Anthony Bucco

A half-dozen criminal justice and policing bills are endorsed by a Senate committee, setting most of them up for final approval on Thursday.

Aiming to get ahead of any psychological impact the COVID-19 public health crisis may have on frontline workers, a proposed New Jersey law would create a temporary task force charged with examining this threat and how to address it.
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Legislation in development to create a mental-health hotline for health-care workers and first responders and improved insurance coverage for care.

State senator says Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver should be in charge of economic planning. Gov. Phil Murphy says a "skunkworks" team is being assembled.

Gov. Phil Murphy is finally taking a first step toward fulfilling one of his more unique campaign promises: the establishment of a state-owned public bank.

Sen. Anthony Bucco replaces his late father, who held the Senate seat for over 20 years. If re-elected to the Assembly, he will decline the position.

Democratic lawmakers this week passed a hastily written bill that signs up more voters to automatically receive vote-by-mail ballots for all elections.

The legislation also grants free admission to state parks and forests.

With the help of kids who’ve been fighting cancer, a lawmaker renews a bid to allow contributions to a pediatric cancer research fund on income tax returns.

A bipartisan bill that has already passed in the state Senate would allow research animals to be put up for adoption once their services are completed.