After weekend in NJ, Trump returns to DC to announce Supreme Court pick
President Trump is expected to announce his pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Monday evening. Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron breaks down the credentials of the ...
Budget chair discusses $37.4B budget deal
Assembly Budget Chair Eliana Pintor Marin talks about this year's contentious budget negotiations and how legislators ultimately finalized a budget.
Carl Golden breaks down budget fight and its political ramifications
Golden predicts that what Murphy and top legislative leaders went through this budget cycle won't be forgotten, but they'll be able to move on and work together in the future.
NJTV News Special Report: Deal reached, shutdown avoided
With only a few hours remaining before a government shutdown took effect, legislators announced a compromise in budget negotiations.
