New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver to lie in state in the capitol rotunda

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will lie in state in the statehouse’s rotunda. Oliver died earlier this month after a short hospital stay for an undisclosed illness. Oliver’s casket will be escorted by a New Jersey State Police honor guard and lie in the recently renovated rotunda until Thursday evening. Members of the public will be permitted to pay their respects to Oliver, who was the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey history. She was also the first Black woman to be Assembly speaker.