Are NJ bear hunts really necessary? A look at the numbers
Animal rights groups turn thumbs down as plans move forward for more bear hunts in New Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleDemocratic AND Republican lawmakers agree: Ban bump stocks in NJ!
The device that authorities say the Las Vegas shooter used to carry out his massacre night should be banned in New Jersey, according to both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Continue reading…
View ArticleAnimal rights lawmaker wants to NJ to get rid of animal cruelty cops
A New Jersey lawmaker unveils a plan to abolish the NJSPCA, and change how animal cruelty laws are upheld. Continue reading…
View ArticleSenator Ray Lesniak not staying silent, bet on it
Fighting the outrageously high gas tax hike and helping stop the corrupt Christie book deal, he is also the guy who championed legal sports betting in NJ. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe latest attacks on 'phony Phil' Murphy … by Democrats!
New Jersey's Democrats are having a fight. Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy Phil Murphy has no friends (Analysis)
Democrats seem to be formulating an exit strategy to get out from under Phil Murphy. Continue reading…
View ArticleTax breaks divide: Camden on trial? Or a fiscal crime scene?
A task force directed by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate New Jersey's corporate tax credits hears from the public. Most of the focus was on Camden. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Jersey businesses left waiting for tax credits
Another front in the battle over New Jersey’s business tax breaks: The main portion of the tax credits for 2018 still haven’t yet been paid out by the state. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ already revamps plan to dole out $14B in business tax breaks
The economic plan enacted in January is already undergoing extensive changes, including a concession regarding how many people now work from home. Continue reading…
View ArticleAnimals in NJ could soon get court-appointed legal advocates
A proposed bill moving in Trenton would allow judges to appoint lawyers or law students who volunteer to represent animals' interest in some criminal cases. Continue reading…
View ArticleN.J. Senate Remembers Whitney
Prior to today’s vote on a bill to legalize gay marriage, the New Jersey State senate paused to remember Garden State native Whitney Houston. The singing superstar and icon for many...
View ArticleFinal Legislative Approval For NJ Gay Marriage Bill Expected Tomorrow
Final legislative approval for marriage equality along with measures for gender wage equity, consumer protection regarding manufacturer’s rebates and extending the public-private...
View ArticleNJ Foreclosures Could Breathe New Life [AUDIO]
Under a proposal from Democrats in the New Jersey legislature, foreclosed properties would be converted to affordable housing for low and moderate-income families. Continue reading…
View ArticleNo Ruling Yet On NJ Sports Betting Lawsuit [AUDIO]
Its the first legal test of New Jersey's sports wagering law. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo NJ Senators Win in Closely-Watched Primaries
A Seton Hall law professor has failed to unseat a longtime state senator in a Democratic primary matchup between two liberals in northern New Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleSports Betting Silver Lining
A three-member federal Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier ruling saying that the Garden State's sports betting law stands in violation of federal statute. Continue reading…
View ArticleGay Marriage Override Vote Expected in Lame Duck [AUDIO]
Democrats have failed in every previous attempt to override one of Gov. Chris Christie's vetoes. Continue reading…
View ArticleBill Spadea: Ending New Jersey’s bear hunt is crazy
Save the animals or save the people? It's a question you have to ask if you want to stop the bear hunt. Continue reading…
View ArticleChristie approves ‘Cecil the Lion’ law banning big-game trophy imports to NJ
Gov. Chris Christie is proposing changes to legislation that would ban importing or exporting big game trophy animals in New Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleIf Chris Christie is offered the VP spot … what would happen in NJ?
Would we hold a special election? Would Guadagno become governor? It turns out ... it depends. Continue reading…
View ArticleSenate OKs new attorney general … after grilling him on Bridgegate
Porrino will be the first attorney general in three years to be nominated and confirmed by the Senate. J Continue reading…
View ArticleGas tax vote: Live updates all day as 23-cent hike looms
As of 11:30 a.m. Friday, New Jersey 101.5 morning host Bill Spadea and political reporter Michael Symons were both at the Statehouse, awaiting the upcoming state Senate vote on the measure. Continue...
View Article‘Crazy quack,’ ‘lunatic,’ ‘liar’ — 60 seconds of Christie insults from just...
Gov. Chris Christie took a combative tone in pushing back over Bridgegate – calling former aides felons and liars and a Democratic senator “a crazy quack” and “lunatic.” Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy has Judi Franco fallen back in love with Chris Christie?
It seems that Chris Christie is going back to his bad boy roots and Judi Franco digs it! Continue reading…
View ArticleAfter October hunt killed 562 bears, NJ readies for 2nd round in December
Another black bear hunt is about to begin in New Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleChristie foe Lesniak decides to jump back into governor’s race
He says he changed his mind because he "could not sit back" with the state's economy was in poor shape and isn't scared of Phil Murphy's money. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe race for Governor picks up another candidate
This morning I was joined by Senator Ray Lesniak who has thrown his hat in the ring on the Democratic side. Continue reading…
View ArticleSpadea – Repeal and Replace… Governor Christie
Since it's looking like there will be no appointment to the new Trump administration anytime soon, we're actually gonna have to wait until 2018 to see critical changes in the way state government...
View ArticleLesniak requests Commission put the brakes on Christie’s Statehouse...
Senator Ray Lesniak will join me on the show Thursday to discuss his effort to shut down the $300 million dollar state house renovation boondoggle. Continue reading…
View ArticleHere’s how NJ taxpayers can hold the new ‘Pork Panel’ accountable
The legislature is at it again. This time in the form of a Senate Committee vote approving a measure that will go before the full Senate on Monday. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ’s Pork Panel is ‘wrong and unconstitutional’
The "pork panel." Four people to decide how to prioritize and where to spend $400 million in budget transportation project funding. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ panel OKs $300M Statehouse renovation, but candidates fighting it
The State Capitol Joint Management Commission voted 7-0, with one abstention. to approve a resolution endorsing the project on Tuesday. Continue reading…
View ArticleWill marijuana be legal in NJ? Depends who is elected governor
A plan to legalize and tax marijuana will be introduced in the Statehouse on Monday. Its fate depends on who gets elected governor in November. Continue reading…
View Article2017 Democratic primary results: Murphy wins nomination for NJ governor
New Jersey Decides 2017. Watch as the primary results come in tonight. Continue reading…
View ArticleHow many NJ residents would be hurt by end to DACA?
The end of the program has immigrants brought here illegally as children worried about what comes next. Continue reading…
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