Eliana Pintor Marin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Assembly budget committee gets three new members

January 17, 2020 12:36 pmJanuary 17, 2020 1:00 pm

The powerful Assembly Budget Committee has three new members. William Spearman (D-Camden) will take the seat of his former running mate, Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington). Jones did not seek re-election last year. Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley) replaces John McKeon (D-West Orange). ...

Murphy says toxic work environments must end, but doesn’t address ’17 campaign

January 14, 2020 11:25 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy tackled Trenton’s toxic culture of sexual harassment and misogyny during his state of the state address on Tuesday, but he didn’t address the issues his own campaign faced on that front. “We all must be disgusted by...

Gopal bill will create independent process for campaign workers to report toxic workplace incidents

January 14, 2020 10:17 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) plans to introduce first-in-the-nation legislation to create an independent process for reporting incidents of harassment and discrimination in political campaigns. “This is an important step in making our state more inclusive and addressing the...

No conversations about restarting Alvarez committee, Pintor Marin says

November 25, 2019 5:20 pmNovember 25, 2019 7:41 pm

Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin said she hasn’t talked with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin about restarting the Select Committee on Oversight. “I haven’t even had those conversations with the speaker,” she said. The Select Committee, which Pintor Marin co-chaired, was given...

Pintor Marin, Speight win re-election in 29th

November 5, 2019 8:01 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:44 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Democratic incumbents Eliana Pintor Marin and Shanique Speight have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 28th district. They defeated Charles Hood and Jeannette Veras. There is no district in...

Latino clergy endorses Coughlin, other incumbents

October 30, 2019 6:27 pm

Eight Democratic legislators, including Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, today won the endorsement of the New Jersey Latino Pastors and Ministers Coalition. The group of 375 pastors and ministers representing 37,500 parishioners in over 330 parishes, across the state is backing...

Re-entry commission releases sweeping report

October 22, 2019 3:56 pmOctober 22, 2019 5:20 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from McGreevey at 4:23 p.m. The Reentry Services Commission released a sweeping 102-page report recommending reforms to improve conditions for former offenders once they leave prison. The 14-member commission’s report focuses on...