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Legslative committees approve new OPRA law – New Jersey Globe
Legislation that could weaken the state’s Open Public Records Act and make it tougher for the public to obtain government documents won easy approval today by Senate and Assembly committees.
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved the bill by a vote of 9-4
Yes votes were cast by Democrats Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge), Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Renee Burgess (D-Irvington), John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington), Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield), Linda Greenstein (D-Hamilton) and John McKeon (D-West Orange), and Republican Carmen Amato (R-Berkeley). The no votes came from Democrat Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Republicans Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver), Doug Steinhardt (R-Lopatcong) and Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland).
Former Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said Johnson “was on his way to Trenton and told him he was being replaced on the committee.” McKeon was his replacement.
“Senator Johnson represents one of the premier Democratic, most diverse districts in the state of New Jersey,” said Weinberg. “This is an affront to Bergen, and to the legislative district I once represented.”
Among the senators present for the entire hearing, four voted no, and three voted yes.
The Assembly State and Local Government Committee voted 5-2 in support of the measure. All five Democrats voted yes: Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison), Lisa Swain (D-Fair Lawn), John Allen (D-Hoboken), Barbara McCann Stamato (D-Jersey City), and Garnet Hall (D-Maplewood). The two Republicans on the committee, Claire Swift (R-Margate) and Erik Simonsen (D-Lower), voted no.
McCann Stamato’s vote came despite opposition to the bill by her political ally, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop.
“I’ve said my feelings before that it’s a mistake to weaken OPRA, and I’ll further express that the weakening of OPRA, on the heels of ‘the Election Transparency bill,’ all happening in conjunction with a statewide conversation on ‘the lines’ — will only further disenfranchise the party base of activists that is essential to policy and elections,” Fulop said today on social media.
Sarlo sponsored the bill in the Senate and Joe Danielsen (D-Franklin) in the Assembly.
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A Newark man has been arrested and charged with murder after police said he opened fire in a New Jersey Chick-fil-A, killing a man and leaving six other people hurt.
Jaheed Fields was busted nearly three weeks after the shooting in the Union Township fast food shop, county prosecutor William Daniel announced Friday.
Fields, 20, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder, as well as unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
“The brazen nature of this incident, occurring in a crowded restaurant where people should feel safe, was an affront to our citizens and the security they deserve,” Daniel said.
“This arrest is a testament to the meticulous work and seamless coordination between all of the law enforcement agencies involved, and a reminder that Union County will never tolerate acts of lawlessness that threaten our residents.”
Officials did not reveal a motive for the shooting.
Fields allegedly fired several rounds inside the Chick-fil-A around 9 p.m. on April 11, with witnesses describing the scene as a “warzone.”
Malek Shepherd, 23, of New York City, was killed at the scene, police said.
Six other victims were taken to area hospitals and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses at the time said a group of masked men charged into the shop and fired multiple shots after forcing their way behind the counter.
It’s unclear if additional arrests were expected.
UNION, New Jersey (WABC) — A 20-year-old man is charged with the deadly mass shooting that caused chaos at a Chick-fil-A in New Jersey.
Jaheed Fields of Newark is facing several charges including murder and attempted murder.
On April 11, Fields opened fire inside the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 in Union. A 23-year-old man was killed and six others were hurt. Customers inside the restaurant went scrambling for the exits.
So far, no motive for the shooting has been revealed.
Witnesses say they heard at least seven shots piercing into the crowd.
Longtime customers said they were shaken by the violence.
“That’s what’s terrifying, being a father or a parent, you have to always be vigilant and keep your head on a swivel and make sure that you’re paying attention to your surroundings and try to avoid getting yourself into a situation and unfortunately coming to a Chick-fil-A at dinner time is apparently a situation you may have to avoid now a days,” customer Christopher Devido said.
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