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Senate panel approves plastic bag ban

December 5, 2019 8:36 pmDecember 6, 2019 1:57 am

Legislation to prohibit single-use plastic bags, Styrofoam containers and paper bags in New Jersey won approval by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today. The proposal could make New Jersey’s regulations among the most stringent in the nation “We cannot...

Corrado open to decriminalization

December 5, 2019 5:13 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado is open to supporting marijuana decriminalization. Corrado, the only Republican woman in the Senate, said she wouldn’t be ready to make her decision on decriminalization until she saw the final version of the bill. She said...

Senate President Steve Sweeney appears to have the votes for marijuana decriminalization.

No redistricting reform this year, Sweeney says

December 5, 2019 1:36 pmDecember 5, 2019 5:13 pm

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said the legislature would have run out of time to pass a constitutional amendment by the Senate’s next session day. That was incorrect. Senate President Steve Sweeney said the legislature won’t take...

Testa sworn in

December 5, 2019 12:24 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa was sworn into office Thursday. “It is just so awesome to be in this room where history has been made in the greatest state in the greatest country the world has ever known,” Testa said. “I’m...

Sweeney, Coughlin will be active in LD25 special elections

December 4, 2019 1:28 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:41 pm

Democratic legislative leaders intend to play actively in two 25th district special elections next year. “I’m going to do whatever we need to do,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said. “I lost a seat. I want to gain one back.” State...

Despite competitive races, 2019 election spending lowest in a decade

December 3, 2019 10:31 am

Despite the number of hotly-contested races, this year’s elections were the least expensive ones New Jersey has seen in a decade, according to a report released by the state Election Law Enforcement Commission. The total price tags for the year’s...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...