Joseph Lagana Archives - New Jersey Globe

Legislation to increase sex ed transparency prompts lengthy debate on state educational standards

May 9, 2022 5:16 pmMay 10, 2022 8:51 am

A Senate Education Committee hearing on a bill to expand transparency in New Jersey’s sex education program exploded today into a wide-ranging debate over the state’s entire educational curriculum, with a large number of parents and conservative activists registering their...

Asaro-Angelo defends Labor Department’s record at Senate hearing

March 10, 2022 5:33 pm

Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo testified before the Senate Labor Committee for more than three hours this afternoon, defending his department’s record over the course of the pandemic and responding to questions from senators on the department’s still-lingering backlog of unemployment...

It’s Election Day: Maywood voters hold do-over of 2021 race that ended in a tie

February 15, 2022 6:00 amFebruary 15, 2022 9:17 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, again, if you live in Maywood and the polls are now open. After two candidates finished the November general election tied at 1,437 votes, local voters will return to the polls to...

Lagana says Platkin will be an ‘exceptional attorney general’

February 3, 2022 2:04 pmFebruary 3, 2022 2:52 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) voiced support for Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as his new attorney general. “I’m happy to see that Governor Murphy has nominated Matt Platkin to be the next Attorney General,” said Lagana. “Having...

Senate Judiciary Committee gets four new members

January 12, 2022 3:27 pmJanuary 12, 2022 3:29 pm

Democrats Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) and Fred Madden (D-Washington) and Republicans Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) have scored seats on the powerful New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) was not renamed to the Judiciary...

Nick Mammano joins Mercury

January 5, 2022 12:01 amJanuary 5, 2022 11:47 am

A Bergen County political insider is joining one of New Jersey’s most influential public affairs firms. Mercury announced today that Nicholas M. Mammano, who has been chief of staff to State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) since 2014, has joined their...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...