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Trenton – Students who are losing time crucial to their academic careers due to COVID-19 school closings would be offered…
14 May 2020
Sweeney Meets Rutgers Eagleton Fellows
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney joined 27 Rutgers Eagleton Fellows along with four post-Doctoral Fellows today for a discussion…
31 Jan 2020
Sweeney Attends Ribbon-Cutting of New Aviation Research and Technology Park
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of the first facility at the new…
19 Jun 2019
Cunningham, Sweeney, Ruiz Expungement Bill Heads to Governor
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, which would…
17 Dec 2019
Senate and Assembly Pass Sweeney Bill to Provide Cap Relief for Districts Facing Adjustment Aid Cuts
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Ruiz Bill to Require State to Develop Guidance for Identifying English Language Learners for Gifted and Talented Programs Advances
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator M. Teresa Ruiz to help develop appropriate models and guidance for school districts to…
18 May 2017
Committee Advances Sweeney’s Health Care Transparency Bill
TRENTON – In an effort to better inform patients seeking and receiving medical care, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee…
25 Aug 2020
Judiciary Committee Approves Reappointment of Associate Supreme Court Justice Fernandez-Vina
Trenton – Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) issued the following statement on the vote by the Senate Judiciary…
22 Oct 2020
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Allow for Remote Notarization Due to COVID-19
Trenton – Legislation which would allow public notaries to authenticate documents remotely for the duration of the public health emergency…
13 Apr 2020
Pou, Cruz-Perez and Ruiz Introduce Resolution Urging Congress to Permanently Exempt Puerto Rico from Certain Provision of the Jones Act
TRENTON – New Jersey State Senators Nellie Pou, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, and M. Teresa Ruiz yesterday introduced a resolution urging Congress…
06 Oct 2017
VIDEO – Senate Democrats’ Week In 60 Seconds (5.17)
Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke at the Coalition for a DSP Living Wage Rally held outside of the Statehouse Annex…
20 May 2019
VIDEO – Senate Democrats’ Week in 60 Seconds (1.11)
Senate President Sweeney Endorses Transparency for all Indepedent Advocacy Groups.
07 May 2019
Scutari, Kean Bill to Require NJ Transit to Conduct a Study on Restoring Raritan Valley/NYC Rail Service Now Law
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Senator Tom Kean Jr., requiring NJ Transit to conduct a feasibility…
13 Jan 2020
VIDEO – Senate Democrats’ Week in 60 Seconds (1.18)
Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin and Governor Murphy came to an agreement to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15…
07 May 2019