Archive for Author: jpeacock

DOJ report proves protecting veterans wasn’t above Murphy and legislative Democrats pay grade, Bergen says

TRENTON, N.J. – The day after a federal investigation laid the blame for veterans home deaths squarely on Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration’s Covid policies, Assemblyman Brian Bergen says Democrats’ day-after calls to do more is hypocritical at best. The U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division and...

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DiMaio calls for special session to protect parental rights

TRENTON, N.J. – It’s back to school for New Jersey students and teachers this week. It should also be back to Trenton for state legislators, says Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio. He is calling on Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to put to vote a...

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Murphy’s electric dreams hurt real people and businesses, Salem County lawmaker says

TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy has fast-tracked rules that will ban sales of new gas and diesel passenger vehicles in 12 years, enforced by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Consumers will be forced to buy electric or shop out of state for traditional fuel-powered vehicles, possibly leading...

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Bill that modernizes contractor payroll certification signed into law

TRENTON, N.J. – A bipartisan bill that will streamline submissions of public work contractors’ payrolls was signed into law Wednesday. Current law only requires those contractors submit written payroll records to the Department of Labor and the contract-awarding public body. The bill (S1442/A5345), sponsored by Assemblymen Ned Thomson, Christopher...

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“Unsolved Mysteries” parody seeks to reveal sponsors of state spending resolutions

TRENTON, N.J. – Shrouded in secrecy for almost seven weeks, Assembly Republicans attempt to finally reveal the undisclosed sponsors of costly budget resolutions by parodying the popular TV series “Unsolved Mysteries.” In the spoof, a Robert Stack-like voice asks, “What is the Pompidou and why should it cost taxpayers...

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Philly loud but Jersey proud: meet Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick

TRENTON, N.J. – Bridges crossed, both physical and figurative, have defined Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick’s life. Her mother grew tired of her father traversing the Delaware Memorial Bridge from Wilmington, Del., for work at DuPont day in and day out. So he transplanted himself and his wife to Salem...

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VIDEO: Guardian defies odds so Atlantic County wins

TRENTON, N.J. – From church leaders within his Roman Catholic faith to his scoutmasters brought up in the Great Depression, the mentors in Assemblyman Don Guardian’s young life shaped the man he would become, teaching him the importance of hard work, perseverance, and community service. The son of Croatian...

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Salem County lawmaker renews call to require electric vehicle fire training

TRENTON, N.J. – With Gov. Phil Murphy’s adopting a ban on car manufacturers selling gas-powered vehicles by 2035, South Jersey EMT and lawmaker Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick is renewing her call to release her bill (A4476) that requires firefighter and EMT training to combat electric vehicle fires. Her bipartisan...

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