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Senate committee clears bill expanding landlord assistance program

December 8, 2020 12:16 pm

The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would extend benefits given by an emergency grant program for small landlords to ones who manage just one or two properties Tuesday. “The Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program...

November 28, 2020: Former Gov. Richard Codey and Union City Mayor Brian Stack

November 28, 2020 6:26 pmJanuary 25, 2021 2:16 pm

Click the play button to listen to the New Jersey Globe Power Hour for November 29, 2020. Host David Wildstein, the editor of the New Jersey Globe, speaks with former New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey and Union City Mayor Brian...

LD10 Republicans hit Democrats for Columbus Day bill

October 6, 2020 11:15 am

Republican lawmakers in the 10th legislative district hit Democrats over a briefly supported bill that would have renamed Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. “To Trenton Democrats, it’s all about attention grabbing headlines. Our delegation will always put our constituents...

Stack withdraws support of Columbus Day name change

October 2, 2020 4:23 pmOctober 5, 2020 3:43 pm

A previous version of this story said SaveJersey.com first reported the bill’s existence. That is incorrect. It was first reported by Politico New Jersey. State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) has dropped his sponsorship of a bill to rename Columbus...

Senate committee approves early voting

August 20, 2020 11:57 amAugust 20, 2020 2:01 pm

A State Senate committee today approved a measure that would establish early voting in New Jersey next year. The plan would establish early voting centers – the number would vary based on county population – for the 15 days prior...

Murphy: Unclear if early voting can be enacted for November races

August 14, 2020 3:51 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t sure the state can pass early voting in time for November’s elections. “We actually had an early voting conversation among our team this morning, and I continue to be a huge proponent, and I think the...

Coughlin: ‘We should certainly consider’ early voting

July 30, 2020 5:05 pmJuly 31, 2020 9:47 am

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) said New Jersey’s lawmakers should consider enacting an early voting program in the state Thursday. “Look, I think we should do everything to give people the opportunity to vote,” he said. “And early voting, I...