Nicholas Sacco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hudson Democrats will side with Davis over Chiaravalloti, if they have to

March 2, 2021 3:34 pmMarch 3, 2021 9:26 am

Hudson County Democratic leaders will not stand in the way of Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis’ decision to dump Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) from the organization line, the New Jersey Globe has learned after more than a dozen interviews...

Assembly panel advances mandatory minimums bill, setting up floor vote

February 24, 2021 3:20 pmFebruary 24, 2021 10:29 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill removing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for official misconduct and a slew of non-violent drug and property crimes over objections from two of its Republican members. The panel cleared the bill 7-2....

Senate passes mandatory minimums bill

February 22, 2021 12:40 pmFebruary 22, 2021 4:57 pm

The State Senate cleared a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a slew of drug, property crimes and official misconduct in a 23-14 vote Monday. The bill largely resembles a previous measure that, on the recommendation of the New...

Senate approves 3-year cooling off period for prosecutors to seek public office

February 22, 2021 10:47 amFebruary 22, 2021 4:31 pm

If Gurbir Grewal wants to run for governor in 2025, he’ll need to leave his post as New Jersey attorney general soon. The New Jersey Senate today approved legislation that would bar prosecutors and the state attorney general from seeking...

Currie will name Jones as Democratic redistricting chairman, with Avelenda as executive director

November 15, 2020 4:30 pmNovember 16, 2020 3:31 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie will announce later today that LeRoy Jones, Jr. will serve as his party’s chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission, with Saily Avelenda as the executive director. Currie will name Jones, Senate President Steve...

Democrats close to naming legislative redistricting commission members

November 13, 2020 4:55 pmNovember 13, 2020 9:10 pm

New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission will follow the guidelines set in a deal over the Democratic state party chairmanship last year, with seats going to Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and South Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The five...

The O’Toole Chronicles: My Experiences from Legislative Redistricting

October 13, 2020 12:01 amOctober 12, 2020 9:16 pm

As I filled out my vote-by-mail ballot this year and got to Ballot Question #3, it brought back a flood of memories related to Legislative Redistricting – both as a member of the Legislature deeply affected in 2001 and as...