Jersey City Council President Threatens Lawsuit Over Proposed Presidential Switch: A recent movement to oust Jersey City Councilman-at-Large Peter Brennan as City Council president may have hit a legal wall. Two Former Jersey City Project Managers Face Charges of Shaking Down Construction Firms and Suppliers for $385,000: Two men who once worked as a project [...]
Richardson and Lavarro Sworn In: Jersey City Councilwoman Viola Richardson and New Jersey City University administrator Rolando Lavarro were officially sworn in as the City Council’s newest at-large members. Look for more from JCI later today. Water Main Break on Tonnelle Avenue: Roughly 50 families were without water and the southbound lanes of Route 1&9 [...]
The Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership St. Peter’s College is hosting a panel discussion Thursday on crucial economic policy decisions facing New Jersey, dubbed Facing Our Future. “New Jersey is in a fiscal crisis. The way government at all levels spends money cannot be sustained,” the teaser for the program reads. “The core questions [...]
A bill that would require any person arrested on suspicion he or she committed a violent crime in New Jersey to provide a sample of their DNA to the police has become law. The law is touted by its sponsors — including Hudson County Assembly members Joan Quigley and Vincent Prieto — as a tool [...]
Jersey City animal-welfare organizations have mixed opinions about a controversial state bill that was recently called “terrible” by the Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APL). The proposal would create a two-year pilot program that would, among other things, change the current mandatory seven-day holding requirement for animals brought into a shelter. It has already [...]
- Port Authority Security Review: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hire an outside consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of security at its facilities, which include the PATH system and the Holland Tunnel. – Early Release Changes Move Forward: State lawmakers are getting on board with Gov. Christie’s effort to [...]
- Parking Authority Lawsuits: Yolanda Miranda, a former Jersey City Parking Authority employee, and Rosalie Laureano, a current employee, filed sexual harassment lawsuits against the city agency last month in Hudson County Superior Court. – Sex Offenders Law: The state Senate will vote this week on legislation to allow towns to restrict where sex offenders [...]
A bill that would exempt car-sharing businesses like Zipcar and Hertz Connect from the $5 per day state surcharge on motor vehicle rentals has been released from the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee. The legislation, which was crafted by Hudson County Assemblyman Ruben Ramos in response to the success of the new public/private car-sharing [...]
A bill designed to streamline the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) tax exemption process for large businesses was signed into law this week by Gov. Chris Christie, even as the overall UEZ program faces potential elimination. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Hudson County legislators Brian Stack, Jason O’Donnell and Ruben Ramos, allows all UEZ businesses [...]
A bill sponsored by Sen. Sandra Cunningham designed to encourage banks to open branches in underserved areas was one of three bills signed into law this week by Gov. Chris Christie. The bill, called the Banking Development District Act, would create a system by which banks establishing a branch in a designated neighborhood would become [...]
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