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...
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TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia’s bill funding preservation efforts at five farms in northwestern New Jersey. The bill (A3698) reallocates $1.723 million from corporate tax revenue and a 2009 farmland preservation fund to the State Agriculture Development Committee, which oversees the...
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. – When voting against a bill Thursday to raise the gas tax, establish a fee on electric vehicles and reauthorize a fund that pays for transportation infrastructure projects, Republicans on the Assembly Transportation Committee cited concerns for current road safety, rising costs due to inflation, financial troubles...
TRENTON, N.J. – Texting a lewd photo to someone without their consent could soon be a crime in New Jersey under a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Aura Dunn and passed by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday. “Sexual harassment and indecent exposure have evolved with technology and that is...
TRENTON, N.J. – While touting increases in education funding, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration have been notably silent on the $20 million cut to community colleges in the state, say Sen. Parker Space, Assemblyman Michael Inganamort and Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia. The Northwest New Jersey lawmakers are calling on...
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. – Assemblymen Alex Sauickie and Rob Clifton are demanding answers and school-funding reform after the Education Department released state aid numbers Thursday that showed Jackson and Old Bridge school districts losing nearly $7 million next year. “I need one of you to explain to me how this...
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...