TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Alex Sauickie is criticizing Gov. Phil Murphy and President Joseph Biden for their lack of action in getting New Jersey residents to safety after a terrorist attack in Israel left 1,400 dead and 199 taken hostage, including many Americans. Israel formally declared war on Iran-backed Hamas Oct....
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TRENTON, NJ – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio condemned the terrorist attacks in Israel in behalf of Assembly Republicans. “On behalf of the Assembly Republicans, I condemn the attack on Israel and the killing and kidnapping of innocent people. It is an atrocity that will likely end with many more...
TRENTON, N.J. – State-backed innovation grants have been beyond the reach of public higher education employees for years. That will change under a bill that was signed into law Thursday. The change will allow public college and university employees and officers to receive grants from the New Jersey Commission...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Brian Bergen is disappointed that the governor and Democrat legislative leaders unveiled a plan Wednesday to address the ongoing problems at the state’s veterans homes without holding a single public hearing. “I’m not opposed to the plan, but I’m not convinced either,” said Bergen (R-Morris)...
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...
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...
TRENTON, N.J. – A bill that will name a section of Route 287 after a Korean War veteran was signed into law Tuesday. The section of the interstate at milepost 34.02, known locally as the Harter Road Interchange in Morris Township, will be named the Warren E. Wilhide Interchange....
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...
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...
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...