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NBCSL Remembers Senator Ronald Rice   NBCSL Remembers Senator Ronald Rice Ronald L. Rice, a longtime public servant of New Jersey, served in the New Jersey State Senate representing the… Read More

Former NBCSL Member Senator Ronald L. Rice has Died   A New Jersey political legend transitioned from the earth today. Former State Senator Ronald L. Rice of Newark, never cynical,… Read More

State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams killed in highway collision State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams was killed last night in a motor vehicle collision on Route 9. Williams, a Middletown Democrat, was… Read More

The National Black Caucus of State Legislators elects Laura Hall as 15th president  Laura Hall, the newly elected president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), officially assumes… Read More

A lifetime of service: Rep. Cobb-Hunter named 2022 T&D Person of the Year   Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, has served in the S.C. House for 32 years and is the… Read More

Rachel Talbot Ross becomes 1st Black House speaker in Maine's history   Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland made history on Wednesday by becoming the first Black lawmaker elected as… Read More

Rep. Barbara Ward Cooper Passes at 93   MEMPHIS—Tennessee Rep. Barbara Ward Cooper, a decorated educator, highly regarded community advocate and longtime member of the state House who championed reforms… Read More

California Legislative Black Caucus Elects New Leadership   (CBM) SACRAMENTO – The 12 member California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) elected Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) and Sen. Steven Bradford… Read More

Ron Rice, state senator from Newark who took on political bosses, to retire Aug. 31   State Sen. Ronald Rice, a fiercely independent former Newark cop who has served in… Read More

Civil rights icons Diane Nash, Fred Gray awarded Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden   Civil rights icons Diane Nash and Fred Gray on Thursday afternoon were awarded the nation's… Read More