Vin Gopal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gopal has huge haul at virtual fundraiser

January 22, 2021 9:24 amJanuary 22, 2021 12:18 pm

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) brought in over $150,000 last night at a virtual fundraiser that featured a former local Republican official who worked against him four years ago. Former Tinton Falls Councilwoman Nancyanne Fama, who campaigned for three-term...

Former Keansburg Dem chairman gets top White House post

January 13, 2021 5:06 pmJanuary 13, 2021 5:10 pm

More New Jerseyans are landing a top job in Joe Biden’s White House. Former Keansburg Democratic Municipal Chairman John McCarthy was named today as the Senior Advisor to the Counselor to the President, working in the office of White House...

Murphy: No news on pardon for Middletown mom

January 4, 2021 4:20 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he would issue a pardon for a Middletown woman Monday. Nikki Tierney, a mother of four, pleaded guilty to a felony child endangerment charge in 2007 after she nearly drowned while at the...

Tax incentive bill headed to Murphy’s desk

December 21, 2020 2:30 pmDecember 21, 2020 5:02 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers approved a $14 billion tax incentive package over the objection of Republicans who claimed the measure wouldn’t do enough to entice businesses into the high-tax state and progressives who derided it as a corporate handout made...

Gopal votes for tax incentive reform, but slams fellow Dems for rushing it

December 21, 2020 1:01 pm

Senate Majority Conference Leader Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) voted for legislation that would reform tax incentives offered by the state, but sharply criticized Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders of his own party — including Senate President Steve Sweeney —...

Senate panel approves bill extending additional unemployment benefits

December 15, 2020 2:51 pm

A Senate panel unanimously approved a measure that would extend additional unemployment insurance benefits for an additional eight weeks and allow a job-sharing furlough program to continue Tuesday. “With Congress still negotiating a new stimulus bill and unemployment benefits starting...

Official misconduct amendment still has mandatory minimums bill in limbo

December 14, 2020 4:18 pmDecember 15, 2020 12:09 am

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s endorsement of a bill that would strike mandatory minimum sentences for a series of offenses hasn’t immediately shifted the thinking among Trenton Democrats who backed the measure or hesitated to do so. “I continue...