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Stack is new Senate Oversight chairman

January 13, 2018 12:39 am

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Hudson) has been named Chairman of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee. Senate President Steve Sweeney picked the influential Hudson County Democrat to replace Bob Gordon (D-Bergen), who now chairs the Senate Transportation Committee. Stack is also...

Singleton gets budget post

January 13, 2018 12:31 am

State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) has a seat on the powerful Budget and Appropriations Committee. It helps that he is a strong political ally of Senate President Steve Sweeney. He was also named Vice Chairman of the Senate Economic Growth...

O’Scanlon lands budget seat

January 13, 2018 12:29 am

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth), who served as the Assembly Republican Budget Officer, has been given a seat on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. O’Scanlon also has seats on the Community and Urban Affairs Committee, and the Law and...

Gopal named to three committees

January 13, 2018 12:27 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) has been assigned to three Senate Committees for the 2018-19 session: Transportation; Economic Growth; and Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens. Gopal was sworn in on Tuesday to his first term in the State Senate. ...

Cryan new Commerce vice chair

January 13, 2018 12:23 am

State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) will serve as Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and as a member of the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. He was elected to the Senate last November following the retirement of ten-term...

Budget seat goes to Addiego

January 13, 2018 12:05 am

State Sen. Dawn Addiego (R-Burlington) now has a seat on the powerful Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. She was re-elected to the Senate by a narrow 52%-48% margin last November. Two Republican seats opened up on the panel following the...

Judiciary shrinks to 11 members

January 12, 2018 11:35 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee will have two less members this year, with Senate President Steve Sweeney and Minority Leader Tom Kean agreeing not to fill the seats of two Senators who did not seek re-election. The powerful panel, which must...