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Bill requiring menstrual products in school bathrooms clears Senate committee

May 9, 2022 4:06 pm

The Senate Education Committee passed a bill requiring that school districts provide feminine hygiene products, defined in the bill as “tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle,” in school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12,...

Hopatcong councilman slapped down by 29th district legislators over offensive comments

May 6, 2022 2:34 pm

A Hopatcong councilman under fire for recent offensive remarks – he said Gov. Phil Murphy’s school aid plan “raped” his Sussex County school district and gave funding to “crackheads” instead – received a further rebuke today from the representatives of...

Ruiz endorses Payne re-election campaign

May 5, 2022 2:04 pmMay 5, 2022 3:33 pm

State Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), the highest-ranking Newark politician in state politics, announced today that she is endorsing Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) for another term in Congress. “Congressman Payne has been a champion for education, childcare, and...

Statements on the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

May 3, 2022 10:46 amMay 4, 2022 1:57 pm

Last night, Politico released a leaked draft majority opinion written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that established the constitutional right to abortion. Though the draft is not necessarily final...

Asaro-Angelo defends Labor Department’s record at Senate hearing

March 10, 2022 5:33 pm

Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo testified before the Senate Labor Committee for more than three hours this afternoon, defending his department’s record over the course of the pandemic and responding to questions from senators on the department’s still-lingering backlog of unemployment...

Platkin confirmation could be boosted by Codey vs. Gill Senate primary

February 28, 2022 6:47 pm

A new legislative map that places two Democratic state senators from Essex County into the same legislative district could advance the Senate confirmation of Matt Platkin for attorney general Montclair, the Essex County municipality with the most Democratic primary votes...

Bateman, Addiego, Stender confirmed by Senate in concise voting session

January 31, 2022 11:16 am

Today the Senate held its first full voting session of the 2022-23 legislative session, though the word “full” is perhaps an exaggeration for proceedings that took around four minutes in total. The only items on the agenda were the nominations...