Steve Oroho Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate GOP again calls for small business bailout

November 30, 2020 3:27 pm

Republicans in the State Senate called on their Democratic counterparts to pass a bailout for small businesses and non-profits impacted by the pandemic, saying it could be funded using the state’s surplus. “While more and more of our small businesses...

LD24 Republicans up in arms over bear hunt

October 6, 2020 2:08 pm

Republican lawmakers in the 24th district raised alarms over news that this season’s bear hunt would be the last under Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. “Throughout this pandemic, Governor Murphy has preached about following the science, yet in this instance he...

Corrado, Oroho slam Murphy over Commission’s SDA report

September 30, 2020 5:18 pmOctober 1, 2020 7:54 pm

State Sens. Kristin Corrado (R-Totowa) and Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) slammed Gov. Phil Murphy over a State Commission of Investigation report released Wednesday that found his administration was kept looped on patronage hires at the Schools Development Authority under Lizette Delgado-Polanco’s...

Oroho tells Murphy to use his executive power to stop gas take hike

August 30, 2020 6:44 pm

The top Republican on the State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee wants Gov. Phil Murphy to use his vast executive authority to stop a gas tax increase his administration announced on Friday. “Governor Murphy has had no problem issuing executive...

LD24 Republicans rail against school aid cuts in Warren, Sussex, Morris counties

August 28, 2020 2:18 pm

Republicans in the 24th legislative district attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over roughly $10.4 million in school aid cuts to counties in the towns they represent. “For years, we have been sounding the alarm about the dire need to fix New...

Statements on the governor’s revised budget address

August 25, 2020 10:35 amAugust 25, 2020 4:37 pm

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver): “With the State credit card in his pocket, Governor Murphy’s budget plan shows none of the fiscal restraint that virtually every family and small business has been forced to exercise due to the coronavirus....

Committee advances Oroho, Gopal bill allowing remote bingo, raffles

August 20, 2020 12:55 pmAugust 20, 2020 4:24 pm

A Senate panel on Thursday advanced a measure allowing raffles and bingo games to be held virtually. “Many non-profits and charities have seen their primary revenue sources severely diminished due to rules and guidelines restricting indoor gatherings during the pandemic,”...