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Nine election bills advance out of Senate committee

June 23, 2022 6:06 pmJune 23, 2022 10:06 pm

Nine election bills advanced through the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee today which would enact a variety of changes concerning mail-in balloting, poll workers, overseas voters, ballot privacy, early voting locations, campaign finance, and police at...

Is New Jersey about to face a reckoning over abortion access?

May 20, 2022 4:44 pmMay 24, 2022 5:53 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy debuted his proposals for expanding abortion access in New Jersey last week, it was something of a triumphant moment for the governor and his allies. With the U.S. Supreme Court potentially prepared to overturn Roe v....

Murphy unveils legislative plan to further expand abortion access in N.J.

May 11, 2022 4:17 pm

Before a crowd of supporters and activists in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will push for a raft of new legislation strengthening abortion access in New Jersey through an insurance mandate, a reproductive health access fund, and...

After yearslong wait, Senate committee advances bill addressing sexual extortion

March 21, 2022 4:11 pmMarch 21, 2022 5:01 pm

More than five years after it was originally proposed by then-Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton), a bill establishing the crime of “sexual extortion” passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a unanimous vote. Sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho...

Senate Republicans debut ‘Give It Back’ initiative aimed at Murphy

February 3, 2022 3:15 pm

The Senate Republican caucus launched a new “Give It Back” initiative today, a wide-ranging set of demands aimed at Gov. Phil Murphy insisting that he end his public health emergency declaration, give coequal power back to the state legislature, cancel...

Oroho sees potential for cooperation with South Jersey Democrats

January 31, 2022 1:12 pm

With former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s redistricting commission ouster exposing a potential rift between South and North Jersey Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Steven Oroho (R-Franklin) said today that he is optimistic Republicans can work with any Democrats who...

Senate Republicans may push for ELEC vacancy to be filled

January 31, 2022 11:32 am

With one of the two Republican seats on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) remaining vacant for more than four years, Senate Minority Leader Steven Oroho (R-Franklin) said today that his caucus will work to fill that seat...