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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). ...

Sweeney, Coughlin hold leadership posts

January 14, 2020 2:00 pm

Democratic leaders in both chambers of the legislature won new terms during their reorganizations Thursday. Steve Sweeney was sworn into his sixth term as Senate president, making him the longest-serving senate president in the state’s history. “It is an honor...

Holley whipping against vaccine bill

January 11, 2020 2:06 pmJanuary 13, 2020 10:24 am

Assemblyman Jamel Holley is whipping votes against an amended version of a bill eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations due for a vote in the legislature’s lower chamber on Monday. The Assembly passed the original version of the bill 45-25 with...

New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

November 11, 2019 12:01 amNovember 11, 2019 9:39 am

Fourteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

New Law: Johnson, Vainieri Huttle & Wimberly Bill Encouraging Development & Use of “Smart Guns” in NJ

July 16, 2019 1:00 pm

(TRENTON) – Establishing performance standards for personalized handguns, also known “smart guns” and “child-proof guns,” legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Benjie Wimberly was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy. A personalized handgun...

No timeline for vote on bill eliminating EOA carveouts

June 21, 2019 6:12 pm

Assemblyman Gordon Johnson, chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee, isn’t sure when the panel will vote on a bill eliminating carveouts inserted into the Economic Opportunity Act by Kevin Sheehan, a Parker McCay attorney with ties to South...

Johnson Statement on Legislative Democrats’ FY2020 State Budget Proposal

June 17, 2019 3:47 pmJune 17, 2019 4:15 pm

(TRENTON) – In response to the Assembly Budget Committee’s approval of the Democratic Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2020 State Budget plan, Assembly Speaker Pro Temp Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen) released the following statement: “New Jersey has long struggled with the highest-in-the-nation property...