Over Chorus of Complaints, NJ Senate Panel Advances Bill to Limit Comptroller’s Powers

Over chorus of complaints, NJ Senate panel advances bill to limit comptroller’s powers

Senate President Nicholas Scutari speaks in favor of his bill that would revamp the state comptroller's powers in the Trenton Statehouse on Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)A New Jersey Senate panel unanimously approved legislation Monday that would strip some investigatory powers and staff from the state’s comptroller over overwhelming opposition from activists, other watchdogs, and New Jersey’s chief law enforcement…

Bhalla & Brennan opposing bill to strip N.J. comptroller of investigatory powers

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Katie Brennan, the state Assembly-elects in the 32nd Legislative District, are coming out against a bill to strip the New Jersey comptroller of his investigatory powers. “This bill would take away the power to investigate public corruption from the state’s top anti-corruption watchdog. That’s bad news for taxpayers, and it’s […] The post Bhalla & Brennan opposing bill to strip N.J. comptroller of investigatory power…