Tag: nj assembly
McKnight wants state to accept Jersey City-issued birth certificates again
Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-31) is pushing for the New Jersey Department of Health to again accept copies of birth certificates issued from the Hudson...
Assembly passes Speaker Prieto bill seeking quarterly pension payments
In a rarely seen unanimous vote (72-0), the state Assembly passed a bill that would require the state to make quarterly payments to the...
Prieto: Assembly ‘will take appropriate actions’ after reviewing Bridgegate case
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) says that the state Assembly "will take appropriate actions" after reviewing testimony and other evidence from the Bridgegate trial...
Prieto: $16B Transportation Trust Fund deal includes light rail expansion
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) says that the $16 billion, eight-year Transportation Trust Fund plan that was announced hours ago includes details to expand...
Assembly Speaker Prieto reacts to Fulop not running for governor
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) gave his thoughts on Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop deciding not to run for governor next year, adding that...
Hoboken’s Chaparro introduces ‘Zackhary’s Law’ to help solve hit-and-run cases
In light of a fatal Hoboken hit-and-run accident where 21-year-old Zackhary Simmons was killed in June, Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-33) has introduced a bill...
Assembly aiming to protect local govts from TTF freeze as county...
The state Assembly is aiming to protect local governments from the contractual delays damages that may result from the shutdown of road work paid...
Prieto reacts to Christie’s ‘disappointing’ veto of $15 minimum wage bill
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32), one of the sponsors of a bill that would've raised the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by...
New advocacy group launches campaign against North Jersey casinos
An advocacy group has announced an active campaign to prevent casinos from coming to North Jersey, claiming the idea is "designed to help special...
Prieto, Sweeney reach compromise on $16B Transportation Trust Fund plan
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) and state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) announced that they have finally reached a compromise on a $16 billion,...
