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Senate, Assembly committees advance competing marijuana bills

November 19, 2020 6:24 pm

Committees in both chambers of the legislature advanced legislation enabling the creation of a legal marijuana market, but the two chambers are still at odds over details, and the Senate cancelled a voting session slated for Monday that included only...

Gottheimer wants NJ lawmakers to kill financial transaction tax proposal

October 20, 2020 11:32 amOctober 20, 2020 2:07 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) became the most prominent New Jersey Democrat to advocate against a proposed tax on financial transactions Tuesday. Gottheimer, a two-term moderate who is seeking re-election, cautioned a proposal backed by Democratic leaders in Trenton that would...

Sarlo bill would allow college sports wagers

October 15, 2020 12:05 pm

State Sen. Paul Sarlo is set to introduce a bill that would open the state’s betting market for college sports. “New Jersey has become the country’s biggest sports betting market, and the Meadowlands is the largest sports wagering facility in...

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...

Three Bergen senators back Sweeney for re-election as Senate President

September 29, 2020 3:13 pmSeptember 29, 2020 9:57 pm

Three Bergen County Democratic senators today endorsed Steve Sweeney for re-election as Senate President for a term that would begin in 2022, a move that comes as some Democrats mull a challenge for one of the most powerful posts in...

Democrats called this year’s budget transparent. It was, by Trenton standards

September 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Democrats in the legislature are facing fire over their last-minute reveal of this year’s budget. Despite praise from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) calling this year’s budget process transparent, the process was in many ways business as usual...

Budget headed to full votes before both chambers Thursday

September 22, 2020 4:37 pmSeptember 22, 2020 4:39 pm

Committees in both chambers of the legislature on Tuesday approved a series of budget bills expected to pass before both full chambers Thursday. “We have a budget that makes the best use of available resources to address the most important...