NJ Gets Rolling

A quick update on the previous post about New Jersey rolling back the death penalty: the NJ state legislature seems like it's finally getting the ball rolling on the proposal to eliminate capital punishment in the state. There are two committees that stand in the way of an assembly- and Senate-wide vote on the bill, The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee and a Senate budget panel. These committees will have both passed judgment by Thursday, and if the verdict is favorable, we will see a vote by the Assembly on December 13th, as well as Senate action around that time.