Verlina Reynolds Jackson Archives

Sumter elected chair of Legislative Black Caucus

April 1, 2021 5:45 pm

Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson) was elected chair of the Legislative Black Caucus Thursday, replacing longtime chair State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark). State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Palmyra) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) will serve as vice chairs, the position Sumter held...

Bill barring police from polling places clears Assembly, stalls in Senate

March 25, 2021 7:22 pm

The Assembly advanced a measure barring police officers from loitering within 100 feet of a polling place or drop box Thursday, but the bill stalled in the Senate despite a past version clearing the chamber in a narrow vote last...

Democratic women legislators compare Ciattarelli to Christie on health, family planning funding

March 22, 2021 9:34 amMarch 22, 2021 10:46 am

All 28 Democratic women in the New Jersey Legislature today slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s for promising to remove funding cuts to women’s health and family planning services if he defeats Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. The...

High-profile billboard ramps up pressure for undocumented residents to get pandemic relief

December 7, 2020 3:55 pmDecember 7, 2020 8:14 pm

A billboard that went up on the New Jersey Turnpike today could have an intended audience of one as advocates for legislation that would provide pandemic relief assistance to undocumented New Jersey workers. A grassroots immigrant rights organization, Make the...

Murphy signs law requiring police to wear body cameras

November 24, 2020 1:17 pm

All law enforcement patrol officers will be required to wear a body camera after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Tuesday, a move intended to enhance police transparency and increase trust between police officers and their communities. “We’ve made it...

Assembly to hear bill limiting police presence at polling places

October 16, 2020 10:59 am

The Assembly State and Local Government will hear a bill that would keep police officers away from polling places outside of emergencies and their own voting needs on Monday. The measure would block police departments from posting officers at polling...

With Mercer on board, Coughlin now has re-election commitments from 50 of 52 Democratic legislators

October 3, 2020 12:21 pm

Nearly every Democrat in the New Jersey State Assembly in now on record as endorsing Craig Coughlin for another term as Speaker, a vote that will occur after the 2021 general election and keep him in office until at least...