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Senate bill offers immunity to health care workers, hospitals

April 13, 2020 3:13 pmApril 13, 2020 3:36 pm

The State Senate passed a measure giving healthcare workers and hospitals immunity from civil and criminal malpractice suits during the COVID-19 crisis. The bill passed 30-2 with five abstentions after being fast tracked through to the floor without being heard...

Vitale calls for daycare closures

March 18, 2020 6:17 pmMarch 18, 2020 6:18 pm

State Sen. Joe Vitale called for the state’s daycare centers to be closed along with New Jersey’s schools Wednesday. “The Governor took the right action to help stem the spread of COVID-19 by closing public and private schools at virtually...

Controversial vaccinations bill, stalled in State Senate, will be back after better head count

January 17, 2020 3:46 pmJanuary 18, 2020 11:39 am

Lawmakers expected a bill eliminating the religious exemption for vaccinations to cause a stir, but its lead Senate sponsor didn’t foresee it prompting hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protesters to assail the state house for days on end. That bill failed...

Vaccine bill stalls in Senate

December 16, 2019 9:56 pmDecember 16, 2019 10:03 pm

A bill eliminating religious exemptions for vaccination stalled in the Senate Monday after Democrats in the chamber failed to whip enough votes to pass that bill. “We’ll hear it another day because we were short a little bit,” State Sen....

Vitale: Vape ban still coming

December 12, 2019 6:09 pm

State Sen. Joe Vitale said the state’s vape ban was still on the docket for the lame duck session. “We have two voting sessions between now and the time the new session starts,” Vitale said. “I’m pretty confident we’re going...

Senate Health Committee chairman backs Sweeney’s e-cig ban

September 11, 2019 4:00 pm

Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joe Vitale backed Senate President Steve Sweeney’s proposed ban on all electronic cigarette products Wednesday. “It’s clear that flavored and non-flavored vaping products, including e-cigarettes, pose a severe and immediate health risk for...

Murphy stops short of calling for Troiano, Silva resignations

July 8, 2019 1:00 pmJuly 8, 2019 8:47 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he was deeply troubled by the comments of two New Jersey family court judges who have come under fire for their handling of sexual assault cases but stopped short of calling for their resignations. “I’m extremely...