Nicholas Scutari Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy will nominate LaTourette to head DEP

April 14, 2021 12:11 pmApril 14, 2021 1:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette to permanently head the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Globe has learned. LaTourette, a longtime environmental law attorney whom Murphy appointed to lead the department following former Environmental Commissioner...

Probe finds no ‘corrupt,’ ‘improper’ influence in sexual assault case that stalled Callahan confirmation

March 30, 2021 3:46 pm

An independent probe into the handling of a sexual assault allegation lodged against a politically connected man in Sussex County found no wrongdoing by acting New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan or other top officials at the...

Senate confirms 12 new Superior Court judges

March 25, 2021 11:05 pmMarch 26, 2021 8:04 pm

The State Senate today confirmed five new Superior Court judges from Union County, giving Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) and Gov. Phil Murphy an impressive lineup to clear through some of the vacancies. “We’ve got a really dynamic,...

Booker — plus one — headline Union Dem fundraiser

March 25, 2021 9:05 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker headlined a fundraiser for Union County Democrats on Wednesday evening, giving attendees an added bonus when actress Rosario Dawson joined them. “If I had known we had a Hollywood star joining us, we probably could have...

Department of Labor ups response goal for unemployment claims referred by lawmakers

March 23, 2021 5:27 pmMarch 23, 2021 10:42 pm

This story was updated to include information about a Feb. 26 email exchange between Smith’s staff and the front office at 10:42 p.m. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) on Tuesday celebrated the removal of a limit on lawmaker unemployment referrals the...

Scutari, Sweeney working on marijuana home grow bill

March 8, 2021 3:44 pmMarch 8, 2021 4:13 pm

Top-ranking Democrats in the Senate are working to draft a bill on homegrown marijuana, but the legislation likely won’t allow New Jerseyans to grow their own cannabis, the New Jersey Globe has learned. “The first topic was really the significance...

Mandatory minimums bill heads to Murphy’s desk, where it’ll likely be vetoed

March 1, 2021 3:17 pmMarch 1, 2021 5:56 pm

The Assembly cleared a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug and property crimes, but the bill appears headed for a veto over its inclusion of official misconduct and related corruption offenses. They passed the bill by...