Michael Testa Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate, Assembly committees advance competing marijuana bills

November 19, 2020 6:24 pm

Committees in both chambers of the legislature advanced legislation enabling the creation of a legal marijuana market, but the two chambers are still at odds over details, and the Senate cancelled a voting session slated for Monday that included only...

Gopal plans bills to hasten mail-in ballot counts

November 19, 2020 1:20 pmNovember 19, 2020 2:33 pm

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) will introduce bills to quicken New Jersey’s counting of mail-in ballots, he announced Thursday. “Our main goal is to ensure each county has the technology they need to provide safe, secure, and efficient vote-by-mail...

Kurtz eyeing Assembly bid in Atlantic County

November 17, 2020 2:35 pmNovember 17, 2020 4:23 pm

The lone Republican on Atlantic City’s council is eyeing a bid for State Assembly in the 2nd legislative district. “I’m definitely looking into it. I have not formally declared,” said Councilman Jessie O. Kurtz, who represents the city’s 6th Ward....

Sweeney, Testa want Cumberland freeholders to probe ballot counting delays

November 13, 2020 2:54 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) called on Cumberland County’s Freeholder Board to ballot counting procedures there that they say have unacceptably delayed election results. “We understand that this year’s election presented more challenges,...

Milam launches trial balloon for comeback with Albano

November 11, 2020 10:14 amNovember 11, 2020 10:37 am

Two former Democratic assemblymen from Vineland floated a trial balloon on Facebook hinting that they might seek a return to the legislature next year. On Facebook Matthew Milam teased the possibility of teaming up with Nelson Albano in the 1st...

Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Murphy VBM order

October 22, 2020 4:32 pmOctober 22, 2020 6:46 pm

A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump’s re-election campaign challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order to hold a general election almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. “The court has carefully considered the parties submissions...

DCCC seeks dismissal of Trump v. Murphy

October 2, 2020 11:57 pmOctober 2, 2020 11:57 pm

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) filed a motion tonight to dismiss the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign challenging Gov. Phil Murphy vote-by-mail elections in New Jersey. The Trump campaign sued Murphy in August alleging that his...