Katie Sobko

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Katie Sobko

As New Jersey's political campaigns shift focus from the primary to the general election, even more time, money and effort will be spent on encouraging people to vote. This year saw the highest voter turnout for a gubernatorial primary in decades, and although November’s voter turnout won’t be as high as in last year’s presidential race, many Garden State political observers say they expect more civic engagement in this election cycle, given the interest in the race for governor.

1 week ago | eu.njherald.com | Katie Sobko

3-minute readAs New Jersey's political campaigns shift focus from the primary to the general election, even more time, money and effort will be spent on encouraging people to vote. This year saw the highest voter turnout for a gubernatorial primary in decades, and although November’s voter turnout won’t be as high as in last year’s presidential race, many Garden State political observers say they expect more civic engagement in this election cycle, given the interest in the race for governor.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Katie Sobko

The state senate’s Law and Public Safety Committee cleared nine bills related to gun safety and regulation at its June 19 meeting at the Statehouse in Trenton. The bills range from upgrading crimes for manufacturing guns to allowing for the court system to have more time considering pretrial release or pretrial detention when a gun crime is involved. Eight of the nine bills were introduced in the upper chamber last year. Five of them have already passed the full Assembly. State Sen.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Katie Sobko |Kristie Cattafi

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez began his 11-year prison sentence Tuesday by reporting to Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania. Menendez was found guilty on multiple federal bribery and corruption charges in January. His last hopes of staying out of prison were foiled when the United States Courts of Appeals denied his request for bail pending appeals last week.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Katie Sobko

With just months until StayNJ officially begins, a report by New Jersey Policy Perspective is warning that the program — at least in its current form — could be in for trouble as uncertainty around federal funding persists. StayNJ, a property-tax reduction program for New Jersey senior citizens, was first introduced in May 2023 by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.