Press Releases

New Jersey State Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16) has announced that he will not seek reelection to the State Senate. Senator Bateman has served the 16th District in the Legislature since January 1994 when he was elected to the New Jersey...

The NJDEP is holding a virtual meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 6pm regarding the multi-million-dollar investment to restore 234 acres of Liberty State Park’s interior. The plan would use money from the Natural Resources Damages (NRD) fund to...

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-37) has announced her retirement from the state senate at the end of her current term. She has been a New Jersey Senator since 2005 and Senate Majority Leader since 1012. During her time in the NJ...

Assemblyman James Kennedy will take over as chair of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee immediately. He was previously vice chair, succeeding Assemblywoman Pinkin who left the legislature to be Middlesex County Clerk. The NJ Sierra...

Today, S3229 (Codey) / A5114 (DeAngelo) passed the Senate and Assembly today. The bill appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated corporate business tax (CBT) revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State...

Today, the Senate and Assembly passed S3230 (Greenstein)/A5115 (Moriarty). The bill appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated corporate business tax (CBT) revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and...

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has released a Framework of Potential Amendments to Land Resource Protection Rules as part of NJ Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJ PACT). The rules are expected to be formally proposed this spring....

The Senate and Assembly have both passed A4 (Pintor Marin) / S3295 (Ruiz). The “New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020” provides for administration of programs and policies related to jobs, property development, community partnerships, small and...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have both released S3295 (Ruiz) / A4 (Pintor Marin). The “New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020” provides for administration of programs and policies related to...

West Windsor Township in Mercer County has reached a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty Development Corporation regarding the former Howard Hughes property. The 653-acre undeveloped property is located at Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road....