Brandon McKoy Archives - New Jersey Globe

New coalition looking to end the War on Drugs

February 2, 2021 1:17 pm

A new coalition of progressive groups is calling on New Jersey officials to decriminalize drugs in a bid to redirect funds used on policing and incarceration back to communities. Abolish The Drug War New Jersey — the coalition founded by...

Progressive groups expand suit against party lines

January 25, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 26, 2021 11:21 am

A swath of progressive groups joined a lawsuit seeking to do away with organizational lines used in the state’s primaries Monday, joining a push started by former congressional candidate Christine Conforti. “This antiquated practice is truly indefensible.” New Jersey Working...

Progressives launch campaign to eliminate organizational lines

December 7, 2020 5:24 pmDecember 8, 2020 1:26 pm

A swath of progressive and good government groups launched another campaign seeking to do away with organizational lines Saturday. In New Jersey, county political parties have the power to award candidates with a favored ballot position — the party line...

Democrats called this year’s budget transparent. It was, by Trenton standards

September 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Democrats in the legislature are facing fire over their last-minute reveal of this year’s budget. Despite praise from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) calling this year’s budget process transparent, the process was in many ways business as usual...

Advocacy groups urge Senate to nix in-person committee meetings

July 17, 2020 3:33 pmJuly 19, 2020 2:11 pm

A group of more than 40 largely-progressive advocacy organizations urged Senate President Steve Sweeney to abandon his plan to resume holding committee meetings in-person. “During such a dangerous pandemic threatening public health, it is irresponsible and dangerous for the Senate...

Staffing, funding down at agencies handling COVID-19 response

April 20, 2020 11:58 am

The New Jersey departments responding to the COVID-19 crisis have faced significant staff and spending cuts since 2008, according to a new report released by New Jersey Policy Perspective. The progressive group found the Departments of Health, Human Services, Labor...

Report: Sweeney offer to trade millionaires tax for pension funding

February 23, 2020 4:00 pmFebruary 23, 2020 4:02 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney will consider a millionaires tax if Gov. Phil Murphy offers an extra $1 billion to fund New Jersey’s public employee pension fund,” the Star-Ledger reported today. That could give Murphy a big political win – the...