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Jersey City police unions sue City Council over resolution supporting creation of police oversight board Updated 1:32 PM; Jersey City’s police unions have filed a lawsuit against the City Council over the wording of a resolution that supports the creation of a civilian complaint review board in the city. The city council on April 15 passed that resolution, promising to adopt a CCRB if and when the state passes a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, D-Jersey City, giving municipalities the power to create one with subpoena and investigatory powers. The Jersey City Police Superio...

Hudson County View By John Heinis/Hudson County View Created as an 11-member group by Mayor Ravi Bhalla in June, the recommendations were submitted to mayor’s office and Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante on March 11th. Three of the 11 slides they prepared review the community survey results from September – also reposted twice in October – that asked residents if they would support the implementation of a police review board, commonly referred to as a CCRB. “A majority of respondents (74%) feel it would be a good idea for the City of Hoboken to institute a Public Safety Review...

After months of delay, N.J. lawmakers to consider giving residents more power to investigate cops Updated Mar 16, 2021; New Jersey lawmakers will begin debate on a bill Wednesday to give residents more power to investigate local cops, the first time the Legislature has scheduled a discussion for one of the most sweeping reforms proposed in the wake of protests last year after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. The bill (A4656) would allow towns statewide to create civilian complaint review boards, which could force departments to hand over internal documents and run inquiries at the sam...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Ørsted Good Monday morning! It looks like Gov. Murphy’s veto threat had an effect, at least in the Assembly, where yet another attempt at marijuana clean-up legislation is moving. And while it hasn’t advanced in the Sena...

A New Jersey Assembly committee on Friday advanced a bill outlining noncriminal penalties for minors who possess marijuana, a bill Democratic lawmakers hope will appease Gov. Phil Murphy and get him to sign legalization and decriminalization bills already sitting on his desk. Meanwhile, in a legislative twist, an opponent of legalization introduced a bill that supporters had long sought allowing residents to grow their own marijuana plants, assuming Murphy does sign the bill creating New Jersey's marijuana market.  Sen. Gerry Cardinale, R-Bergen, introduced the bill, S3407, which would a...