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It’s pretty clear Gov. Murphy is relishing the attention his predecessor continues to get by appearing on TV and teasing a presidential campaign. Murphy this week nixed a bill that would have essentially re-started and made permanent former Gov. Chris Christie’s Red Tape Review Commission, taking a couple big shots at Christie in the process.
Women, minorities and LGBTQ people must get half of seats on state boards under proposed bill
Updated 11:19 AM;
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New Jersey’s most powerful elected officials the Governor, Senate President and Assembly Speaker would be required to appoint more women and minorities to public boards and commissions under a bill a state lawmaker said she will sponsor to eliminate the persistent gender imbalance in state government.
Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez, D-Middlesex, told NJ Advance Media she is rewriting legislation she introduced in February that would have made gender and race a primary factor in selecting who should sit on state boards. The new version of her bill will be more “aggressive” and mandate that women, minorities and LGBTQ people make up at least 50% of boards, commissions and task forces.
Off-duty N.J. police officer dies after suffering medical emergency, crashing while driving, mayor says
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Perth Amboy police officer Arcadio Rivera died after suffering a medical emergency during an off-duty crash on Thursday, the city s mayor said.City of Perth Amboy
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A 54-year-old off-duty Perth Amboy police officer died after crashing his car following a medical emergency Thursday night, officials said.
Arcadio Rivera was driving his personal vehicle around 7:30 p.m. in the Harbortown section of the city when he struck several parked cars, Mayor Helmin Caba said Thursday.
Police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers removed Rivera from his vehicle but their life-saving efforts were hampered when he went into cardiac arrest, Caba said. Rivera was pronounced dead at Raritan Bay Medical Center in the city.
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Today, the state Senate has a quorum call, which means the governor
must act on a number of Senate-originated bills that have been sitting on his desk for more than 45 days. That includes the now-famous bill to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent crimes, including public corruption offenses.