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Doherty will succeed Cardinale as ranking Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee

March 15, 2021 9:42 amMarch 15, 2021 9:49 am

One of the most conservative members of the New Jersey State Senate will become the new ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, putting Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) in a key role as the Senate considers the nomination of former ACLU lawyer...

Gopal, Democrats introduce bill to notify parents of first underage marijuana offense

March 4, 2021 8:49 pmMarch 4, 2021 9:26 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers will introduce a bill allowing police officers to notify the parents of underage marijuana users on the first offense instead of the second. “While New Jersey has made recreational Marijuana legal in the state of New...

Senate Panel advances cleanup bill, setting up full votes on Monday

February 19, 2021 3:46 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the latest marijuana cleanup bill Tuesday in a six to two vote with one abstention. State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark), a legalization who chairs the Legislative Black Caucus, voted no over a provision removing qualified...

Doherty not concerned about Soloway’s Trump rally attendance

January 11, 2021 5:26 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) isn’t concerned that a Hunterdon County commissioner attended the Trump rally that preceded his supporters attack on the Capitol “She didn’t partake in any of those violent activities. She went down to participate in the...

Resolution condemning Trump, Capitol attackers clears both chambers over objections from some Republicans

January 11, 2021 5:14 pmJanuary 11, 2021 6:58 pm

Legislators in both chambers approved a non-binding, largely symbolic resolution condemning President Donald Trump and his supporters over last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol after roughly an hour of debate in a vote that largely fell along party lines....

Doherty, DiMaio, Peterson will seek re-election

December 15, 2020 8:23 pm

The three incumbent Republican legislators from the 23rd district – State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) and Assemblymen John DiMaio (R-Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) — announced on Tuesday night that they would seek re-election in 2021. The heavily-Republican district includes...

Senate advances decriminalization bill, but mushrooms stall movement in Assembly

November 16, 2020 8:32 pm

The New Jersey State Senate approved a bill decriminalizing the use of marijuana on Monday, but amendments removing criminal penalties for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms added in a committee meeting last week stalled its movement in the Assembly. “For the...