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Fast-tracked concealed carry reform bill begins moving through legislature

October 17, 2022 1:04 pmOctober 17, 2022 1:05 pm

A new gun control bill, designed to address the Supreme Court’s June decision striking down state concealed carry laws, advanced this morning from the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a 3-2, party-line vote. The bill, spearheaded by Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-Franklin),...

Fasciale, Wainer Apter approved by committee for spots on N.J. Supreme Court

October 13, 2022 3:23 pmOctober 14, 2022 9:34 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee took a huge step towards restocking the undermanned New Jersey Supreme Court today, approving New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale for two seats on the state’s...

What to watch for in today’s Senate hearings for two N.J. Supreme Court nominees

October 13, 2022 12:01 amOctober 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Today, after a year and a half of limbo, the Senate Judiciary Committee will at last hold hearings on two nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court: Rachel Wainer Apter and Douglas Fasciale. The court has been hobbled by a...

Matt Platkin is New Jersey’s 56th attorney general

September 29, 2022 2:43 pmSeptember 30, 2022 10:49 am

Matt Platkin was confirmed by the State Senate as attorney general today, eight months after Gov. Phil Murphy nominated him to the role. The 24-10 vote fell largely along partisan lines, with most Republican senators voting against his confirmation. The...

Murphy picks Fasciale for N.J. Supreme Court

September 14, 2022 4:12 pmSeptember 14, 2022 6:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will nominate Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale to an open seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, a development months in the making that may finally break the state’s persistent impasse over Supreme...

Murphy still has no N.J. Supreme Court news on first day of judicial session

September 1, 2022 2:56 pmSeptember 7, 2022 12:39 am

It’s December 2023. President Joe Biden isn’t running for re-election, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is one of 26 Democrats running to succeed him. On a debate stage in South Carolina, moderator Steve Kornacki tees up the question Murphy’s...

Senate Republicans want special legislative committee to investigate health plan rate hike

August 9, 2022 1:26 pmAugust 10, 2022 7:48 pm

In response to reports of a significant rate hike for New Jersey’s State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) and State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver) have introduced a bill creating a subpoena-powered special legislative committee...