Nicholas Scutari Archives - New Jersey Globe

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...