Vin Gopal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gopal to introduce bill encouraging mobile vaccination sites

April 14, 2021 10:42 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) said he would introduce a bill that would require the state Department of Health to coordinate the deployment of mobile COVID-19 vaccination sites with various groups next week. “We all know that we will...

Gopal, Mukherji back Joshi in Edison Democratic mayoral primary

April 7, 2021 9:49 pmApril 7, 2021 9:50 pm

All three South Asian Americans in the New Jersey legislature – Senate Majority Conference Leader Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch), Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D-East Brunswick) tonight endorsed Sam Joshi in the Edison...

Brian Bergen proposes sweeping package of bills to help veterans

March 26, 2021 10:04 am

A New Jersey lawmaker who flew Army helicopters in Iraq says it’s time to stop the “soft-shoe” approach to serving veterans, proposing a serious 9-bill package that does more than offering free beach access and free hunting and fishing licenses....

Lawmakers send latest marijuana cleanup bill to Murphy’s desk

March 25, 2021 4:58 pm

The Senate and Assembly cleared a bipartisan bill that would move parental notifications to underage marijuana users first offense by overwhelming margins in bipartisan votes Thursday. The bill cleared the Senate 36-0, passing the Assembly 72-0. If Gov. Phil Murphy...

Andy Kim launches new PAC to help Asian Americans, other candidates of color, win public office

March 24, 2021 12:31 pmMarch 24, 2021 3:32 pm

Spurred by recent acts of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) has started a new political action committee to help AAPI and other candidates of color to run for public office. When I first ran...

Gopal, McCabe team up for Middlesex Democratic fundraiser

March 23, 2021 10:57 pmMarch 23, 2021 11:22 pm

Senate Majority Conference Leader Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) and Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe joined together to raise money for the Middlesex Democratic ticket at an event that showcased the growing alliance between the two. The virtual event, which...

Gopal skewers Asbury Park Press, tells editor that they should be held to same standard they hold others to

March 22, 2021 4:16 pmMarch 23, 2021 10:23 am

Senate Majority Conference Leader Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) excoriated his hometown newspaper for publishing a misogynistic photo caption, telling the Asbury Park Press that the owe readers a more detailed account of how a caption referring to “a fucking hot...