Britnee Timberlake Archives - New Jersey Globe

Caputo willing to back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 12:27 pm

Assemblyman Ralph Caputo on Monday told the New Jersey Globe he was willing to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. “If it’s not posted, how am I going to support a millionaire’s tax? Doesn’t make any...

Jasey declines to say if she’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 12:16 pm

Assemblywoman Mila Jasey on Monday declined to say whether she’d back a budget without a millionaire’s tax, though she implied it was possible. “I haven’t seen the budget yet in that form,” Jasey said when asked if the absence of...

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...

Can Currie and Schaffer deliver votes against dark-money override?

June 9, 2019 12:01 amJune 9, 2019 11:34 pm

Two Democratic county chairs closely allied with Gov. Phil Murphy are facing tests of strength of Monday when legislators are expected to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would force dark-money groups to disclose their donors. John Currie...

Timberlake will vote for budget without millionaire’s tax

June 7, 2019 10:23 am

A small coalition of Democratic legislators who had come out as early supporters of Gov. Phil Murphy’s millionaire’s tax appears to be crumbling. Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) is now the latest legislator to back off an earlier pledge to...

Giblin, Timberlake win in 36th

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 3, 2019 11:28 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 34th district for incumbents Thomas Giblin (D-Montclair) and Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange). They have defeated their primary opponent, Simone Jelks-Bandison. Giblin and Timberlake will face Republicans...

Murphy won’t name Senators he can get to back millionaire’s tax

June 3, 2019 11:33 amJune 3, 2019 2:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wouldn’t name any senators past the four already supporting his proposal for a millionaire’s tax that he thinks he can get to back the plan. “I won’t get into the names. You and I have talked about...