Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey died on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the age of 79. "Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully ...

In the past 200 years, New Jersey has had an acting governor a dozen times. But no one in that position has made as much of an imprint as Richard J. Codey, the state Senate president who unexpectedly ...

TRENTON -- It was something Senate President Richard Codey had done countless times before — posing for a grip-and-grin photo in the ornate and empty Senate chamber, accepting a plaque in his honor.

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Former Gov. Dick Codey said Thursday a feud with Gov. Chris Christie over judicial nominees is demeaning to the office of the governor and needs to stop, and he called ...

Richard Codey, who served as acting governor of New Jersey and was the state's longest-serving lawmaker, died Sunday. He was 79. His family announced his death, “after a brief illness,” on his ...

My wife would roll her eyes when I used that line whenever then-Gov. Richard Codey called. He was not reaching out to a sports columnist, of course, to break down the latest budget impasse or offer ...

Former Gov. and current Sen. Richard Codey, D-27 th District, unexpectedly announced Aug. 14 that he would not be seeking re-election this fall and will retire. “I’m not gonna lie, this is a tough day ...

State Sen. Richard Codey - a former governor - will retire, ending 50 years in the New Jersey Legislature. Codey, the longest-serving lawmaker in New Jersey, will serve out the rest of his Senate term ...

A sign in the principal's office at Gregory Elementary School in West Orange says, "Life isn't about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." Michele Thompson, the ...