Anthony Bucco Archives - New Jersey Globe

‘Make Polluters Pay’ Act gets pressure from business groups, GOP

June 29, 2026 4:51 pmJune 29, 2026 4:55 pm

As the “Make Polluters Pay Act” moves closer to a floor vote, opposition from Republicans and New Jersey’s business community is escalating, while growing signs of Democratic division are raising new questions about whether the legislation has enough support to...

Helen Bucco, wife and mother of senators, dies at 86

May 1, 2026 10:56 amMay 1, 2026 7:45 pm

Helen Bucco, the mother of Senate Minority Leader Anthony M. Bucco and the wife of the late State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton), died last night. She was 86. She married Anthony R. Bucco on April 12, 1959. Prior to...

Package of ICE and immigration bills go to Sherrill’s desk

March 23, 2026 5:03 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s desk now holds three bills meant to stifle the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration operations after both chambers of the state Legislature passed the package over the raucous objections of legislative Republicans. One bill would bar law enforcement...

With first Sherrill budget, Senate and Assembly GOP split paths

March 10, 2026 5:39 pm

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and legislative Democrats hammer out a budget this summer, Trenton Republicans will hold little control over the process. They can ask probing questions in upcoming budget hearings, but they lack the numbers to block a budget...

As feds send mixed signals, local GOP legislators say Roxbury isn’t ready for ICE facility

February 19, 2026 3:15 pmFebruary 19, 2026 3:19 pm

On Wednesday, an already-foggy situation in Roxbury became downright confusing. Gothamist, a New York City-based publication, reported that federal immigration officials had purchased a warehouse in Roxbury to convert into a migrant detention facility, citing a Department of Homeland Security...

Murphy celebrates tenure in farewell address

January 13, 2026 5:16 pmJanuary 14, 2026 12:36 pm

In his farewell address before the New Jersey Legislature on Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy declared that the Garden State is stronger after his eight years in office. Murphy, who leaves office next Tuesday, repeatedly argued the state is “stronger and...

Bucco, Corrado propose statewide guidelines for ballot security

October 21, 2025 5:18 amOctober 21, 2025 9:28 am

Seeking consistency in how counties count votes in New Jersey, Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco and State Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-Totowa) are proposing legislation that would mandate statewide guidelines for securing and counting vote-by-mail ballots. Bucco and Corrado want to...