Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s concealed carry restrictions this morning, the New Jersey Legislature continued taking steps in the opposite direction, with two committees passing a series of bills further strengthening the state’s gun laws....
Nine gun bills, four of which are part of Gov. Phil Murphy’s original gun control package and five of which are new as of this week, cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee today, marking the first major step towards getting new...
Gov. Phil Murphy and the state’s legislative leaders, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, have reached an agreement to suspend New Jersey’s sales tax on certain back to school items from August 27 to September 5 as...
A month after Gov. Phil Murphy made a renewed plea for the state legislature to pass his third package of gun control legislation, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will vote tomorrow on nine gun bills – but interestingly, only four of...
Gov. Phil Murphy’s agenda will get a $2 million boost over the next six weeks as Stronger Fairer Forward, the new issue advocacy group connected to him, launches a full-scale ad campaign promoting a more affordable New Jersey. The ads...
Former Passaic County Commissioner Assad R. Akhter is joining Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff as senior director for government affairs as part of a reorganization of the governor’s staff during his second term, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Tim Hillmann,...
New Jersey has no shortage of respected political families over the years. Here is a partial listing: ADUBATO Stephen N. Adubato, Sr. (1932-2020) was among the most powerful political leaders of his generation. He founded the North Ward Educational and...