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Caven Point protection bill takes first step through legislature

August 8, 2022 5:30 pm

A bill explicitly protecting the Liberty State Park enclave of Caven Point passed the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously today, addressing criticism that previous legislation did not do enough to protect the natural habitat from privatization. “Caven Point is a unique...

Stack will introduce legislation protecting Caven Point

June 28, 2022 4:57 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), whose bill establishing a Liberty State Park Design Task Force was approved in committee yesterday, said today that he’ll introduce future legislation protecting Caven Point, a nature reserve that environmental groups fear has been...

Seven things to watch for on one of Trenton’s busiest days

June 27, 2022 10:59 amJune 27, 2022 3:12 pm

Just 37 legislators, representing less than a third of the total New Jersey Legislature, are scheduled to come to Trenton today – but it still might be the most important legislative day of the year. That’s because three of the...

Operating Engineers, Laborers, NAACP seek changes in Liberty State Park bill

January 11, 2020 9:10 amJanuary 13, 2020 12:00 pm

Two of the state’s most politically influential building trades unions and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference want the legislature to postpone a vote on the “Liberty State Park Protection Act” until changes are made in the legislation. The International...