Senate committees shuffle
Senate Republicans have now been appointed to their committees for the new session, with the GOP's makeup on more than half of the committees changing at least slightly from last year. The appointments...
View ArticleWho’s where on pension reform
Each of the four bills in the employee benefits reform package has enough prime sponsors and co-sponsors to pass the 40-member Senate right now, with between 23 and 27 senators signing on to the...
View ArticleDaily Quickie, 06.25.10
On this Friday, June 25th, 2010 ... The Assembly Budget Committee meets to continue its consideration of bills connected with the state budget for FY2011. Agenda also includes a 2.9% property tax cap....
View ArticleSenate passes extra family planning funds
The state Senate today passed a bill restoring nearly $7.5 million to the state budget for family planning services. The 30-10 margin would be large enough to override a veto by Gov. Chris Christie,...
View ArticleJersey budget’s pension anchor
A proposed constitutional amendment sheds a little light on why the budget deficits facing the state in FY2012 and beyond will persist -- even if the state 'bends the curve' by cutting benefits (and...
View ArticleFamily-planning veto override unlikely, as six GOP backers back off
Six of the seven Republican state senators who voted in June in favor of legislation restoring nearly $7.5 million to the budget for family planning services announced today that would vote against...
View ArticleLand for the taking
An eminent domain reform bill cleared the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday and moved closer to a full upper house vote. The bill preserves the ability of municipalities to...
View ArticleDaily Quickie, 10.19.11
On Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 ... Flags on all state buildings are lowered to half-staff to honor Mount Arlington police officer Joseph Wargo Jr., killed in the line of duty by a driver allegedly...
View ArticleChristie nominates two from Ocean County as workers’ comp judges
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday nominated Ocean County residents Russell Cherkos and Salvatore Martino as workers' compensation judges. This is the third time Christie has recommended Cherkos for the...
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