Verlina Reynolds Jackson Archives

New law allows county Board of Elections to expand to six seats

July 19, 2019 1:12 pm

Legislation that will allow counties to expand the Board of Elections from four members to six was signed into law today by Gov. Phil Murphy. The exponential growth of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots has made it increasingly more difficult to...

Greenwald & Reynold-Jackson Bill Strengthening Penalties for Gun Trafficking, Straw Purchasing Crimes Now Law

July 16, 2019 1:04 pm

(TRENTON) – Building upon the momentum set by the Legislature with the passage of several bills aimed at stemming gun violence in New Jersey communities, legislation sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson was signed into law...

Reynolds Jackson calls for judges’ removal

July 12, 2019 1:58 pmJuly 12, 2019 3:21 pm

Yet another state lawmaker called for the removal of two embattled judges facing fire over comments made during sexual assault cases. “Judges Silva and Troiano must go. Their moral stances exhibited in their comments toward parties in both cases are...

Black ministers threaten to punish legislators who bail on millionaire’s tax

June 7, 2019 3:57 pmJune 9, 2019 12:05 am

A group of politically-active black ministers on Thursday arrayed to back Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal for a tax of the state’s millionaires, promising to consequences on legislators who don’t end up backing the policy. “We ask that the legislature cooperate...

Mercer Democratic legislators toe the line on millionaire’s tax

June 7, 2019 3:23 pm

Two more legislators joined a growing movement of Assembly Democrats who say they would vote for a millionaire’s tax if they could, but since they can’t, they won’t. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) said they personally support a...

Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli in 15th district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 3, 2019 10:55 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 15th district for incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell). They have defeated their primary opponent, former Trenton Councilman Alex Bethea. Reynolds-Jackson and Verrelli will...

Write-in campaigns unlikely in three legislative districts

May 28, 2019 9:26 amMay 28, 2019 9:30 am

Republicans will get a second shot at running a full slate of State Assembly candidates in three legislative districts next Tuesday, if they can get 100 write-in votes in the primary election. Officially, the GOP is not mounting any organized...