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Rice praises Baraka but says too early to talk of 2025 gubernatorial bid

May 6, 2021 2:01 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) praised Newark Mayor Ras Baraka but said it was too early to name him a 2025 gubernatorial hopeful. “I think right now he’s doing a good job as mayor, so we’re going to leave it...

Rice wants Payne, Watson Coleman districts preserved

May 6, 2021 1:44 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) said he and his allies would move to preserve the districts of New Jersey’s two black members of Congress. “We’re going to fight to protect his district, and we’re going to fight to protect Bonnie...

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Sumter elected chair of Legislative Black Caucus

April 1, 2021 5:45 pm

Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson) was elected chair of the Legislative Black Caucus Thursday, replacing longtime chair State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark). State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Palmyra) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) will serve as vice chairs, the position Sumter held...

Gopal, Democrats introduce bill to notify parents of first underage marijuana offense

March 4, 2021 8:49 pmMarch 4, 2021 9:26 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers will introduce a bill allowing police officers to notify the parents of underage marijuana users on the first offense instead of the second. “While New Jersey has made recreational Marijuana legal in the state of New...

Murphy signs legalization, decriminalization, cleanup bills

February 22, 2021 1:12 pmFebruary 22, 2021 1:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legalization and decriminalization bills that have sat on his desk since Dec. 17 after both chambers of the legislature approved a cleanup bill that altered penalties for underage use, which he also signed Monday....

Marijuana cleanup heads to Murphy’s desk

February 22, 2021 11:40 amFebruary 22, 2021 1:15 pm

Lawmakers sent a marijuana cleanup bill to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk Monday, ending a standoff over legalization that wore on for roughly three-and-a-half months after voters overwhelmingly backed the policy at the polls in November. “This is momentous day,” said...