Nicholas Scutari Archives - Page 2 of 25

Scutari self-quarantining after COVID exposure

October 22, 2020 9:47 amOctober 22, 2020 12:52 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari is self-quarantining after coming in contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for COVID. “Out of an abundance of caution,” Scutari says he will not attend today’s Judiciary Committee meeting when the panel considers...

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...

Legal weed enabling legislation will resemble March 2019 legalization bill, Scutari says

October 8, 2020 6:20 pm

New Jersey lawmakers are already working on enabling legislation ahead of a referendum on marijuana legalization, State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) said during an NJ CAN roundtable Thursday. The enabling legislation will largely resemble a legalization bill Democratic lawmakers tried...

Rice wants Scutari to lose Judiciary chairmanship over decriminalization slow play

September 4, 2020 12:16 pmSeptember 4, 2020 4:15 pm

The chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus wants State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) to give up his position at the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee over a refusal to move a marijuana decriminalization bill. “Justice delayed is justice denied...

Rice claims Democratic leaders intentionally stalling marijuana decriminalization

September 1, 2020 5:09 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) accused Democratic legislative leaders of intentionally stalling a marijuana decriminalization bill Tuesday, claiming outside interests were behind the delays. “I appeal to everyone in our state to consider why has it taken two years and...

Deadline for partisan candidates to withdraw is 4 PM today

August 28, 2020 10:19 am

Today at 4 PM is the deadline for candidates nominated in the July 7 New Jersey primary election to drop out of the race and still give their parties the chance to replace them on the general election ballot. Gov....

Shaw gets Democratic nod for Roselle mayor

August 27, 2020 12:03 amAugust 27, 2020 9:15 am

Roselle Democrats picked Donald Shaw as their candidate for mayor in a November special election to replace Christine Dansereau, who resigned for health reasons on July 1. Shaw, the borough’s former recreation director, challenged Dansereau in the 2019 Democratic primary. ...