Herb Conaway Archives - New Jersey Globe

Assembly Committee clears Ballot Cure Act

August 13, 2020 4:41 pm

An Assembly panel advanced a bill that would mandate the creation of a portal allowing voters to confidentially check whether their mail-in, provisional and overseas ballots were counted. “One of the foundations of our democracy is the right to vote,”...

Conaway defends state’s handling of COVID crisis

June 5, 2020 4:41 pm

Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Moorsetown) sought to defend Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli from Republican attacks that credit deaths in the state’s long-term care centers to a March order they claim forced the facilities to admit COVID-19 positive patients. “There’s a lot...

Rice urges Currie to add more women to redistricting commission

May 18, 2020 10:19 amMay 18, 2020 10:49 am

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) urged Democratic State Chairman John Currie to appoint at least two women — and at least one woman of color — to Democrats’ half of the Legislative Redistricting Commission. “As legislators throughout the state pour...

Holley fires back at Conaway

February 4, 2020 12:21 pm

Assemblyman Jamel Holley fired back at Assemblyman Herb Conaway after the latter suggested Holley’s vocal opposition to a leadership-backed bill eliminating a religious vaccination exemption could be losing him some support in the chamber. “This legislation stripping the rights of...

Holley’s stance on vaccines not winning friends in Assembly, Conaway says

February 3, 2020 2:50 pm

Assemblyman Herb Conaway suggested Assemblyman Jamel Holley’s opposition to a bill eliminating a religious vaccination exemption wasn’t winning him any friends in the legislature’s lower chamber. “You said that, not me. But you’d be right,” said Conaway, who chairs the...

Jerrel Harvey joins Murphy staff

January 21, 2020 3:19 pmJanuary 21, 2020 11:22 pm

Jerrel Harvey is moving from the South Jersey Democratic world to Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff. Murphy has named Harvey as his new deputy press secretary. He is replacing Matt Saidel, who left his job last week and is relocating to...

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...