Benjie Wimberly Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bill barring police from polling places clears Assembly, stalls in Senate

March 25, 2021 7:22 pm

The Assembly advanced a measure barring police officers from loitering within 100 feet of a polling place or drop box Thursday, but the bill stalled in the Senate despite a past version clearing the chamber in a narrow vote last...

Coughlin delays Assembly quorum, giving more time for marijuana negotiations

February 5, 2021 5:06 pmFebruary 5, 2021 6:10 pm

This story was updated with comment from Coughlin at 6:08 p.m. Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) will delay the chamber’s Monday quorum until Feb. 18 to provide more time for negotiations on marijuana legalization, a source in each chamber told...

New marijuana cleanup bill clears Assembly panel

January 29, 2021 3:52 pmJanuary 29, 2021 6:08 pm

This story was updated with comment from State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) at 4:47 p.m. An Assembly panel advanced a new bill to clean up legalization and decriminalization measures that have sat on Gov. Phil Murphy’s since December in the...

Lawmakers edge toward marijuana deal despite week’s negotiation standstill

January 22, 2021 5:10 pmJanuary 23, 2021 12:36 pm

Continuing negotiations over marijuana legalization were largely kept in stasis this week but there’s still been some progress, one of the bills’ sponsors told the New Jersey Globe. “Negotiations are kind of at a standstill,” said Assemblyman Benji Wimberly (D-Paterson)....

Assembly to hear bill limiting police presence at polling places

October 16, 2020 10:59 am

The Assembly State and Local Government will hear a bill that would keep police officers away from polling places outside of emergencies and their own voting needs on Monday. The measure would block police departments from posting officers at polling...

Wimberly backs Coughlin for Speaker

October 7, 2020 10:09 amOctober 7, 2020 12:22 pm

Craig Coughlin, who is a sure-thing to remain as Assembly Speaker until at least January 2024, has picked up the endorsement of Assembly Housing Committee Chairman Benjie E. Wimberly (D-Paterson). “I endorse him,” Wimberly said. “I’m definitely supporting the Speaker.”...

Assembly holds hearing on redistricting constitutional amendment

July 20, 2020 3:36 pm

The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard testimony today on a proposed constitutional amendment that would retain the 2011 legislative redistricting map for the 2021 general election and hold off on drawing a new map until 2023. By holding a public hearing,...