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Tag: Bob Smith

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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