Hal Wirths Archives - New Jersey Globe

Wirths says he’ll join Turner on legislation banning county lines

February 1, 2023 3:02 pm

A liberal Mercer County Democrat and a conservative Sussex County Republican probably aren’t going to agree on much, politically. But State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Hardyston) have found one policy they both support: banning county organizational...

Retiring legislators have more than $400k sitting in their campaign accounts

January 27, 2023 3:26 pm

Six New Jersey state legislators who have announced their intentions to retire from the legislature this year collectively have more than $400,000 saved up in their legislative campaign accounts – money that could be redirected towards other campaigns, if the...

With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?

January 5, 2023 1:08 pmJanuary 5, 2023 11:23 pm

On Tuesday, State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey) announced that he won’t seek re-election to the State Senate this year, bringing a three-decade career in the legislature to an end. He joins a small but growing cohort of state legislators who...

Wirths will not seek re-election to 24th district Assembly seat

November 18, 2022 11:09 amNovember 20, 2022 7:50 pm

Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Wantage) will not seek re-election to a fourth term in the New Jersey State Assembly, leaving two open seats in the heavily Republican 24th district. Wirths cited family personal reasons for his retirement. “After much thoughtful reflection,...

Assembly descends into intense debate on police officers in polling places

October 27, 2022 5:46 pm

Should uniformed police officers be allowed in polling places? The New Jersey Assembly held an impassioned and often deeply personal debate on that subject today, shortly before passing a bill loosening certain restrictions on plainclothes police officers with a unanimous...

40% of N.J. inmates released early during pandemic had already been denied parole, Republicans say

June 2, 2022 5:37 pmJune 2, 2022 6:45 pm

Of the more than 7,600 inmates granted early release under a 2020 law passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Phil Murphy during the Covid-19 public health emergency, over 40% had previously been denied parole, according to documents received...

DiMaio, Wirths propose income tax cuts

May 24, 2022 12:40 pm

Two top Assembly Republican leaders proposed a plan to cut income taxes for the middle class and the poor as part of a four-point plan to provide tax relief to New Jerseyans. Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio (R-Hackettstown) and Assembly...