stephen m sweeney news
Your Search Returned 177 tagged news reports
The Record: Sweeney's tirade
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility
Both sides normally don't get all that they want, but that's how compromise is defined...Republican Governor Christie and Democratic Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, have cooperated on such key issues as health and pension benefits
Tags:
NJ Assembly backs incentive program overhaul
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility
The bill, called the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, passed by 53-6, with 15 abstentions, without discussion as the Assembly moved through a full agenda...Assemblyman Albert Coutinho, D-Newark, the bill's sponsor, said it would streamline the
Tags:
Senate president: Giants, Jets main obstructions to finishing Meadowlands recreational complex
Ramsey :: NJ :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility
Associated Press The Giants and Jets are to blame for the current delay in resumption of construction at American Dream Meadowlands, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney said Friday. Sweeney, a Democrat from Gloucester County who spoke at a meeting
Tags:
N.J. Senate president urges archbishop to quit
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility
Four New Jersey legislators, in an unusual move, have called on Newark Archbishop John J...State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat, is the latest to weigh in on Myers, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported. Sweeney said Wednesday that leaders
Tags:
Parents of Newtown victims urge New Jersey to enact gun control legislation
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 25 days ago
Credibility
They said a 10-round limit on magazine capacity should be included in a package of gun legislation moving through the state Senate today. That bill passed in the Assembly in February but is not part of the Senate package. Nicole Hockley, whose son
Tags:
Christie's tax-cut call puts Dems on the spot
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
Credibility
It was easy for New Jersey Democrats to walk out of their deal with Governor Christie over an "income tax credit" last year. The state didn't have the money to pay for the plan, despite Christie's prediction that the economy would roar into a
Tags:
Booker raised nearly $2M for Senate race, campaign office says
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
Credibility
The Record Newark Mayor Cory Booker raised $1.9 million for his Senate campaign, all since December when he announced his interest possibly running for U.S...Representative Frank Pallone, D-Monmouth, who has also expressed interest in the seat, is
Tags:
Christie vetoes bill giving unions a leg up in Sandy infrastructure projects
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
Credibility
Christie, in his veto message, said the legislation would slow rebuilding in New Jersey at a crucial time. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, would have made major highway and bridge work eligible to be covered by
Tags:
Reports: NJ to take over troubled Camden schools
Camden :: NJ :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility
N.J. (AP) Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce a takeover of the troubled Camden school system on Monday. The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Courier-Post, citing unidentified sources, said the Republican governor will inform city officials that
Tags:
The Record: Judicial hearings
Gloucester :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility
Senate has a responsibility to give the governor's nominees to the state Supreme Court an up-or-down vote. Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, has not scheduled confirmation hearings. Either that should change or the Senate majority
Tags:
