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Democratic women legislators compare Ciattarelli to Christie on health, family planning funding

March 22, 2021 9:34 amMarch 22, 2021 10:46 am

All 28 Democratic women in the New Jersey Legislature today slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s for promising to remove funding cuts to women’s health and family planning services if he defeats Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. The...

Sampson says missing elections could help him motivate other young people who don’t vote

March 19, 2021 9:56 amMarch 19, 2021 12:24 pm

The candidate who is poised to replace Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) is pushing back on a New Jersey Globe report that he has never voted in a Democratic primary and has a shoddy record in general elections. “I...

Cunningham faces DUI summons after Jersey City incident

March 4, 2021 8:09 pm

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) has been charged with driving under the influence after an incident in Jersey City on Thursday morning, according to several sources with knowledge of today’s events. Cunningham was involved in collision this...

Mandatory minimums bill heads to Murphy’s desk, where it’ll likely be vetoed

March 1, 2021 3:17 pmMarch 1, 2021 5:56 pm

The Assembly cleared a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug and property crimes, but the bill appears headed for a veto over its inclusion of official misconduct and related corruption offenses. They passed the bill by...

New Jersey Together urges Assembly to pass mandatory minimums bill

February 25, 2021 4:04 pm

A multifaith coalition urged the Assembly to pass a bill revoking mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug and property crimes that replaced a previous bill whose path through the legislature was upended by the inclusion of official...

Senate passes mandatory minimums bill

February 22, 2021 12:40 pmFebruary 22, 2021 4:57 pm

The State Senate cleared a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a slew of drug, property crimes and official misconduct in a 23-14 vote Monday. The bill largely resembles a previous measure that, on the recommendation of the New...

Lawmakers running short on time to introduce marijuana measures

February 3, 2021 3:14 pmFebruary 3, 2021 4:50 pm

Negotiations on marijuana legalization are threatening to brush against another procedural deadline as lawmakers in the upper chamber continue talks on a cleanup bill creating penalties for underage users. No breakthrough has come since the Assembly advanced a new cleanup...