Anthony Bucco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bucco, Amato renew push for gas tax deduction as gas prices rise

September 22, 2026 10:25 pm

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco and State Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-Berkeley) are renewing their push for legislation that would allow New Jersey residents to deduct state fuel taxes from their gross income taxes. S-1559, introduced in January, would allow...

Marisa Sweeney actively mulling Senate bid vs. Bucco

September 18, 2026 7:05 pmSeptember 18, 2026 9:27 pm

Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney (D-Morristown), the upset winner of a reliably Republican seat in the 25th legislative district last year, is seriously considering challenging Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco (R-Boonton) in 2027, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. This could set...

Barry Parker, former Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader, dies at 93

September 17, 2026 3:15 pmSeptember 21, 2026 7:22 pm

Barry T. Parker, an affable and admired former Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader who sought the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey in 1981, died on September 16. He was 93. During his fourteen years in Trenton, Parker...

Bucco, DiMaio call for legislative probe of Caldwell allegations

September 10, 2026 1:29 pmSeptember 10, 2026 6:54 pm

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco and Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio are calling for a bipartisan legislative investigation into allegations involving Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell and the Sherrill administration’s handling of the matter. In a letter sent Thursday to Senate...

12 Takeaways on Sherrill’s LG probe

September 8, 2026 6:01 amSeptember 8, 2026 7:43 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration has opened an internal investigation into Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, creating an early test of the governor’s commitment to transparency and putting her handling of an uncomfortable matter under scrutiny. Sherrill has not addressed the allegations...

Bucco proposes returning unexpected state revenue to taxpayers

September 2, 2026 11:49 amSeptember 2, 2026 11:49 am

Senate Republican Leader Anthony Bucco plans to introduce legislation requiring unexpected state revenue to be set aside for taxpayer relief rather than spent through the annual budget process. Bucco said the proposal would establish an “Unanticipated Revenue Fund” as the...

GOP legislative leaders press Chiesa firm for answers on noncitizen voter registrations

August 24, 2026 1:54 pm

New Jersey’s Republican legislative leaders are pressing the law firm conducting an internal investigation of the state’s voter-registration controversy to determine whether government failures, inadequate oversight or a flawed state-approved process allowed thousands of noncitizens to be registered. Senate Minority...