Michael Torrissi Archives - New Jersey Globe

In wake of Dobbs ruling, legislature passes two laws protecting N.J. abortions

June 29, 2022 8:40 pmJune 29, 2022 8:50 pm

With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to allow states around the country to ban or severely restrict abortion, the New Jersey Legislature passed two bills today that safeguard the state’s abortion providers and out-of-state patients from other states’ laws. The...

Initial legislative map proposals leave some incumbents behind

February 8, 2022 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2022 7:14 pm

Whenever a new political redistricting process begins, one of the most frustrating things to account for is where incumbent legislators already live. Those tasked with redistricting want to draw as logical a map as possible, but they also frequently have...

Democrats really want to win back the 8th legislative district

February 7, 2022 6:26 pm

For the most part, the Democratic commissioners on the Legislative Apportionment Commission elected to draw a map of least change in their initial proposal released today, shifting towns here and there to balance populations and appease incumbents. But in Burlington...

New chiefs of staffs named for five legislators

January 25, 2022 1:49 pmJanuary 25, 2022 4:47 pm

Two lawmakers named new chiefs of staff on Tuesday, with Leigh Maris joining State Sen. Sam Thompson (R-Old Bridge) and Christian Duffy taking in the top slot in the office of Assembly Majority Conference Leader Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth). Last week,...

Legislature swears in 21 new members as 220th session begins

January 11, 2022 4:09 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:08 pm

The New Jersey State Legislature swore in 21 new members today to mark the beginning of the 220th legislative session, following last year’s election that saw Republicans make significant gains across the state. Among the new members are three Asian...

Four ways to redistrict Atlantic County

December 3, 2021 2:15 pmDecember 5, 2021 2:19 pm

As mapmakers on the Legislative Apportionment Commission gear up to draw the legislative maps that will shape New Jersey politics for the next decade, one of the problems they’ll be faced with is an age-old question: how should Atlantic County...

Local Republicans will fill Eulner, Matsikoudis council seats

November 15, 2021 12:01 amNovember 15, 2021 3:05 am

The New Jersey legislative elections will trigger a small number of appointments and special elections after January 11, following the resignation of local elected posts to obviate any violation of the state’s dual-officeholding ban. Republican Kimberly Eulner, who won a...