Kevin Rooney Archives - New Jersey Globe

Rooney bill would require weed – and only weed – to be stored securely

August 25, 2022 1:18 pmAugust 25, 2022 3:50 pm

Following reports of children accidentally consuming cannabis edibles and requiring medical intervention, Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff) is pushing for the legislature to take up his bill requiring marijuana products to be stored in locked containers. “If adults choose to purchase...

Assembly bill would let students skip one day of school for civic engagement

March 10, 2022 12:50 pmMarch 12, 2022 9:01 pm

The Assembly Education Committee unanimously advanced legislation today that would grant middle and high school students one excused absence every school year to participate in a civic event, marking an initial success for a coalition of high school activists who...

These incumbents kept their legislative districts. They might not survive 2023 anyways.

February 22, 2022 1:11 pmFebruary 22, 2022 4:09 pm

New Jersey’s new legislative map, adopted last week following a first-of-its-kind bipartisan process, creates two possible showdowns between giants: State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) versus former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) in the 27th district, and State Sens. Nicholas Sacco (D-North...

Assembly passes bill raising poll worker pay to $300

December 2, 2021 5:43 pmDecember 3, 2021 4:35 pm

While substantive legislation was far from the main focus of today’s voting sessions at the New Jersey State Capitol, the Senate and Assembly did in fact pass a number of bills, among them an Assembly bill that would raise poll...

Corrado, DePhillips, Rooney win in the 40th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 21, 2021 10:27 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-Totowa), Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff), and Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff) have won re-election to the 40th legislative district. They defeated Ridgewood Deputy Mayor Michael Sedon, former Assistant Bergen County...

Assembly panel advances bill allowing New Jerseyans overseas to vote in local, state races

June 16, 2021 12:04 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that would extend to New Jerseyans living overseas the right to vote in local and state elections regardless of whether they were certain they would return to the Garden State. The bill, sponsored...

DePhillips, Rooney get GOP leadership posts

June 4, 2021 3:34 pmJune 4, 2021 4:14 pm

Two assemblymen from the 40th district are joining the ranks of the chamber’s GOP leadership, Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) announced Friday. Assemblyman Chris DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) will replace Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) as deputy leader. Schepisi was elected to...