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Egan says he intends to run for re-election to Assembly

December 8, 2022 2:22 pm

The oldest member of the New Jersey State Assembly is ready for two more years. Assemblyman Joe Egan (D-New Brunswick), who has represented parts of Middlesex and Somerset Counties since 2002, said today that he intends to run for re-election...

Temporary fix to N.J.’s bag ban approved by Senate committee

October 6, 2022 3:18 pmOctober 6, 2022 3:23 pm

Five months ago, New Jersey’s law prohibiting the distribution of single-use bags went into effect, a measure designed to reduce unnecessary waste and promote the usage of reusable bags. But the bill’s authors didn’t account for what State Sen. Bob...

Smith says Piscataway voters ‘chose wisely’ in council races

June 9, 2022 3:29 pmJune 9, 2022 3:30 pm

State Sen. Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) said today that he was pleased with the results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Piscataway, in which three party-backed candidates won their council races easily and a fourth holds a narrow lead over her off-the-line...

Bill extending bribery laws to political candidates sails through Senate committee

March 21, 2022 4:54 pm

Less than a week after it passed the Assembly State and Local Government Committee, a bill extending New Jersey’s bribery laws to candidates for political office who don’t hold elected office unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The vote...

Initial legislative map proposals leave some incumbents behind

February 8, 2022 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2022 7:14 pm

Whenever a new political redistricting process begins, one of the most frustrating things to account for is where incumbent legislators already live. Those tasked with redistricting want to draw as logical a map as possible, but they also frequently have...

Bob Smith likes Platkin for attorney general

February 3, 2022 2:12 pmFebruary 3, 2022 4:39 pm

Attorney General-designate Matt Platkin now has five of the eleven members of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on record praising his nomination, with State Sen. Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) indicating his likely support. “I had the opportunity to work with...

Former legislators sail through Senate Judiciary Committee

January 27, 2022 12:58 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced three of their former colleagues – former State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Branchburg), former State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham), and former Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Fanwood) – by unanimous votes, clearing the way for the former...