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Trenton NJ, the state is undergoing a massive crime wave yet the Murphy Administration plans to fire more probation officers . Senator Joe Pennacchio challenged the Murphy Administration’s policy of terminating unvaccinated corrections officers after releasing 40 percent of the State’s prison population.
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Ridgewood NJ, This NJCCIC Advisory is being provided to assist agencies and organizations in guarding against the persistent malicious actions of cybercriminals. At this time, the NJCCIC is not aware of any specific or imminent cyber threat to NJ.
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Continue reading Crisis in Ukraine : Currently no specific or imminent cyber threat to New Jersey
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Collingswood NJ, Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s First Congressional District, Claire Gustafson, said today that Russia-Ukraine tensions demonstrate why America must have energy independence.
Continue reading Russia-Ukraine Tensions Demonstrate Why America Must Be Energy Independent
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Bordentown NJ, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that an inactive correctional police officer for the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) pleaded guilty today to a criminal charge for using unjustified force and breaking the wrist of a male resident at the JJC Juvenile Medium Security Facility in Bordentown, N.J.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin M. Corrado will introduce a bill that will require the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to fully reopen according to pre-pandemic guidelines.
Continue reading Time for the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to fully Reopen
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission finalized a deal for a redistricting map for the next decade, acknowledging some hits a few longtime incumbents will suffer, but referring to core virtues attained in a civil bipartisan outcome: a history-making completely bipartisan product. The commission claims that unlike past redistricting , no single side – Republican or Democrat – could claim total victory, or hang heads in complete defeat. The new map passed 9-2, with members Tom Kean, Jr. (a Republican) and Cosmo Cirilo (a Democrat) voting no on the 11-member commission.
Continue reading New Jersey Redistricting Map Passes by a 9-2 Margin
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Trenton NJ, Less than two weeks before Governor Phil Murphy’s deadline requiring health care workers to have their second COVID vaccine shot, Senator Anthony M. Bucco today warned of a public health disaster in the making.
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Trenton NJ, The public is done with mandates, and so is Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips. He is calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to end the public health emergency today.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Ed Durr said it’s crazy that Governor Phil Murphy calls him “dangerous” while the Murphy administration is releasing even more prisoners from jail amid surging crime in many New Jersey communities.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa said a new story by the New York Times confirmed that Governor Murphy’s decision to lift mask mandates was guided by political science, not medical science.
Continue reading Governor Murphy’s Pandemic Decisions Guided by Polling, Not Science
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Trenton NJ, a lawyer by trade, state Senator Mike Testa (R-1) has a reputation as a good and impassioned orator on the floor of the state senate – and an aggressive one as he routinely objects to the policies of Governor Phil Murphy – but he said even he gets regular messages from constituents who want him to do more.
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Michael Doherty said the Senate Judiciary Committee must perform a thorough vetting of Attorney General nominee Matt Platkin, including his handling of Katie Brennan’s alleged sexual assault and his role in guiding the Murphy Administration’s extensive use of emergency powers during the pandemic.
Platkin Helped Murphy Issue Orders & Mandates. On Emergency Powers, Corrado Says It’s Time to Give It Back
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Trenton NJ, State Senator Kristin Corrado expressed concern with the nomination of Matt Platkin to be Attorney General, saying he advised Gov. Murphy to rule through executive order and mandates. On emergency powers, Corrado says we need some who will tell Gov. Murphy to ‘Give It Back.’
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon has introduced legislation that would set new limits on emergency powers, ensure effective legislative oversight, and restore the balance of power as envisioned by our state constitution.
