Senate sends ‘Democracy Act’ to Christie’s desk
Sticking to their timeline, Democrats in the Senate sent a sprawling bill to overhaul the state’s voting laws to Gov. Chris Christie's desk during their afternoon voting session.
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Legislative Services Commission meeting devolves into shouting match as Gill questions process
TRENTON -- Divided over disagreements about process and likely exacerbated by infighting over a major progressive legislative initiative among Democrats in the Assembly and Senate, Thursday morning's meeting of the Legislative Services Commission quickly devolved into a shouting match between lawmakers.
Fast-tracked Democracy Act stalls amid feuding Democrats
TRENTON -- Yesterday's Senate Budget Committee meeting was mostly about getting through Democrats' $35.3 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year, but amid all the talk about pensions and millionaires taxes was the quiet tabling of another major progressive initiative.
