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Rice raises alarm over Atlantic City petition

July 11, 2019 2:24 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice called a petition effort to change Atlantic City to a council-manager form of government a power grab Thursday. “As we saw with Paterson and Newark’s Board of Education takeovers, outside intervention does not prevent mismanagement,” Rice...

Rice says he’s still with Murphy

June 27, 2019 12:45 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice on Thursday said he was sticking with the Gov. Phil Murphy, though he stopped short of backing the governor for a second term. “The governor has some years left before we even get into that. We’ve...

Rice won’t vote for budget without decriminalization

June 12, 2019 9:59 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) says he will not vote for a state budget unless it includes the decriminalization of recreational marijuana and the release of minorities currently incarcerated for possessing small amounts of cannabis. “When it comes to principles,...

Pou would back millionaire’s tax if it was posted

June 3, 2019 1:46 pmJune 3, 2019 2:37 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou on Monday said she would back a millionaire’s tax if it was put up to vote. “It’s a bill that I would be in support of,” she said, adding that she had voted for the measure...

Murphy won’t name Senators he can get to back millionaire’s tax

June 3, 2019 11:33 amJune 3, 2019 2:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wouldn’t name any senators past the four already supporting his proposal for a millionaire’s tax that he thinks he can get to back the plan. “I won’t get into the names. You and I have talked about...

Maps: New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

May 27, 2019 3:38 pmMay 28, 2019 11:41 am

Fifteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

Rice bill would bar bills reliant on unpassed measures

May 16, 2019 7:10 pmJune 3, 2019 3:16 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) is sponsoring a bill that would bar the legislature from passing measures with start dates that depend on the passage on separate laws. “We shouldn’t be passing legislation that is contingent upon another piece of...