On March 11, 2016, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz visited Belleville School #4 where…
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On February 29, legislation sponsored by Senators Bob Smith and Kip Bateman that supports the 2014 voter-approved Public Question 2…
On February 29, 2016, Senator Ronald Rice discussed S-996, which provides $10 million to the Lead Control Assistance Fund in…
Senator Peter Barnes (D- Middlesex) spoke on why the minimum wage in New Jersey should be raised, saying it would…
Senator Linda Greenstein (D- Mercer, Middlesex) spoke on why the minimum wage in New Jersey should be raised, saying it…
Senator Sandra Cunningham (D-Hudson) spoke briefly on why she feels the minimum wage in New Jersey (currently at $8.38/hour) needs…
On February 19, 2016, Senate President Steve Sweeney, along with Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, announced that he would sponsor legislation…
Focusing on the need to remove heavy truck traffic from a roadway that goes through residential communities, Senate President Steve…
On February 18, 2016, Senate President Steve Sweeney joined a policy forum on the value of prisoner re-entry programs where…
On February 10, 2016, Democratic senators and anti-hunger advocates pledged to fight together to restore $175 million in federal Food…