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Young people are significantly underrepresented in Trenton

March 25, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 28, 2022 12:25 am

Does the New Jersey legislature have an age problem? Usually, that kind of question is answered with statistics about just how old politicians are. The average age of a New Jersey legislator, for example, is 58-and-a-half; looking just at the...

Sarlo, Johnson supportive of Platkin nomination

February 3, 2022 11:52 amFebruary 3, 2022 1:50 pm

A key Democratic state senator, Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge) today praised the nomination of Matt Platkin as Attorney General by Gov. Phil Murphy. “As the chairman of the Budget Committee, I had the opportunity to work productively with Matt when he...

Johnson, Zwicker get Budget & Appropriations Committee seats

January 12, 2022 4:04 pmJanuary 12, 2022 4:55 pm

Two freshman state senators, Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) and Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick), have secured seats on the influential Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge) continues as the longest-serving Budget and Appropriations chairman in state history; he’s held that...

Legislature swears in 21 new members as 220th session begins

January 11, 2022 4:09 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:08 pm

The New Jersey State Legislature swore in 21 new members today to mark the beginning of the 220th legislative session, following last year’s election that saw Republicans make significant gains across the state. Among the new members are three Asian...

Johnson seeks probe of alleged anti-Semitic statements aimed at Gottheimer

January 6, 2022 5:32 pm

Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore Gordon Johnson has asked the Bergen County Prosecutor to investigate a September 2021 incident where a protestor allegedly screamed “Jew” at Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) as a possible hate crime. In a speech at Rutgers University last...

Sweeney announces Weinberg appointment; majority leader resigning Senate seat tomorrow

January 6, 2022 8:47 amJanuary 6, 2022 7:42 pm

Retiring Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg will resign from the legislature on January 7 to take an $82,000-a-year seat on the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors, Senate President Steve Sweeney said on Thursday. Weinberg, the liberal lion...

Eight Assembly committee chairs not returning next year

November 8, 2021 6:38 amNovember 8, 2021 12:53 am

As a result of retirements and electoral defeats, the New Jersey State Assembly will likely have eight committee chairmanship vacancies when the legislature reorganizes in January. Four committee chairs lost their seats in last week’s election, two are moving up...