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N.J. gun package continues advancing as Supreme Court guts concealed carry laws

June 23, 2022 4:36 pmJune 23, 2022 5:06 pm

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 cleared by Assembly committee, with more votes coming tomorrow

June 22, 2022 4:53 pmJune 22, 2022 4:58 pm

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...

Murphy, Scutari, Coughlin agree to sales tax holiday on back-to-school items

June 22, 2022 2:29 pmJune 22, 2022 6:40 pm

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...

Assembly committee to vote on nine gun bills, including some outside governor’s package

June 21, 2022 4:49 pm

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...

Pro-Murphy group begins $2 million ad buy backing N.J. agenda

June 21, 2022 8:30 amJune 21, 2022 8:57 am

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...

Akhter named to top post on governor’s staff

June 20, 2022 12:05 pmJune 20, 2022 4:28 pm

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,...

Happy Father’s Day from the New Jersey Globe

June 19, 2022 4:00 amJune 19, 2022 1:06 pm

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...