NORCROSS ALLY RAMS THROUGH ANTI-WATCHDOG BILL State Senator Beach, a Norcross ally from Camden Even for New Jersey, known for in-your-face politics and aggressive confrontations, the state Senate hearing December 1 on a bill curbing oversight by state watchdog agencies was over the top Thanks to a pair of key allies of South Jersey political boss George Norcross, a bill seemingly designed in part as retaliation against state Comptroller
Democrats in New Jersey Ram Through Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog New Jersey Democratic lawmakers advanced a bill that would significantly weaken the Office of the State Comptroller by removing its subpoena powers and shifting investigative responsibilities to the State Commission of Investigation The legislation aims to streamline oversight by consolidating investigatory authority under the commission, which has historically focused on organized crime but