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Tag: Nicholas Scutari

Resolution condemning Trump, Capitol attackers clears both chambers over objections from some Republicans

January 11, 2021   5:14 pmJanuary 11, 2021   6:58 pm
Legislators in both chambers approved a non-binding, largely symbolic resolution condemning President Donald Trump and his supporters over last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol after roughly an hour of debate in a vote that largely fell along party lines....
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Marijuana legalization in Murphy’s hands, Sweeney says

January 11, 2021   1:12 pm
Whether New Jersey finally passes legislation enabling legal marijuana sales rests with Gov. Phil Murphy after legislators rejected a cleanup bill that would have created penalties for underage use, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) said Monday. “Right now, the...
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With cleanup dead, Murphy declines to say if he’ll sign legalization, decriminalization bills

January 11, 2021   10:43 amJanuary 11, 2021   10:49 am
Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t giving up hope for a marijuana cleanup bill after a previous effort stalled over objections launched by black and Latino legislators Friday that charged penalties for underage use in the now-defunct bill would negatively, and disproportionally,...
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Ruiz, Scutari pull names from marijuana cleanup bill, back up objections from Legislative Black Caucus

January 8, 2021   2:38 pmJanuary 8, 2021   5:49 pm
State Sen. Teresa Ruiz and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari have removed their names from a bill to clean up the state’s yet-unsigned legal marijuana enabling legislation after objections from the black and Latino legislators, a move that will...
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Senate panel clears marijuana cleanup bill, setting up Monday vote

January 7, 2021   3:07 pmJanuary 7, 2021   3:08 pm
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to clean up the state’s yet-unsigned legal marijuana enabling legislation Thursday in a party-line vote. The new bill makes a number of technical changes, including to allow persons convicted of marijuana and hashish...
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Rice: Scutari owes apology to state’s residents

December 21, 2020   11:03 am
State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) did not return a conciliatory response to Senate Judiciary Chairman Nicholas Scutari’s (D-Linden) apology after a Senate debate on marijuana legalization turned to personal attacks last week. “Senator Scutari need not apologize to me.  Instead,...
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Scutari apologizes to Rice, says he’ll speak to Senate colleague privately

December 19, 2020   6:23 pmDecember 19, 2020   7:16 pm
Two days after to longtime Democratic senators went at it in a debate over the legalization of marijuana, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) today extended an olive branch to State Sen. Ronald Rice (R-Newark). “The Senate chamber is...
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