Legislature Archives - Page 306 of 918

Liberty State Park task force bill passes Senate committee after packed hearing

June 16, 2022 2:49 pmJune 16, 2022 4:47 pm

Liberty State Park, Jersey City’s largest park and one of the state’s premier urban green spaces, is in need of serious revitalization – that much everyone in New Jersey politics can agree on. But as a Senate Environment and Energy...

The Assembly is set to pass a major voting reform package – but some progressives are skeptical

June 15, 2022 6:05 pmJune 16, 2022 10:23 am

When it comes to improving New Jersey’s antiquated elections system, Democrats have tried to balance two separate, and sometimes competing, interests: the need to keep elections efficient and secure, and the desire to make them accessible to all. That’s a...

Murphy, legislative leadership announce deal on ANCHOR tax relief plan

June 15, 2022 1:30 pmJune 15, 2022 3:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden), and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) gathered in South Brunswick today to announce that they’ve reached an agreement on a critical piece of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget: the Affordable New Jersey...

Armato interested in legislative comeback

June 13, 2022 4:21 pm

Former Assemblyman John Armato (D-Buena Vista), who lost re-election last year in a closely watched campaign, said today that he is very open to the idea of running again for the legislature in future years. “If I was approached to...

Senate committee clears one of Murphy’s eight gun control proposals

June 13, 2022 3:18 pmJune 13, 2022 3:20 pm

The legislature began working through Gov. Phil Murphy’s myriad gun control proposals today, with the Senate Judiciary Committee approving a bill that would give the attorney general the ability to pursue civil action against firearm manufacturers and retailers “who knowingly...

Bill to eliminate the term ‘alien’ from state code advances in Senate

June 13, 2022 2:32 pmJune 13, 2022 2:33 pm

A bill that would eliminate the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” from the state code and replace them with “foreign national” or “undocumented foreign national” advanced from the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee today by a...

Judiciary Committee approves two more Superior Court nominees

June 13, 2022 12:46 pm

Making one more small – some might even say imperceptible – dent in New Jersey’s daunting judicial vacancy problem, the Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously cleared two nominees to be judges of the Superior Court: James Fattorini and William Mennen....