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Jersey City Council poised to ask governor & legislature to help enforce payroll tax

N.J. Senate Democrats announce 4 senators picked for leadership positions

Four New Jersey state senators have been chosen for leadership positions within the legislative body, state Senate President Nick Scutari announced Tuesday.

Citing Memphis, N.J. Democrats shelve bill to increase penalties for assaulting cops

Who is NJ's newest political star, Edward Durr? He talks to D&J

Durr would be a first-time officeholder, but he is not a complete novice to the political process.

New Jersey's cannabis standoff • Kentucky governor again urges movement on medical cannabis • Iowa lawmakers call for legalization • & more...

Assembly members Benjie Wimberly and Annette Quijano introduced  A 5211, which “updates and clarifies recent legislation passed by both Houses of the Legislature addressing cannabis legalization, and marijuana and hashish decriminalization.”  On Thursday, the  Senate Judiciary Committee released an identical bill,  S3320, passing it 7-3. The discussion in the Assembly lasted less than 15 minutes. The first comments came from  Joe Johnson of ACLU-NJ, who began by saying, “I had prepared remarks this morning to express our opposition to the scheme on how to deal with minors caught with possession of cannabis. Fortunately, it seems that the amendments that we were just given access to kind of clear up a lot of our concerns.”