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Rice says he’d back constitutional amendment delaying redistricting

July 6, 2020 3:15 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) said he would support a constitutional amendment that would delay next year’s legislative redistricting until 2023 if the Census Bureau does not provide New Jersey with census counts by Feb. 15 of next year. “A...

Gill wants audit committee for state’s mostly-VBM primaries

June 23, 2020 5:22 pmJune 23, 2020 5:46 pm

State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) wants Gov. Phil Murphy to create a committee to audit the state’s mostly-vote-by-mail primaries, and she wants residents to push urge Murphy to do same. “Now more than ever our right to vote and our...

Democratic Senators post decriminalization bill

June 4, 2020 4:30 pmJune 4, 2020 4:32 pm

Democratic state senators introduced a long-awaited marijuana decriminalization bill Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) and Ron Rice (D-Newark), would remove criminal penalties for possession of one pound or less of marijuana and...

Pou, Latino Caucus want Latina on Redistricting Commission

May 21, 2020 5:32 pm

The Legislative Latino Caucus wants the Democratic State Committee to appoint a women from the state’s Latino community to Legislative Redistricting Commission. “As you know well, diversity in membership is critical across all government committees, and the composition of this...

Rice urges Currie to add more women to redistricting commission

May 18, 2020 10:19 amMay 18, 2020 10:49 am

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) urged Democratic State Chairman John Currie to appoint at least two women — and at least one woman of color — to Democrats’ half of the Legislative Redistricting Commission. “As legislators throughout the state pour...

Rice: Appoint Oliver, Agudosi to guide economic recovery

April 22, 2020 5:50 pmApril 22, 2020 10:57 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice wants Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver to help guide the state’s economic recovery. “As the state moves forward in developing an Economic Response Team, it is of critical importance that Black and Latino legislators and equity leaders...

Rice wants black, Latino lawmakers on economic recovery panel

April 21, 2020 11:54 amApril 21, 2020 2:04 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice called on Senate President Steve Sweeney to add a black and Latino legislators to the team of Senators working with Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration on New Jersey’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. “Thirty-four years as...