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(The New Jersey state capitol, in Trenton. File photo)

New Jersey Lawmakers Hear Sandy Recovery Proposals

Senator Bob Smith of Middlesex County says the biggest ticket is the $100 million requested for the Emergency Disaster Relief Act of 2013, which is 2 1/2 times what the Governor mentioned in his budget address, and also higher than after Floyd.

2013/03/05

(Samples of synthetic marijuana packaged for sale. File photo)

New Jersey Lawmakers Adopt Ban On Synthetic Marijuana

New Jersey lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that bans synthetic marijuana.

2013/01/28

(NJ assemblyman Lou Greenwald. Photo provided)

NJ Assembly Democrats Push Plan To Stimulate Job Creation

Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly have unveiled a series of bills that they insist will spur job creation in the Garden State.

2012/12/05

(Gov. Chris Christie, in file photo. Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/ Getty Images)

NJ Minimum Wage Raise, Approved By Assembly, Faces Uncertain Future

Governor Christie has indicated he’s open to upping the rate from $7.25, but wonders — after Hurricane Sandy — whether this is the right time.

2012/12/04

(The Atlantic City boardwalk. File photo by John Ostapkovich)

Atlantic City, NJ Sees Its Future In Non-Gambling Attractions

The future of the City of Atlantic City was the subject Wednesday of a New Jersey Assembly committee hearing.

2012/09/19

NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill To Decriminalize Small Amounts of Pot

Under the bill, possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana would be subject to fines ranging from $150 for a first offense to $500 for a third or subsequent violation.

2012/05/21

NJ Same-Sex Marriage Bill Awaits Christie, Who Promises Veto

The vote in the New Jersey Assembly to approve a same-sex marriage bill came after hours of debate and passionate speeches delivered by supporters of the measure.

2012/02/17

Christie Says He’ll Resist Attempts To Force Medical Marijuana Into Communities

The governor says he’ll enforce the law as best he can but won’t force any New Jersey town to host a facility.

2012/01/13

Death Of New Jersey Assemblyman Postpones State Of The State Address

Assemblyman Alex DeCroce collapsed in a men’s room in the State House around 11 p.m. last night, just minutes after the final vote of a long day marking the end of the legislative session.

2012/01/10

NJ Democrats ID Gay Marriage Bill As Top Priority

The first bill introduced Monday in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate was a measure to legalize same sex marriage.

2012/01/09

New Jersey Assembly Wants To Lift 3 Day Waiting Period For Marriage Licenses

A New Jersey Assembly committee has cleared a plan that lifts a three day waiting period for marriage licenses to be issued. But it’s unclear at this point if the measure will become the law of the land.

2012/01/06

Bill Moving Some NJ School Elections To November On Track For Passage

The Assembly budget committee adopted the bill that would give communities approval to move the little-noticed spring “school elections” to the November general election date.

2012/01/05

(The New Jersey state capitol in Trenton.)

NJ Lawmakers Examine Effects Of Budget Cuts on Those In Need

Depending on whom you talk to, these hearings are either a necessary sounding board for those in need, or unnecessary and potentialyl dangerous political theatre.

2011/07/21

New Jersey Assemblyman Joseph Malone. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Joseph Malone's office)

NJ Assemblyman Joseph Malone Not Seeking Re-Election… For Now

Malone’s actually been mulling this decision over for a year and a half. The first hint came this year, when he stepped down as top Republican on the budget committee.

2011/06/15

(Gov. Christie exits a New Jersey state police helicopter in Montvale, NJ, en route to his son’s baseball game. Photo from Patch.com)

Head of NJ State Police Backs Christie’s Personal Use Of State Copters

A New Jersey Assembly committee on Tuesday heard from the head of the New Jersey State Police over policies in place for use of state helicopters by the governor.

2011/06/14

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