By Max Pizarro | March 4, 2021, 3:00 pm | in City Confidential
Jimmy Davis suspected Nick Chiaravalloti was going to somehow get the drop on him.
The mayor had heard the chatter behind his back about how he was great for the ribbon cuttings but not for the fine points of deal-making, and while it may have suited that crust of guys in the establishment to have a guy in city hall who wasn’t manic about details – Davis was more than just that, too.
When he did choose to focus on something, he could punch back.
And that could be a problem.
He heard 31st District Assemblyman Chiaravalloti might shop around for another mayoral candidate in 2022.
Bill to end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in N.J. now goes to Murphy’s desk
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
A landmark criminal justice bill that would end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in New Jersey, including non-violent drug offenses, is now heading to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk after being passed by the state Assembly on Monday.
The commission found that ending mandatory minimums for certain crimes would help to eliminate the disparity in the state’s criminal justice system, an initiative Murphy has championed as governor.
It is unclear if Murphy, a Democrat, will sign the bill into law.
Since June 28, 2004
March 2, 2021
Will NJ Gov veto a bill to repeal mandatory minimums for certain non-violent crimes because it repeals too many?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local story reporting on notable legislative developments our of New Jersey, headlined Bill to end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in N.J. now goes to Murphy’s desk. Here are highlights of a story with so many interesting elements (with links from the original and my emphasis added):
A landmark criminal justice bill that would end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in New Jersey, including non-violent drug offenses, is now heading to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk after being passed by the state Assembly on Monday.
Bayonne Planning Board expected to approve 880k square-foot UPS facility at old MOT site
Rendering courtesy of the City of Bayonne.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The plan, proposed by the Lincoln Equities Group, seeks to construct a distribution center that would host UPS as a tenant on about 150 acres of waterfront land that have direct access to Global terminals and the New Jersey Turnpike.
“When I first became mayor in 2014, the development of MOTBY and bringing jobs back to Bayonne were my top priorities. This project with UPS helps me to accomplish both and is not only good for Bayonne but for the entire region,” Mayor Jimmy Davis said in a joint statement.