Media
A Progress Report to My Bosses
Over the course of my two-year term in office, I like to update my bosses on the issues in Trenton that I am working on. I typically look at the term in four six-month intervals and seek to try and move initiatives forward along that timeline. That said, my main focus as it’s been since being afforded the honor and privilege of representing the Seventh Legislative District in 2011, is to seek to make our state a better place to live, work and raise a family. So, here are a couple of highlights that I wanted to share with you.
Poll: NJ residents support new gun restrictions to prevent mass shootings
A majority of New Jersey residents support new curbs on gun rights and other efforts to prevent mass shootings, but they do not agree on the best approach for addressing the problem, according to a poll released Wednesday morning.
CHRISTIE THREATENS TO END RECIPROCAL INCOME TAX AGREEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA
Pact currently allows bistate commuters to file where they live and means lower taxes for low-income New Jerseyans and high-income Pennsylvanians
NO FAST FIXES FOR NEW JERSEY’S DEEPLY FLAWED SCHOOL FUNDING
Is your district getting all the aid that’s coming to it, or is it one of many that’s being shortchanged?
NJEA stands with Traffic Safety Coalition
On June 16, lawmakers, educators and advocates stood side by side calling for expanding safety precautions for school buses. The press conference, led by the NJ Traffic Safety Coalition, a not-for-profit organization comprised of concerned citizens, victims’ advocates, academics, public officials, law enforcement and traffic safety industry professionals, called for support of a bill that calls for more cameras on school buses.
EXPLAINER: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD LOCK IN GAS-TAX REVENUE FOR TTF
Governor and legislators may yet break deadlock over how to fund transportation projects, but voter agreement in November ballot is no slam dunk
Proposed N.J. law would ban prior restraint of student newspapers
State legislators have re-introduced a bill that would prohibit school districts and public universities from authorizing prior restraint of school-sponsored media.
Christie agrees to smoking ban in state parks, beaches
Gov. Chris Christie agreed Friday night to prohibit smoking at state-owned parks and beaches, but he stopped short of signing into law a broader ban extending to county and local recreational sites.
Legislation to create animal abuse registry advanced by Senate panel
New Jersey legislation to create an online registry of people convicted of animal cruelty moved closer to becoming law Thursday.
What Now America?
I was 17 years old and sat down at my family’s kitchen table with my father to have “The Talk”. Now this talk wasn’t about the birds and the bees but rather something more important. He said to me that now that I was driving he wanted to talk to me about my potential interactions with law enforcement. He never tried to scare me about what could happen if I get stopped, but rather how I should behave when I did. I remember this story because I recall having the same conversation with my oldest son when he turned the same age. The conversation centered around not making sudden movements or being combative on these occasions. No matter whether I thought I was in the right or not, the idea was to leave the encounter without it escalating into something far worse.