Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) declined to say how the legislature would act if Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoes a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug, property and crimes as well as crimes against the...
Gov. Phil Murphy is running out of time to act on a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug, property and public trust crimes. The legislation, sent to his desk on March 1 after votes that largely...
Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday again declined to say when he might take action on a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug, property and public trust offenses that has sat on his desk for 37...
Gov. Phil Murphy remains opposed to the inclusion of official misconduct in a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of non-violent crimes, including drug and property offenses. “Nothing new on mandatory minimum sentences, and no insight for you...
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...
A multifaith coalition urged the Assembly to pass a bill revoking mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug and property crimes that replaced a previous bill whose path through the legislature was upended by the inclusion of official...
Gov. Phil Murphy suggested he may not back a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for some non-violent drug and property crimes as well as for a series of minor corruption charges. “I still want to pursue the legislation based...