Raj Mukherji Archives - New Jersey Globe

Stack set to introduce early voting bill in coming weeks

July 30, 2020 3:11 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) intends to introduce a bill to allow early voting in the coming weeks. “I would support it, and I’ll sponsor it,” Stack told the New Jersey Globe Thursday. “I have something I’m working on...

Assembly panel clears amendments to redistricting delay amendment

July 9, 2020 5:44 pmJuly 10, 2020 10:50 am

The Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced changes to a constitutional amendment that would delay the state’s legislative reapportionment until 2022 if Census figures are not delivered by Feb. 15 of next year. The amendment to the amendment cleared the committee in...

LD33 Dems fume over parks provision in three-month budget

June 30, 2020 3:08 pmJune 30, 2020 5:30 pm

Lawmakers in the 33rd legislative district are incensed over a provision in the three-month supplemental budget signed into law Tuesday that orders the Department of Environmental Protection to seek private assistance for New Jersey’s state parks. “The irony of sneaking...

Mukherji pleased with Murphy choice for Supreme Court

June 5, 2020 9:29 am

Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) praised the nomination of Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy will announce Pierre-Louis’ nomination at 10:15 AM. If confirmed by the Senate, she will become the first...

Hudson Democrats backing Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 8:26 pmMay 30, 2020 8:30 pm

The entire nine-member Hudson County legislative delegation announced on Saturday evening that they will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to borrow $9 billion to help the state deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hudson County Executive...

Assembly budget committee gets three new members

January 17, 2020 12:36 pmJanuary 17, 2020 1:00 pm

The powerful Assembly Budget Committee has three new members. William Spearman (D-Camden) will take the seat of his former running mate, Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington). Jones did not seek re-election last year. Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley) replaces John McKeon (D-West Orange). ...

Coughlin creates two new Assembly committees

January 17, 2020 12:07 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:37 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has created two new committees, splitting the Health and Senior Services and the Housing and Community Development panels. Herbert Conaway, Jr. (D-Delran) will chair the Assembly Health Committee and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) will lead the...