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Ruiz: Decrim bill could come by end of March

February 13, 2020 5:12 pmFebruary 13, 2020 5:38 pm

State Sen. Teresa Ruiz said she’s hoping to finalize a marijuana decriminalization bill by the end of March. Lawmakers are modelling the measure on the decriminalization bills Ruiz, State Sen. Sandra Cunningham and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano introduced last year. The...

Rice opposes eliminating organizational lines

February 13, 2020 4:47 pmFebruary 13, 2020 5:48 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) said he opposed doing away with organizational lines for New Jersey’s primary elections Thursday. “The deal is not to take away our process. I think it works,” he said. “I think the deal is that...

Essex Dems will hold forum for presidential candidates in March

February 12, 2020 1:54 pmFebruary 12, 2020 8:15 pm

Essex County Democrats will hold a forum next month for presidential campaigns to make their pitch to party leaders. County chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. announced the decision for a non-binding program at a party executive committee attended by municipal chairs...

Rice endorses Biden

January 24, 2020 11:11 amJanuary 27, 2020 3:23 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark), the longest-serving African American senator in New Jersey history and the chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus, has endorsed Joe Biden for president. The endorsement was first reported by POLITICO earlier this morning....

Trailblazer: Cory Booker

January 20, 2020 12:50 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:49 am

Cory Booker, 49, is the first African American to win statewide office in New Jersey. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2013, winning a special election to replace the late Frank R. Lautenberg. Booker sought the 2020...

Controversial vaccinations bill, stalled in State Senate, will be back after better head count

January 17, 2020 3:46 pmJanuary 18, 2020 11:39 am

Lawmakers expected a bill eliminating the religious exemption for vaccinations to cause a stir, but its lead Senate sponsor didn’t foresee it prompting hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protesters to assail the state house for days on end. That bill failed...

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

Lawmakers to vote on amended vaccine bill Monday

January 9, 2020 6:10 pm

Lawmakers in the State Senate on Thursday amended a controversial bill eliminating a religious exemption for vaccinations in an effort to secure a 21st vote needed to pass the measure. The Senate voted 18-15 in favor of an amendment creating...