Steven Oroho Archives - New Jersey Globe

Legislature overwhelmingly approves same-sex marriage codification

December 20, 2021 11:21 pmDecember 21, 2021 11:54 am

Both houses of the legislature today approved a measure that would formally codify same-sex marriage into the state statutes; currently, marriage equality is protected only by judicial order, meaning that it would be vulnerable if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns...

Same-sex marriage codification clears Senate committee

December 16, 2021 4:55 pmDecember 17, 2021 9:31 am

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today advanced a bill that would codify same-sex marriage into the state statutes on an 11-1 vote, with State Sen. Steven Oroho (R-Franklin) opposed; a week ago, the Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously approved an...

Capitol vax-or-test mandate gets April court date

December 10, 2021 2:14 pmDecember 12, 2021 1:18 pm

A Republican-led appeal against the capitol complex’s vaccine-or-testing mandate has had its court date set for the week of April 11, 2022, a full four months from tomorrow. In the meantime, an appellate judge denied a request from Republicans to...

State police successfully enforce vax mandate on second try

December 6, 2021 4:08 pmDecember 7, 2021 8:30 am

Following last week’s fireworks over the state capitol complex’s vaccine-or-testing mandate, the statehouse conducted affairs in relative peace today. Most Republican senators complied with the mandate, while Assembly committee hearings were conducted entirely remotely. But the muted proceedings masked significant...

Pennacchio, Barranco, Webber win in the 26th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) have won re-election to the 26th legislative district, and that Republican Christian Barranco has won his first term in the legislature. The...

Singer, Kean, Thomson win in the 30th district

November 2, 2021 8:02 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:35 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Robert Singer (R-Lakewood), Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall), and Assemblyman Ned Thomson (R-Wall) have won re-election to the 30th legislative district. They beat Democrats Dan Stinger, Stephen Dobbins, and Matthew Filosa in...

Oroho, Space, Wirths win in the 24th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:14 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Steven Oroho (R-Franklin), Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Wantage), and Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Wantage) have won re-election to the 24th legislative district. They beat Frederick and Georgianna Cook, who are apparently related to...