Jan 4, 20212 min read

State Senator Jersey Joe Pennacchio Announces Re-Election Endorsements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Committee to Re-Elect State Senator Joe Pennacchio (973) 723-5325 Montville, NJ - New Jersey State...

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Pennacchio: Murphy Administration Keeps Changing the Story on State’s Finances

Says Governor Continues to Oversell Impact of COVID-19, No Real Need to Borrow or Tax Billions Senator Joe Pennacchio said it’s...

Aug 21, 20202 min read

Pennacchio Declines Invitation to Murphy’s Second Budget Address, at Football Stadium

‘Rutgers Stadium? Seriously?’ Senator Joe Pennacchio announced today that he will not attend Governor Murphy’s outdoor budget address in...

Aug 20, 20201 min read

NOW LAW: Pennacchio Bill Renames Antiquated ‘Freeholder’ Title to ‘County Commissioner’

Senator Joe Pennacchio’s measure to replace the ‘Freeholder’ title in New Jersey county governments with ‘County Commissioner’ was...

Aug 19, 20203 min read

Pennacchio Continues to Challenge Department of Health on Nursing Home COVID Response

Additional Letter Calls for Full Disclosure and Transparency for Why 7,000 Souls Died Senator Joe Pennacchio today continued his efforts...

Aug 19, 20202 min read

Pennacchio/Testa Bill Opening Access to Government Records Related to the Pandemic Advances

ipartisan Measure Removes Limits on the Emergency Health Powers Act that Obscure Transparency Legislation sponsored by Senator Joe...

Aug 14, 20202 min read

Pennacchio Decries Murphy Decision Blocking In-Person Voting

Senator Joe Pennacchio today called in-person voting a fundamental precept of American freedom and criticized Governor Murphy’s decision...

Aug 14, 20201 min read

Pennacchio Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Murphy Borrowing Plan

Senator Joe Pennacchio released the following statement after the New Jersey Supreme Court decided in favor of Governor Murphy’s massive...

Aug 12, 20202 min read

Learning the Truth Behind Nursing Home Deaths Will Require Investigation with Subpoena Power

Questions Why It Has Taken Five Months Senator Joe Pennacchio said the COVID-19 victims who died in New Jersey nursing homes and their...

Aug 10, 20202 min read

Pennacchio to Murphy: Stop Politicking and Find a Way to Make Federal Unemployment Relief Work

Murphy-Trump Honeymoon Over? Senator Joe Pennacchio today called on Governor Murphy to help make federal unemployment relief a reality...

Aug 6, 20202 min read

Pennacchio Calls for More Robust Power Grid, Stronger Leadership to Prevent Mass Outages After Storm

More than three days after Tropical Storm Isaias crossed the state Tuesday, more than 60,000 families in Morris County are still without...

Aug 5, 20204 min read

Pennacchio: In the Face of COVID, Doctors Must Be Unshackled and Allowed to Treat with HCQ

Coronavirus numbers are on the increase across the United States, and so is the debate about hydroxychloroquine as a treatment and...

Jul 30, 20202 min read

Pennacchio: Governor Must Address Special Needs Students’ Education Immediately

When Special Ed Students Fall Behind, ‘Catching Up’ is Very Difficult Senator Joe Pennacchio today voiced his concern that the state’s...

Jul 29, 20203 min read

Pennacchio Bill to Abolish ‘Freeholder’ Title Clears Senate

Almost 10 years ago, Senator Joe Pennacchio first introduced legislation that would eliminate the “Freeholder” title in New Jersey county...

Jul 29, 20202 min read

Pennacchio’s Attempt to Open Restaurants for Indoor Dining Flagged by Senate Democrats

Frustrated by the Governor’s refusal to loosen restrictions on restaurants for indoor dining, Senator Joe Pennacchio today proposed...

Jul 29, 20202 min read

Measure to Create Permanent Veteran Commission and Military Post-Deployment Task Force Passes Senate

Legislation sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Vin Gopal that would establish a permanent commission to study the various...

Jul 22, 20202 min read

Pennacchio Bill Encourages Multigenerational Households

Creates Commission to Study Options to Long-Term Nursing Facilities Senator Joe Pennacchio today introduced legislation that will make it...

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Nursing Home Tragedies: Nothing Will Change Without a Legislative Review of Policies and Procedures

Says Silence is Deafening, Calls for Immediate Legislative Action When jetliners full of passengers crashed into the twin towers of the...

Jul 18, 20201 min read

Republican Senators: Senate Must Act Now to Investigate Deadly Pandemic Mistakes

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, joined by Republican Senators Joe Pennacchio, Anthony M. Bucco, Steve Oroho, Kristin Corrado and Michael...

Jul 15, 20202 min read

Bill to Eliminate ‘Freeholder’ Title Should Not Be Connected to Efforts to Tear Down History

Legislation sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio that would abolish the archaic “Freeholder” title from county governments in the state...