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The Inherent Dangers of the So Called , ‘Green Amendment’

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Trenton NJ, NJBIA is opposing a constitutional amendment that attempts to establish that every person has a legal right to a clean environment.

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Constitutional Amendment Proposed to Curtail Governor’s Emergency Powers

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Trenton NJ, During times of emergency like the current COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Steve Oroho have a plan to restore policy-making balance to the state.

Governor Phil Murphy, who today announced he was lifting the months-long stay-at-home order, has utilized his pen and executive orders to circumvent the elected Legislature and avoid public scrutiny during his time in office. He plans to sign another executive order raising limits on the size of indoor and outdoor gatherings in the state.

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N.J. lawmakers want voters to decide if Supreme Court justices should keep their jobs

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Posted on May 21, 2017 at 10:35 AM

BY S.P. SULLIVAN

ssullivan@njadvancemedia.com,

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

TRENTON — A pair of Republican state lawmakers is looking to do away with tenure for state Supreme Court justices, proposing a constitutional amendment that would have voters give them a thumbs-up or thumbs-down every four years.

State Sens. Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) and Michael Doherty (R-Warren) say the move would make the justices accountable to New Jersey voters, but some worry the move would further inject politics into the state’s highest court.

Currently, New Jersey’s seven justices are appointed by the governor and approved by the state Senate with an initial term of seven years. Then, if the governor reappoints and the Senate again approves, a justice gets tenure until hitting a mandatory retirement age of 70.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/elected_judges_nj_lawmakers_want_constitutional_am.html

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Constitutional Amendment Would Lock Gas Tax Revenue for TTF

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New Jersey brings in roughly $750 million each year from taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel and other petroleum products, but not all of that money is fully dedicated to repairing the state’s roads, bridges, and mass-transit network. John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight Read more