State Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has filed a suit against Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to stop the Statehouse renovation from going forward. Wisniewski filed the...
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Krystal KnappPoll: Majority of NJ voters still undecided on gubernatorial pick to succeed Christie
Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno are the early front runners in the New Jersey primary races for governor, but neither candidate has the June primary race locked up. About 57 percent of registered Democrats and 42 percent of...
Republican Leonard Lance plans on voting no on American Health Care Act in current form
U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton), a leader in New Jersey politics for the past two decades, told CNN today he will vote no on the Republican House bill to replace the Affordable Care Act in the bill’s current form. In Lance’s...
Gov. Christie declares a state of emergency
Governor Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency ahead of winter storm Stella. The state of emergency authorizes the State Director of Emergency Management to activate and coordinate the preparation, response and recovery efforts for the...
NJ Assembly passes anti-Trump legislation on DACA and immigration ban
The New Jersey Assembly today passed two bills containing resolutions opposing President Donald Trump’s positions on immigration — one bill calling for the protection of “dreamers” and the other bill opposing Trump’s...
Wisniewski slams Gov. Christie’s ‘lunch date’ with Trump
State Assemblyman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Wisniewski criticized Governor Chris Christie today for meeting President Donald Trump for lunch in Washington, D.C. “For weeks, Governor Christie has made statement after statement...
State Assemblyman from Hamilton sponsors bill weakening Open Public Records Act
New Jersey Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Hamilton) is the sponsor of a bill that would substantially weaken the state’s Open Public Records Act. DeAngelo wants the key element that gives power to citizens removed from the law as mandatory...
Women’s March on New Jersey Set for Jan. 21 in Trenton
Dozens of buses will head from the Princeton area to Washington D.C. on Jan. 21 for the national Women’s March. But supporters who can’t make the trip or want to make their voices heard closer to home can still participate by heading to...
Ciattarelli Challenges Governor on Statehouse Renovation Spending
State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican candidate for governor, issued a statement today criticizing Gov. Chris Christie’s plans to spend $300 million to renovate the New Jersey Statehouse. “The governor’s plan to renovate the...
Zwicker Bill Forgiving Student Loan Debt in Event of Borrower’s Death or Permanent Disability Signed into Law
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker that forgives certain student loan debt in the event of a borrower’s death or total permanent disability has been signed into law. Gov. Chris Christie signed the bill into law on Monday. Last July...
Backers of Question #2 Say It’s Only Way to Make Sure Gas Tax Goes to Transportation Trust Fund
Over the past three decades New Jersey voters have approved several ballot questions that have protected revenue raised from state fuel taxes from being used for anything other than transportation projects. Now, in the wake of the unpopular 23-cent...
EditorWNYC: In Wikileaks Emails, a Glimpse of Phil Murphy’s Campaign for Governor
NPR affiliate WNYC ran a story on Thursday that looks at what the Wikileaks emails reveal about Democrat Phil Murphy and how he used his non-profit organization to put himself and his issues in front of voters before formally entering a race...
Ciattarelli Will Officially Kick Off Gubernatorial Campaign Oct. 4
State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Hillsborough) will formally kick off his campaign for governor of the State of New Jersey at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Manville High School. Ciattarelli, a small business owner and entrepreneur, said he...
Bill That Would Prohibit Citizens from Challenging Tax Valuations and Exemptions Is Amended
A New Jersey Assembly committee has amended a bill that would forbid residents from appealing a property assessment or exemption that is granted to another taxpayer. The bill would now only apply in the case of institutions and corporations that...
Bill That Would Prohibit Citizens from Challenging Tax Valuations and Exemptions Advances in NJ Assembly
A bill sponsored by New Jersey Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) that would prohibit residents from challenging the tax valuations and tax exemptions of properties other than their own cleared a committee this week...
Bill Would Prohibit Taxpayers from Challenging Others’ Property Valuations and Exemptions in New Jersey
A bill will be considered by a New Jersey Assembly committee this afternoon that would prohibit residents from challenging the tax valuations and tax exemptions of properties other than their own. Residents would no longer be able to challenge...
New Jersey Cigar Bar Bill Advances
Legislation that would allow new cigar lounges to open in New Jersey was released Thursday by a New Jersey Assembly panel. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Democrats Reed Gusciora, Wayne DeAngelo and Joseph Lagana, would authorize towns to adopt an...
`Bridgegate 2.0′: Area Residents Vent Frustrations Over Bridge Closure, Protests Planned
Pilar Lopez Rodriguez now spend three hours of her day driving back and forth between South Brunswick and Princeton, almost double the time her commute took before the New Jersey Department of Transportation shut down the bridge on Route 518 in...
