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Senate votes to send water safety bill, juvenile justice reform to Christie
Legislation to create a water safety standard for an unregulated chemical found in two Moorestown municipal wells was sent to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk Monday, along with over a dozen other bills that received final legislative approval.
Singleton, Burzichelli, Prieto, Schaer, McKeon, Johnson & Wimberly Respond to Christie’s Vetoes of the FY 2016 Democratic Budget
Assembly Education Committee Vice-Chairman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), Assembly Appropriations Committee Chairman John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester), Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson), Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Gary S. Schaer (D-Passaic), Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman John F. McKeon (D-Essex), Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Chairman Gordon M. Johnson (D-Bergen) and Assemblyman Benjie E. Wimberly (D-Passaic) issued a multimedia package Friday on Governor Christie’s vetoes of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Democratic budget plan for New Jersey.
NJ Legislature sends $35.3 billion state budget to Christie
After months of hearings and debate, a $35.3 billion state budget landed on Gov. Chris Christie’s desk Thursday, courtesy of a pair of party-line votes in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly.
Assembly Backs Singleton Measure Condemning Use of the Confederate Flag
The General Assembly on Thursday approved legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton condemning the official use of the Confederate flag and urging any states that still support the image to officially do away with all references to it.
Racial Disharmony: The Problem Persists
The recent senseless violence we all witnessed in South Carolina gives us all cause for feeling emotionally drained and physically unsettled . Once again, a racial incident, this one of epic proportions and committed in shocking cold blood, rises to the forefront in the wake of a church shooting in Charleston, leaving nine innocent citizens dead. And, the clamor for every facet and nugget surrounding this dreadful incident becomes the fodder with which the media now bombards us.
NJ Assembly and Senate panels advance Democrats' $35.3 billion budget
New Jersey Democrats advanced their party’s $35.3 billion budget out of committees Tuesday with party-line votes that reflected Republican opposition to the plan’s proposed tax increases and Democrats’ commitment to making a larger pension payment than what Gov. Chris Christie proposed.
Legislation to permit fire district mergers scheduled for Assembly vote
Legislation to permit fire districts to merge is up for a vote before the full New Jersey Assembly this week.
Committee review could reduce pedestrian deaths
For five consecutive years, Route 130 has been named the most dangerous road for pedestrians by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a nonprofit pedestrian advocacy group.
PLAN TO PREVENT UNEXPECTED MEDICAL BILLS STALLS, BUT BACKERS STILL HOPEFUL
Lawmakers want info on impact on small urban hospitals and state budget, while head of state’s biggest insurer says issue must be high priority
Bill inspired by Cinnaminson firefighter's death reworked
Legislation inspired by a Cinnaminson firefighter's sudden death and his family's ensuing loss of health coverage has undergone significant revisions but is poised for a possible Assembly floor vote.