TRENTON, N.J. – Sussex County Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths blasted Gov. Phil Murphy’s more ambitious green energy plans announced Wednesday: “Murphy’s ‘next New Jersey’ should be called ‘exit New Jersey,’ because that is exactly what will happen when you limit energy sources and drive up costs,” said...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio said Gov. Phil Murphy’s accelerated green energy goals announced Wednesday leave taxpayers in the dark while the government issues more costly mandates: “Murphy is abandoning his old plan for a worse one at the expense of taxpayers and workers,” DiMaio (R-Warren)...
TRENTON, N.J. – It may be Valentine’s Day, but the NJ Assembly GOP’s new viral video makes it clear there is no love lost between New Jersey Republican policies and Democrat priorities. Given the timeline of Democrat budget blunders, the state simply cannot afford to repeat history, says Assembly...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee considered and cleared several bills tackling the rise in car thefts in the Garden State on Monday, including two sponsored by Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn that would crack down on juvenile offenders and repeat criminals. “New Jersey cannot properly address...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn’s bill increasing the foreign investment limit for New Jersey-based insurance companies to align with accepted best practices cleared the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on Monday. Flynn argues New Jersey’s insurance companies are currently at a disadvantage and her bill would allow...
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey is the latest state to advance legislation targeting a business model that disguises predatory loans as real estate service agreements. On Monday, the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee passed Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill that limits exclusive listing contracts to five years and requires reasonable early...
TRENTON, N.J. – In July 2022, Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno, Kim Eulner and Aura Dunn wrote to the Assembly Women and Children Committee chair to request her immediate support and consideration of a bill that would expand the definition of child abuse to ensure the state’s Division of Child Protection...
TRENTON, N.J. – The full Assembly on Thursday passed Assemblyman Don Guardian’s bill permanently permitting virtual vow exchanges in New Jersey, a pandemic-era response to upended wedding plans and Covid-19 restrictions. Through a May 2020 executive order, New Jersey authorized couples to enter into a marriage or civil union...
TRENTON, N.J. – The process for determining the value of farmland acquired for preservation could soon be updated in the farmer’s favor under a bill that passed the Assembly on Thursday. Assemblymen Alex Sauickie and Rob Clifton sponsor the legislation that creates a new appraisal formula for the state’s...
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey veterans with certain medical training may soon be able to transition to licensed practical nursing careers more easily, thanks to a bill passed by the Assembly Thursday and sponsored by Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis and Assemblyman Alex Sauickie. “Transitioning to civilian life can be difficult,...