Gabriela Mosquera Archives - New Jersey Globe

Is New Jersey about to face a reckoning over abortion access?

May 20, 2022 4:44 pmMay 24, 2022 5:53 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy debuted his proposals for expanding abortion access in New Jersey last week, it was something of a triumphant moment for the governor and his allies. With the U.S. Supreme Court potentially prepared to overturn Roe v....

Assembly hearing floats potential methods to alleviate baby formula shortage

May 19, 2022 4:00 pm

Two days after Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency over the shortage of baby formula rocking the state and the nation, the Assembly Women and Children Committee held a hearing today to discuss potential ways New Jersey can...

Bill requiring menstrual products in school bathrooms clears Senate committee

May 9, 2022 4:06 pm

The Senate Education Committee passed a bill requiring that school districts provide feminine hygiene products, defined in the bill as “tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle,” in school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12,...

The newly drawn 4th district may be Republicans’ best pickup opportunity

February 18, 2022 11:05 amFebruary 19, 2022 12:08 am

Last year, in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s surprisingly tight re-election victory against Jack Ciattarelli, Republicans sensed an opportunity in the 4th legislative district. The Gloucester and Camden County-based district wasn’t expected to be competitive, but Murphy only carried...

Who were the holdouts on the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act?

January 18, 2022 6:00 amJanuary 17, 2022 11:15 pm

When the New Jersey legislature passed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act last week, codifying abortion into state law, it did so largely on partisan lines: Democrats were eager to support the bill while Republicans lined up against it. But...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...

Madden, Moriarty, Mosquera win in the 4th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmFebruary 8, 2022 10:51 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Fred Madden (D-Washington), Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-Washington), and Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera (D-Gloucester Township) have won re-election to the 4th legislative district. Madden beat 2019 Republican Assembly nominee Stephen Pakradooni, while Moriarty...