Advocates condemn bill to remove state police from attorney general’s office

Advocates condemn bill to remove state police from attorney general’s office

Attorney General Matt Platkin speaks during a news conference on Oct. 24, 2024, in Trenton about voter protections. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Progressive groups are rallying around New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin after legislators moved last month to take the state police from his control. Advocates from eight grassroots groups Wednesday denounced bipartisan legislation that would make the New Jersey State Police — now a divi…

Advocates Criticize Bill To Remove State Police Oversight

Advocates are speaking out against a new bill that would remove the State Police from under the Attorney General’s oversight. The bill was introduced in mid-June by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. It would move the State Police from the attorney general’s Department of Law and Public Safety to a new Department of State Police under the governor’s office. Advocates argue the State Police must remain under the attorney general, stating i…

Advocacy Groups Condemn Legislation Removing NJ State Police from

Advocacy, racial justice, and nonprofit groups today condemned bipartisan legislation that would remove the New Jersey State Police from the oversight of the New Jersey state Attorney General’s office.