A new rescue plan for Atlantic City … but will it go anywhere?
Heavy-hitter officials are behind a new plan to give AC more time to work out its problems. But again Speaker Prieto, who can call or kill a vote, isn't among them. Continue reading…
View ArticleCowards and 'mansplaining' exposed
Shame on all those involved in the canceling of a panel discussion entitled "Women in Business: A man's perspective." Continue reading…
View ArticleAtlantic City Line may not reopen for months after anticipated
Atlantic County Freeholder John Risley said he was not enamored with what NJ Transit's executive board said about restoration of the Atlantic City Line and put the blame on "staffing issues" and a...
View Article3 new NJ laws to combat gun violence — but not through gun control
They come in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Continue reading…
View ArticleDemocrats vote to expand NJ's mail-in voter lists
Democratic lawmakers this week passed a hastily written bill that signs up more voters to automatically receive vote-by-mail ballots for all elections. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ starts 'red flag' law allowing guns to be temporarily taken
A ‘red flag’ law that allows courts to order guns to be temporarily removed from people deemed a danger to themselves or others takes effect Sunday. Continue reading…
View ArticleSupermarkets hard to come by in parts of NJ — Could this plan help?
Tax credits would be offered to companies that build new supermarkets in high demand areas. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Legislature votes to call for Trump's ouster over Capitol riot
Resolution passes that strongly condemns president for events on Jan. 6, calls for him to be removed or impeached if he won't resign from office early. Continue reading…
View ArticleAssembly Dems: Message from NJ voters received, but plans in flux
Plans for the lame-duck session are still being developed, let alone the next two years. Democrats will assess what comes next after Republicans gained seats. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ pause on gender ID school standards gets bipartisan support
New Jersey lawmakers from both major parties say parent awareness and input needs to be a key focus when dealing with gender and sexual orientation in classrooms. Continue reading…
View ArticlePolitics Killed NJ’s Tax Cut, Says Chris Christie [VIDEO/AUDIO]
Speaking yesterday at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told a welcoming audience that politics crushed a tax cut deal he had reached with Democratic...
View ArticleDems Attack Chris Christie’s Endless Summer Of Tax Relief Tour
Despite being on vacation for part of the last few weeks, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has continued to make sure the public knows he intends to battle Democrats this summer because they will not...
View ArticleGovernor Christie Pushes For Tax Cut In Manasquan [VIDEO/AUDIO]
Governor Chris Christie is back in New Jersey, hitting the beach in Monmouth County for the first stop of his so called "endless summer tax relief tour." Continue reading…
View ArticleChris Christie Still On Summer Tour As NJ Democrats Bash Him [AUDIO]
Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie brought his "Endless Summer Tax Relief" tour to Mannington Township, where he held his 89th town hall to continue pushing the legislature to act now on a bipartisan...
View ArticleChris Christie Wants To End User Fee Loopholes [POLL/AUDIO]
Governor Christie is strongly urging Garden State lawmakers to pass legislation to end user-fees imposed by towns - with no grandfather clause. Continue reading…
View ArticleChris Christie Starts New Town Hall Tour With Middle Class Focus [VIDEO]
Governor Chris Christie has started a new round of town halls with a brand new slogan, the "Christie Middle Class Reform Agenda." Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Outlook Now Negative Says Rating Agency
Standard & Poor's has lowered its outlook on New Jersey from "stable" to "negative." Continue reading…
View ArticleChris Christie Riding High With Jersey Voters [AUDIO]
Governor Chris Christie's job approval rating among registered voters is now tied with his all-time high and his disapproval rating is one point shy of his all-time low. Continue reading…
View ArticleChris Christie Back In NJ After GOP Campaign Push [AUDIO]
Governor Christie returned to New Jersey for his 96th town hall of the year Thursday, fresh off a two-day campaign trip for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Voters Say 'Show Me The Money' Before Promising A Tax Cut
Governor Chris Christie wants the guarantee of a tax cut now, but Democrats who control the legislature want to wait until it is certain that the state can afford one. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Tax Cut Fight Heats Up Again
Today, the full General Assembly meets for a voting session for the first time since late June. Dozens of pieces of legislation are on the board list. Continue reading…
View ArticleAssembly Dems To Focus On Jobs And The Economy
In less than two weeks, Assembly Democrats plan to post roughly 20 job creation and economic development bills up for a vote in the full Assembly. Continue reading…
View ArticleHigh-Profile Dems on Sidelines
State Senator Barbara Buono is the first Democrat to officially say she'll run against Governor Chris Christie next year. Continue reading…
View ArticleAssembly To Vote On Jobs Bills Today
Earlier this month, Assembly Democrats announced a plan to post a variety job creation and economic development bills up for a vote in the full Assembly. Today, that's what they plan to do. Continue...
View ArticleNJ Dems Bash Christie’s State Of The State Address [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Response to Governor Chris Christie's State of the State Address yesterday was as rapid as it was typical. Democrats roundly criticized the speech. Republicans loved the speech. Continue reading…
View ArticleDems React To Christie Veto
As most expected, Governor Chris Christie did not sign a bill which would have increased the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 and would've tied future increases to the rate of inflation...
View ArticleDems Work On Budget Plan
You almost always know, even before a Governor Chris Christie Budget Address is even over, what the Democrats are going to bash him on. Not this year. Continue reading…
View ArticleDems Push Gun Control Package
The case of the 4-year-old who accidentally shot a 6-year-old in the head in Toms River has stunned the state. Continue reading…
View ArticleTax Cut Bill Not On Assembly Voting List [AUDIO]
The New Jersey Assembly voted on dozens of bills yesterday, but it was the inclusion of one piece of legislation that had Republicans blasting their Democratic colleagues. Continue reading…
View Articlect Families Push Clip Limit
Excerpts from Newtown Parents' News Conference in Support of Limiting Ammo Magazine Size (A-1329) from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo. Parents of victims of the horrific Newtown school massacre...
View ArticleStalemate At The State House
Despite staunch opposition from gun rights advocates, the State Senate plans to vote on 14 gun control bills May 13. Continue reading…
View ArticleGun Control Debate Eases
The gun control debate continues to rage on in Trenton as the State Senate House keeps incrementally advancing bills. Continue reading…
View ArticleShould Voters Decide on NJ Taxes? [POLL/AUDIO]
The responsibility of fixing New Jersey's overreliance on property taxes could be placed in the hands of everyday New Jersey citizens. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ’s Budget And The Property Tax Problem [AUDIO]
One of the major complaints New Jersey Democrats have about the nearly $33 billion State budget that passed the Senate and Assembly yesterday is that it does not do enough to help property taxpayers....
View ArticleNJ Good Samaritan Law Could Help Response to Sandy-like Storms [AUDIO]
One year ago today, as Superstorm Sandy was battering New Jersey, teams of licensed architects and professional engineers were standing by ready to volunteer to help with home, business and road...
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