Annette Chaparro Archives - New Jersey Globe

Legislative Latino Caucus celebrates Oct. 5 census deadline

September 30, 2020 12:43 pm

The Legislative Latino Caucus celebrated Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s announcement saying the Census Bureau would continue its counts until Oct. 5. “We are grateful the Secretary of Commerce made the decision to extend the Census until October 5. The Census...

Stack set to introduce early voting bill in coming weeks

July 30, 2020 3:11 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) intends to introduce a bill to allow early voting in the coming weeks. “I would support it, and I’ll sponsor it,” Stack told the New Jersey Globe Thursday. “I have something I’m working on...

LD33 Dems fume over parks provision in three-month budget

June 30, 2020 3:08 pmJune 30, 2020 5:30 pm

Lawmakers in the 33rd legislative district are incensed over a provision in the three-month supplemental budget signed into law Tuesday that orders the Department of Environmental Protection to seek private assistance for New Jersey’s state parks. “The irony of sneaking...

Murphy praises Stack on rental assistance program

May 31, 2020 6:10 pm

Legislation sponsored by State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) to create a $100 million emergency rental assistance program for residential tenants facing a loss of income due to the coronavirus pandemic is winning praise from Gov. Phil Murphy and a...

Hudson Democrats backing Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 8:26 pmMay 30, 2020 8:30 pm

The entire nine-member Hudson County legislative delegation announced on Saturday evening that they will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to borrow $9 billion to help the state deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hudson County Executive...

Chaparro undecided on open presidential primary

March 5, 2020 4:29 pm

Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro is undecided on the prospect of an open presidential primary. “I have honestly not even thought of that. There’s so much going on that I didn’t really think of it,” she said. “I’m open to anything at...

Murphy adds three votes for millionaire’s tax

May 31, 2019 3:32 pmJune 1, 2019 12:27 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today picked up three more votes in the legislature in his bid to pass a millionaire’s tax, with State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) announcing their support of...