Jon Bramnick

New Jersey needs to adjust its bail reform rules to keep more dangerous individuals off the streets, according to select lawmakers, local leaders, and organizations.

Between logistical challenges stemming from having 29 lawmakers taking part by phone and the Democrats’ simmering frustration with Republicans’ obstructive tactics, the emotions started high and escalated from there in a session that didn’t end until 12:13 AM Tuesday.

Just one Republican voted for the resolution: Sen. Chris Brown (R-Atlantic). Other Republicans either voted no, voted to abstain, or didn’t vote.

“As we’ve been saying, we’ve been living under a dictatorship for almost 15 months now, and it’s time for King Phil to get off the throne and let the legislators get back to work,” said Assemblyman Hal Wirths, R-Sussex.

The fix to the fix to the marijuana legalization law was endorsed Wednesday by two Assembly committees, potentially putting it on track to reach Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk in a week.

In pre-recorded message in an empty theater, Gov. Phil Murphy says policies such as minimum wage, paid sick leave and expanded family leave help in pandemic.

Resolution passes that strongly condemns president for events on Jan. 6, calls for him to be removed or impeached if he won't resign from office early.

Republican lawmakers on Saturday called for special state Senate and Assembly sessions before Thanksgiving to approve $300 million in emergency aid for small businesses and nonprofits affected by the pandemic.

Vote-by-mail will remain an option, as it was before the pandemic, but in-person voting, including early machine voting, is preferred for 2021.

Governor Murphy said in-person voting remains an option on Election Day by provisional ballot, adding anyone who says otherwise is wrong.