Steve Sweeney

It was standing-room-only at a committee hearing in Trenton yesterday where, after seven hours of testimony the Assembly Judiciary panel approved a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey.

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Six days ago Governor Christie proposed putting the gay marriage issue on the ballot - in the form of a Constitutional amendment -for Jersey voters to decide in November.

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Should the State Legislature and the Governor decide if gay marriage should be legal in New Jersey or should the people of the Garden State make that decision?

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Experts agree that property taxes could be dramatically reduced if towns can find a way to share services, but the top lawmaker in the State Senate says too many municipalities simply refuse to do it because of home rule.

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Any doubts that the Democrat-controlled legislature would make good on a promise to fast-track a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey can now be put to rest.

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I couldn't have been the only one in NJ wondering about this. The legislative session ended a few days ago and a bill came about for Gov. Christie's consideration regarding further restricting the rights of teenage drivers. Then news came earlier this week that he was using a pocket veto to let it die without his signature.

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Popular political wisdom holds that the Legislative Democrats are scheming to put Governor Christie in the political corner by loudly clamoring for Same-sex Marriage and increased Minimum Wage. The governor is considered to be opposed to both. And so if he thwarts passage of either, he can be painted as being so far-Right a conservative that he is

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Democratic leaders in the State Senate and Assembly have laid-out an ambitious agenda for 2012.

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During the first two years of Governor Chris Christie's Administration leading Democrats in the legislature didn't always agree with one another on policies and proposals.

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State Senate President Stephen Sweeney says he will soon open a federal exploratory committee, the first public step in signaling a run for federal office.

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