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Fasciale, Wainer Apter approved by committee for spots on N.J. Supreme Court

October 13, 2022 3:23 pmOctober 14, 2022 9:34 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee took a huge step towards restocking the undermanned New Jersey Supreme Court today, approving New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale for two seats on the state’s...

With Doherty departing, jockeying for his Senate Judiciary seat will soon begin

October 6, 2022 5:09 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) will likely be leaving the State Senate early next year to become Warren County Surrogate, depriving the chamber of its most stalwart conservative – and leaving a spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee, among the...

Budget is introduced in legislative committees and immediately approved

June 27, 2022 11:24 pmJune 28, 2022 11:55 am

Following in the footsteps of the transparency-challenged budget processes that came before it, New Jersey’s state budget for Fiscal Year 2023 was posted in committee in the Senate and Assembly today – and, shortly afterward, cleared on party-line votes. As...

Senate Republicans release counterproposal for FY2023 budget

May 26, 2022 2:25 pm

With New Jersey flush with surplus money as the state’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget is hammered out, the Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee released a proposal today pushing for $8 billion in tax relief as well as other amendments...

Pennacchio issues broadside against ‘woke agenda’ in N.J. schools

April 6, 2022 3:06 pm

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) released a statement today excoriating what he characterized as the “woke agenda” in New Jersey’s public schools, and cited four bills he and other Republican senators have introduced that would eliminate some state educational requirements...

After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor

February 14, 2022 6:46 amJune 6, 2022 2:34 pm

Cory Booker says he isn’t interested considering a run for Governor of New Jersey in 2025 and said he will seek re-election to the United States Senate in 2026. “I’m focused on the job I have and I’m focused on...