Benjie Wimberly Archives - New Jersey Globe

Assembly descends into intense debate on police officers in polling places

October 27, 2022 5:46 pm

Should uniformed police officers be allowed in polling places? The New Jersey Assembly held an impassioned and often deeply personal debate on that subject today, shortly before passing a bill loosening certain restrictions on plainclothes police officers with a unanimous...

Police licensing program cleared by Assembly committee

June 2, 2022 7:30 pmJune 2, 2022 8:29 pm

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee has advanced a bill that would create a statewide police licensing program, an idea proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy and acting Attorney General Matt Platkin two weeks ago. If the program is enacted,...

A look at every major proposed gun bill in the N.J. legislature

May 31, 2022 4:34 pmMay 31, 2022 6:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy made an unusual demand last week: that every prominent gun-related bill proposed in the New Jersey legislature – Republican or Democratic, increasing gun restrictions or loosening them – be put to a full vote. With two major...

Eulner, Flynn call out Dem leadership for ‘mansplaining’ on Assembly floor

May 31, 2022 11:12 amMay 31, 2022 4:35 pm

Two freshmen Republican legislators, Assemblywomen Vicky Flynn (R-Holmdel) and Kim Eulner (R-Shrewsbury), are criticizing Democratic leadership in the State Assembly for “mansplaining” after both were blocked in their attempts to refocus the Assembly’s agenda during last week’s voting session. While...

McKnight, Schaer, Wimberly introduce resolution supporting federal anti-lynching law

May 11, 2022 12:44 pm

A month after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, Assemblymembers Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City), Gary Schaer (D-Passaic), and Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) have introduced a resolution in the State Assembly in support of the new national...

Legislature swears in 21 new members as 220th session begins

January 11, 2022 4:09 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:08 pm

The New Jersey State Legislature swore in 21 new members today to mark the beginning of the 220th legislative session, following last year’s election that saw Republicans make significant gains across the state. Among the new members are three Asian...

Coughlin gets third term as Assembly Speaker

November 4, 2021 2:45 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin was re-elected to a third term as Speaker and will become the state’s longest-serving lower Democratic lower house leader when the Legislature reorganizes in January. Once he completes his next term, Coughlin will have tied Jack...