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Lagana, Stack back marijuana decriminalization

December 3, 2019 10:00 amDecember 3, 2019 2:19 pm

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Brian Stack will back marijuana decriminalization. According to a New Jersey Globe tally, that brings the number of state senators who opposed legalization but are backing decriminalization up to nine. State Sens. Declan O’Scanlon, Robert...

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Lagana, Cunningham celebrate NCAA allowing student athletes to profit

October 30, 2019 10:55 am

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Sandra Cunningham were thrilled to see the NCAA vote to allow student athletes to profit from their likenesses Wednesday. “We are excited to see that the NCAA is taking the necessary first steps towards allowing...

Lagana, Cunningham introduce bill to let college athletes make money

October 25, 2019 10:25 am

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Sandra Cunningham on introduced a bill allowing college athletes to get paid for their sport. “The restrictions currently placed on our student-athletes are fundamentally unfair. A lot of people, including many at the NCAA, earn large amounts of...

Top Dems put feuds aside for Lagana dinner

October 15, 2019 12:29 amOctober 15, 2019 9:49 am

Some of the state’s top Democrats put their feuds aside to attend State Sen. Joe Lagana’s annual Columbus Day beefsteak Monday night. The first-term senator got Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin under one...

Juliano undecided in state chair race

October 14, 2019 7:37 pm

Bergen County Chairman Paul Juliano hasn’t decided who he’ll back for Democratic state chair. “We’re going to have some discussions with some of the state committee people, and we’ll go from there,” Juliano told the New Jersey Globe. “At this...

With weeks left, Murphy campaign schedule not set

October 14, 2019 12:16 pmOctober 14, 2019 12:17 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s still figuring out which Democrats he’ll campaign for as the election enters its final weeks, though he’s already added some names to the list. “We’re still looking at that,” Murphy said. “To some extent, it’s...

Singleton rules out 2021 run against Murphy

September 10, 2019 3:32 pm

Don’t expect to see State Sen. Troy Singleton mount a primary challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. “And leave Joe Lagana?” Singleton said after laughing for roughly five seconds upon being asked whether he would run for governor at...