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Assembly panel advances bill loosening dispensary ownership restrictions

May 5, 2021 5:02 pmMay 6, 2021 4:18 am

The Assembly Health Committee advanced a bill loosening ownership restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries in a 10-2 vote Wednesday. Existing law allows individuals and businesses to hold only a single marijuana cultivation, manufacturing or dispensary permit. The bipartisan bill, sponsored...

Marino will exit Assembly race, will back Barnett and Veres

April 2, 2021 12:05 pm

Matthew Marino will drop his bid for the Democratic State Assembly nomination in the 25th district and will support the candidates selected by Morris County Democrats. Marino, a Bernardsville resident, had won the Somerset County Democratic organization line to take...

Brian Bergen proposes sweeping package of bills to help veterans

March 26, 2021 10:04 am

A New Jersey lawmaker who flew Army helicopters in Iraq says it’s time to stop the “soft-shoe” approach to serving veterans, proposing a serious 9-bill package that does more than offering free beach access and free hunting and fishing licenses....

Brian Bergen endorses Serena DiMaso for re-election

March 13, 2021 12:28 pm

One of Serena DiMaso’s colleagues is standing up for her as Monmouth County Republicans seek to deny her party support for re-election to the State Assembly in the 13th district. “Some people running for office may promise a lot, Serena...

Bill expanding retirement benefits eligibility for police, fire officials advances in Assembly

February 24, 2021 5:32 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow the people enrolled in the Police and Fire Retirement System to retire an receive 50% of their final pay in pension payments after 20 years on the job...

Assembly panel advances mandatory minimums bill, setting up floor vote

February 24, 2021 3:20 pmFebruary 24, 2021 10:29 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill removing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for official misconduct and a slew of non-violent drug and property crimes over objections from two of its Republican members. The panel cleared the bill 7-2....

Marijuana cleanup heads to Murphy’s desk

February 22, 2021 11:40 amFebruary 22, 2021 1:15 pm

Lawmakers sent a marijuana cleanup bill to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk Monday, ending a standoff over legalization that wore on for roughly three-and-a-half months after voters overwhelmingly backed the policy at the polls in November. “This is momentous day,” said...