Jon Bramnick Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bramnick seeks prohibition of cancelling health insurance for non-payment during coronavirus

March 18, 2020 2:24 pmMarch 18, 2020 2:26 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick says he will introduce legislation to prohibit health insurance companies from cancelling policies due to non-payment for the next 60 days as New Jersey combats the threat of coronavirus pandemic. “I believe based on the...

Assembly panel advances remote voting bill

March 16, 2020 1:46 pmMarch 16, 2020 10:01 pm

An Assembly panel advanced to measures allowing state lawmakers to hold votes remotely Monday. The text of the measure, A3852, is not yet available, and it is unclear what limitations the bill carries with it. Earlier Monday, Assembly Speaker Craig...

Assembly panel advances bill extending clerks’ VBM deadline

March 16, 2020 12:17 pmMarch 16, 2020 12:39 pm

Assembly lawmakers advanced a measure giving county clerks an additional week to send out mail-in ballots Monday. The bill, part of a larger package of measures meant to better prepare the state to deal with the threat posed by COVID-19,...

Bramnick calls for license extensions

March 11, 2020 1:24 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick called on Gov. Phil Murphy to extend driver’s license expiration dates while residents face hours-long lines at some of state’s Motor Vehicle Commission offices. “Once again, I’m back at Springfield Motor Vehicle Headquarters. People are...

Bramnick incensed by long lines at Springfield MVC

March 9, 2020 5:26 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick was incensed by long lines at a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in Springfield Monday. “This is how you treat people in New Jersey? You make them stand in line for five or six hours...

Was Menendez endorsement in NJ-2 just settling a grudge against Patrick Kennedy?

February 28, 2020 1:33 pmMarch 2, 2020 1:54 pm

The decision of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez to endorse Brigid Callahan Harrison for Congress in the 2nd district Democratic primary could be the settlement of an 18-year old political grudge. When Menendez was a congressman in 2002, he ran for...

Murphy budget seeks slew of tax hikes

February 25, 2020 4:33 pmFebruary 25, 2020 7:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a budget proposal that includes a slew of revenue raisers and again calls for a new tax bracket for those in the state making more than $1 million. “There is no better alternative than a millionaire’s...