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The Senate passed major legislation that would revise the procedures and eligibility for expungement of criminal records. Part of the…
Panel Endorses 9 Bills That Focus on County & Municipal Government Trenton — A Senate committee today endorsed a series of…
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney attended the opening ceremony for Six Flags Great Adventure’s solar field. The innovative and…
East Windsor – Continuing to advocate for the fiscal and economic reforms needed to avert future financial crises, Senate President…
Trenton – The year-long wait for action by the task force established by the governor to stop the misclassification of…
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Senator Richard J. Codey, which would establish a process to obtain…
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Hundreds of thousands of people have weed convictions in N.J. They could soon be able to clear those records.
Payton Guion | June 10, 2019 | NJ Advance Media | New Jersey’s troubled expungement system could soon get an…
NJ, NY TRY TO GET HUDSON RAIL TUNNEL GOING BY BOOSTING KEY AGENCY’S ROLE
JOHN REITMEYER | JUNE 10, 2019 | NJ Spotlight | Lawmakers in both states hope new legislation would enable Gateway Development Corporation…
N.J. first responders who volunteered at Ground Zero could get accidental disability pensions
Samantha Marcus | June 7, 2019 | NJ Advance Media | Bill Ricci wasn’t on duty when he and 87…
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POLICY ISSUES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SENATE APPROVES SINGLETON, GREENSTEIN BILL SETTING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
Reforms Will Provide Greater Transparency to ‘Dark Money’ Groups
TRENTON – The Senate today approved legislation that would require independent advocacy committees to disclose their donors, bringing greater transparency to organizations that work to influence the political process. Sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Linda Greenstein, the bill, S-150, would require the so-called “dark money” groups to make public their expenditures and donors.
CUNNINGHAM, RUIZ, SWEENEY BILL TO EXPAND EXPUNGEMENT ELIGIBILITY CLEARS SENATE
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz and Senate President Steve Sweeney, which would revise procedures and eligibility for the expungement of criminal records, cleared the Senate today.
POU BILL REFORMING JUVENILE INCARCERATION AND PAROLE CLEARS COMMITTEE
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Nellie Pou, which would integrate several reforms to the juvenile justice system concerning incarceration and parole, cleared the Senate Law and Public Safety committee today.