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All eyes on Lakewood to see how exploding population numbers will affect redistricting

August 11, 2021 4:29 pmAugust 12, 2021 11:35 pm

The starting point for legislative redistricting might turn out to be Lakewood, where an exploding population could limit options for drawing districts within the constitutional guidelines of size and geographic contiguity. Lakewood borders on just four large municipalities: Brick, Toms...

Pennacchio enters race for Senate Republican Leader

July 22, 2021 9:22 amJuly 22, 2021 2:06 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) has become the first candidate to formally — albeit not publicly — launch a campaign for Senate Republican leader. Pennacchio wants to succeed Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), who is not seeing re-election to his...

Seven senators say they will vote yes on Wainer Apter confirmation to N.J. Supreme Court

March 16, 2021 2:40 pmMarch 16, 2021 3:55 pm

Rachel Wainer Apter now has seven Senators on record as supporting her nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, with State Sens. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) announcing their support of her...

Diegnan will vote to confirm Wainer Apter

March 15, 2021 5:06 pm

State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) today became the 12th state senator – 11 of them Democrats – to heap praise on Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Rachel Wainer Apter to the New Jersey Supreme Court. “Her qualifications are second...

Ciattarelli calls Murphy Supreme Court pick an inexperienced liberal activist

March 14, 2021 9:34 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli tonight slammed Gov. Phil Murphy’s choice of Rachel Wainer Apter, a former staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court. “Apparently for Governor Murphy, it’s not...

Kean retirement sparks GOP leadership elections in Senate, Assembly

February 1, 2021 2:45 pmFebruary 1, 2021 3:51 pm

Today’s announcement by Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) that he will not seek re-election to the State Senate will trigger a change in Republican leadership in both houses. Republicans will need to replace Kean as the senate Republican leader when his...

Senate President Steve Sweeney appears to have the votes for marijuana decriminalization.

Sweeney: more work remains before Senate considers decriminalization

December 4, 2019 2:25 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney has the votes for marijuana decriminalization, but he’s not ready to move forward with the measure just yet. “We don’t have a bill. I’ve told Senator Rice I’m happy to sit down and try to figure...