Legislature Archives

On Juneteenth, the New Jersey Globe remembers Walter Gilbert Alexander, Hutchins Inge and Remay Pearce

June 18, 2021 7:54 amJune 18, 2021 8:00 am

New Jerseyans observe Juneteenth today for the first time, with state offices closed and many state workers getting the day off. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. It was on June 19, 1865, that soldiers of the Union Army brought...

Star-Ledger bashes TAPinto, Patch, for ‘skimpy and spotty’ local news coverage

June 17, 2021 11:02 pmJune 18, 2021 8:59 am

The Star-Ledger sent their former publisher to testify before a legislative committee on Wednesday to kill a bill that might reduce subsidies for newspapers and take a little money out of their pockets. The proposal would allow notices to sell...

Legislative oversight of federal funds to be included in budget deal, Sarlo says

June 17, 2021 4:55 pm

The legislature will have a say over how the state spends federal dollars made available through the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill President Joe Biden signed into law in March, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) said. “The American Rescue...

Senate panel clears bill requiring inmates home addresses be used for local, congressional redistricting

June 17, 2021 2:56 pm

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would expand a requirement that the state consider incarcerated persons as living at their residential address to congressional, county and local reapportionments. The Senate and Assembly approved a bill...

No budget bill Thursday, Sweeney says

June 17, 2021 1:45 pmJune 17, 2021 1:47 pm

Lawmakers won’t introduce a budget bill at Thursday’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) said. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) said he hoped to introduce the appropriations bill on Monday, June 21,...

GOP write-in candidates secure nominations for Senate, Assembly in 36th district

June 17, 2021 1:06 pm

Republicans won enough write-in votes to nominate legislative candidates in 36th district, election officials said on Thursday. Chris Auriemma, a U.S. Army combat veteran and firefighter, has dropped out of the State Senate primary race in April after his nominating...

The Weedman removed from November ballot as gubernatorial bid ends

June 17, 2021 12:50 pmJune 17, 2021 12:59 pm

The Weedman is officially off the ballot, ending his independent bid for governor of New Jersey. Edward “NJ Weedman” Forchion appeared in court for about 90 minutes on Tuesday after the New Jersey Democratic State Committee challenged the validity of...