TRENTON, N.J. – Educators should spend their time planning and teaching, not filling out endless piles of tedious paperwork. To that end, the Assembly on Monday passed a bill that will create the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force. Its purpose will be to study and suggest changes to...
TRENTON, N.J. – Slaves live in New Jersey today. They are men, women and children; some are foreign-born, promised factory or domestic work and a better life in America. Some are here already, lured away from unhappy situations, real or imagined, with promises of something better. But for them, there...
TRENTON, N.J. – Even after more than 20 years as an Assemblyman, Brian Rumpf finds himself as one of the newest members of the Assembly Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “I’m reminded of a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to New York City Mayor George Opdyke in 1862: ‘Honor to...
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. – After an incorrect and unfair referee decision that led Camden to beat Manasquan in the Group 2 Semifinal Boys Basketball by 65-64, Assemblyman Sean Kean is introducing legislation that would provide game clock review in certain high stakes high school games. “With today’s technology, it...
TRENTON, N.J. – The video and image went viral. Two New York City police officers were attacked by a migrant mob near Times Square on Jan. 27. Then the smug look of one alleged attacker as he flips his middle finger to cameras after being released without bail. Demands...
TRENTON, N.J. – There were no surprises for coastal Ocean and Monmouth school districts when the state released its school aid figures on Thursday. Every year for the last six years, many of the 17 districts represented by Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and Paul Kanitra have seen that aid slashed...
TRENTON, N.J. – Most school districts across northern Monmouth County as well as the county’s regional schools saw increases in their school state aid, Assembly members Gerry Scharfenberger and Vicky Flynn announced Thursday. Both Assembly members have advocated for fair state aid disbursements amid the devastating cuts brought on...
TRENTON, N.J. – In a world fraught with inflation and profligate government spending, with 9 million souls’ futures teetering on the fiscal cliff, three Republican legislators unite to deliver a message of warning, and hope, before Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget address Feb. 27. These leaders—John DiMaio, Christopher DePhillips and...
SPARTA, N.J. – Assemblyman Michael Inganamort hosted Jewish leaders from across his district in the state’s northwestern corner for a conversation on rising antisemitism on college campuses earlier this month. Inganamort recently returned from a 42-hour visit to Israel, where he met with military leaders at the Gaza border;...
TRENTON, N.J. – In light of the nationwide phone outage Thursday, Assemblyman Christian Barranco says that cyber security is of paramount importance in safeguarding against disruptive incidents. Tens of thousands of AT&T customers reported loss of home and cell phone, and internet starting at 3:30 a.m. EST. While it...