By the end of March, the Legislature is likely to pass a bill significantly extending the statute of limitations for sex-abuse civil lawsuits in New Jersey.
Catholic Church officials are reacting to calls by a New Jersey lawmaker for the state to impanel a grand jury to embark on a comprehensive investigation of potential sex-abuse by clergy.
"It's not just the needles. It's then the sexual activity that happens with the drug use," said Mark Anderson, executive director of Buddies of New Jersey.
The Senate will schedule a vote to prevent Gov. Chris Christie from shifting oversight of addiction and mental-health services to the Department of Health.
In the end, changes at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield enacted as part of the budget bargain were less sweeping than Gov. Chris Christie or the Senate hoped.
Legislative staffers are writing a new bill that could break the logjam holding up passage of the state budget, following meetings Monday at the Statehouse.