The New Jersey Assembly has approved legislation requiring insurance companies to cover the costs for dispensing a supply of up to six months of contraceptives at a time. Today the Assembly voted 60-2-6 to pass bill A2297 after Governor Chris...
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Krystal KnappDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy names lieutenant governor pick
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy has New Jersey Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver of East Orange as his running mate and lieutenant governor pick. If the Democrats win in November, Oliver would become the first African-American in state...
Christie declares state of emergency, shuts down NJ government
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency just after midnight on Saturday and shut down the government because legislators failed to pass a budget by the annual deadline. Christie issued an order that closes government offices...
Opposition to Christie’s Horizon Blue Cross insurance bill grows
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to use reserve funds from the state’s largest insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, to pay for other state programs. Opponents of his proposal say the move would amount to a tax on...
Ciattarelli, other state legislators want Trump to reimburse NJ for visits
Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli has joined a group of New Jersey legislators seeking reimbursement for President Donald Trump’s frequent visits to the Garden State. He and other legislators are sponsors of a resolution urging the federal...
Candidates for governor file suits to stop $300 million NJ Statehouse renovation plan
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...
Poll: 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...
