Benjie Wimberly Archives - New Jersey Globe

Currie seeks censure of Paterson councilman who said developers tried to ‘Jew us down’

September 12, 2019 2:59 pmSeptember 12, 2019 3:50 pm

Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie has called on the Paterson City Council to censure Michael Jackson for saying that developers tried to “Jew us down” on the price of the Hinchcliffe Stadium development project. “I am proud of New...

New Law: Johnson, Vainieri Huttle & Wimberly Bill Encouraging Development & Use of “Smart Guns” in NJ

July 16, 2019 1:00 pm

(TRENTON) – Establishing performance standards for personalized handguns, also known “smart guns” and “child-proof guns,” legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Benjie Wimberly was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy. A personalized handgun...

LD35 legislators skip Murphy’s Paterson presser

June 26, 2019 12:34 pmJune 27, 2019 9:51 am

Democratic legislators representing Paterson skipped out on attending a Press conference Gov. Phil Murphy held there on Wednesday. “We always invite hometown legislators, and I think they legitimately couldn’t be here today,” Murphy said. “Benjie and Shavonda and Nellie have...

Caputo willing to back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 12:27 pm

Assemblyman Ralph Caputo on Monday told the New Jersey Globe he was willing to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. “If it’s not posted, how am I going to support a millionaire’s tax? Doesn’t make any...

Jasey declines to say if she’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 12:16 pm

Assemblywoman Mila Jasey on Monday declined to say whether she’d back a budget without a millionaire’s tax, though she implied it was possible. “I haven’t seen the budget yet in that form,” Jasey said when asked if the absence of...

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...

Timberlake will vote for budget without millionaire’s tax

June 7, 2019 10:23 am

A small coalition of Democratic legislators who had come out as early supporters of Gov. Phil Murphy’s millionaire’s tax appears to be crumbling. Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) is now the latest legislator to back off an earlier pledge to...