TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly passed a bill Thursday to appropriate $10 million for lake conservation and management efforts, including the mitigation of harmful algal blooms. Qualified entities like the Greenwood Lake Commission, the Lake Hopatcong Commission, the Deal Lake Commission and the Lake Topanemus Park Commission, may apply...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Student journalists working for school-sponsored media, like newspapers or blogs, could soon be guaranteed freedom of expression rights and protected from administrative censorship under a bill passed by the Assembly Thursday. The bill (A169/S108), sponsored by Assemblyman Hal Wirths, gives students in public schools, as well...
TRENTON, N.J. – Ripped directly from the pages of the Democrat playbook: “But we have to the bill so that you can find out what’s in it…” During Tuesday’s Assembly Budget Committee meeting, Serena DiMaso (R-13) and Hal Wirths (R-24) objected to releasing bills when Republicans had not...
TRENTON, N.J. – A bill that would end police departments from using the number of tickets issued or arrests made in an officer’s performance evaluation passed the Assembly Monday. Assemblymen Hal Wirths and Parker Space sponsored the bill (A4058). Currently, agencies can use such data when evaluating officer performance....
TRENTON, N.J. – As lake communities look to rebound from state shutdowns in 2019 and 2020, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a measure providing $10 million for lake conservation and management efforts, including the mitigation of harmful algal blooms. Under the bill (A5778/S3618), qualified entities like the Greenwood Lake...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Murphy administration is projecting a $7.9 billion surplus this year outside of rainy day fund deposits. That would be whittled down to $4.7 billion after it is used to cover the $3 billion deficit from spending more than revenue next year. The deficit may be...
TRENTON, N.J. – It is unclear why legislative hearings with Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio were cancelled in the Assembly. Republican members of the budget committee sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and Muoio, giving them 24 hours to answer a dozen questions that would have been asked had the...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths outlined changes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget in a letter sent Monday to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assembly Budget Committee Chairwoman Eliana Pintor Marin. The changes will shrink the multibillion-dollar deficit by cutting approximately $500 million in spending and increasing revenue...
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey’s craft breweries could see a tourism boost from a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Hal Wirths and passed by the Assembly and Senate Thursday. The bill (A1091) directs the state Division of Travel and Tourism to establish and market brewery trails in relation to other...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee released a bill, sponsored by Assemblymen Hal Wirths and Parker Space, prohibiting police departments from using the number of tickets issued or arrests made in an officer’s performance evaluation. Although state law currently bans police departments from establishing policies...