Nicholas Scutari Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate will change schedule to speed up Fasciale Supreme Court nomination

September 2, 2022 2:13 pmSeptember 2, 2022 3:40 pm

The New Jersey Senate is expected to adjust its meeting schedule this month to fast track the expected nomination of Douglas M. Fasciale to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Gov. Phil Murphy plans to...

Senate committee clears one of Murphy’s eight gun control proposals

June 13, 2022 3:18 pmJune 13, 2022 3:20 pm

The legislature began working through Gov. Phil Murphy’s myriad gun control proposals today, with the Senate Judiciary Committee approving a bill that would give the attorney general the ability to pursue civil action against firearm manufacturers and retailers “who knowingly...

Scutari signs his first law

June 4, 2022 4:19 pmJune 4, 2022 4:25 pm

It’s now legal for people to consume alcoholic beverages while riding in a pedicab under a new law signed today by New Jersey Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari. Scutari was in Asbury Park today to sign the bill sponsored by State...

Scutari will become acting governor on Saturday

June 3, 2022 12:57 pmJune 3, 2022 4:54 pm

Senate President Nicholas Scutari will serve as acting governor of New Jersey on June 4 while Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver are out of state. He’ll take the oath of office around 8 AM on Saturday and...

A look at every major proposed gun bill in the N.J. legislature

May 31, 2022 4:34 pmMay 31, 2022 6:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy made an unusual demand last week: that every prominent gun-related bill proposed in the New Jersey legislature – Republican or Democratic, increasing gun restrictions or loosening them – be put to a full vote. With two major...

Nine things you should know about from today’s legislative session

May 26, 2022 6:30 pm

Both houses of the New Jersey legislature were in session today, so if you were in the Trenton area and felt a chill in the air, that’s why. Dozens of bills were passed, several Republican attempts to bring up their...

Murphy demands state legislature vote on every gun bill, Democratic and Republican

May 25, 2022 2:30 pmMay 26, 2022 9:58 am

At a press conference scheduled in response to yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead, Gov. Phil Murphy today called on the New Jersey legislature to put every proposed gun bill – including both...