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Sweeney plans to update legislative financial disclosures

January 14, 2020 2:53 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney said he intends to update financial disclosures for his members. “We said we’re going to update ours. We absolutely need to update them. The last time they were updated, it was Senate President [Dick] Codey. So,...

Three top Murphy legislative allies staying out of state chair race

December 9, 2019 3:59 pmDecember 9, 2019 6:16 pm

Three of Gov. Phil Murphy’s closest allies in the legislature are steering clear of the fight for control of the Democratic State Committee between incumbent John Currie and Essex County Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones. “I don’t have a vote. I...

Lagana, Stack back marijuana decriminalization

December 3, 2019 10:00 amDecember 3, 2019 2:19 pm

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Brian Stack will back marijuana decriminalization. According to a New Jersey Globe tally, that brings the number of state senators who opposed legalization but are backing decriminalization up to nine. State Sens. Declan O’Scanlon, Robert...

Greenstein, Addiego indicate support for decriminalization

December 2, 2019 2:11 pmDecember 2, 2019 4:36 pm

Sens. Linda Greenstein and Dawn Addiego joined five other senators who opposed marijuana legalization are now backing, or will likely back, decriminalization. Greenstein told the New Jersey Globe she supports decriminalization for simple possession. Addiego said she is leaning voting...

Senate appears to have votes to decriminalize marijuana

December 2, 2019 11:56 amDecember 2, 2019 1:57 pm

Editor’s Note: After this article was published, Sens. Linda Greenstein and Dawn Addiego told the New Jersey Globe they were supporting and leaning towards supporting decriminalization, respectively. Greenstein was a soft no on legalization in March. Addiego was simply a...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

County chair law partner to head Somerset transition team

November 22, 2019 5:27 pm

Joel Shain, the law partner of Somerset County Democratic Chair Peg Schaffer, will head the transition team as Democrats prepare to control county government for the first time since 1965. Shain was first elected mayor of Orange in 1970, at...