Sheila Oliver

The gun control debate continues to rage on in Trenton as the State Senate House keeps incrementally advancing bills.

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Despite staunch opposition from gun rights advocates, the State Senate plans to vote on 14 gun control bills May 13.

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The full New Jersey Assembly has approved a measure that would bar a person convicted of a sexual assault that resulted in the birth of child from obtaining custody or visitation rights to that child.

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Excerpts from Newtown Parents' News Conference in Support of Limiting Ammo Magazine Size (A-1329) from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo.

Parents of victims of the horrific Newtown school massacre filled Assembly Democratic Leader Lou Greenwald's State House office yesterday and fought back tears as they pleaded for the legislature to pass a bill to impose a 10-bullet limitation on the capacity of semiautomatic ammunition magazines.

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The New Jersey Assembly voted on dozens of bills yesterday, but it was the inclusion of one piece of legislation that had Republicans blasting their Democratic colleagues.

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Last week, Governor Chris Christie unveiled his gun control and violence prevention proposals.

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In a closed-door meeting, Democratic leaders and the heads of dozens of labor and citizen advocacy groups have devised a strategy for increasing New Jersey's minimum wage.

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Labor groups and Democratic leaders are meeting today in a closed-door session to discuss ways to drum up support from NJ voters ahead of a ballot question that focuses on minimum wage.

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During many of his major, high-profile speeches, Governor Chris Christie highlights the fact that he has reduced the size of government.

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Today in Trenton, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will meet to consider 24 bills aimed at reforming weapons and ammunition sales, improving mental health services, enhancing gun safety, combating illegal gun trafficking and finding ways to boost school security. Panel members are expecting a very long day.

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