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N.J. seeking schools for delayed start time pilot program
Sleep experts say teens should start school later. New Jersey is seeking high schools to test it in real life.
6 years ago
N.J. to move transgender woman out of men’s prison after lawsuit
New Jersey prison officials will move a transgender woman to the state's only female prison after winning a lawsuit against them.
6 years ago
New Jersey’s ‘red flag’ law to prevent gun violence takes effect this weekend
More states have been relying on such laws in an attempt to prevent gun deaths by allowing people to tell law enforcement about warning signs of potential violence.
6 years ago
After federal rule change, N.J. lawmakers want to hike funding for Planned Parenthood
New Jersey lawmakers want to provide state money to Planned Parenthood and other health care providers who have abandoned some of their federal funding.
6 years ago
N.J. lawmakers seek to clarify, fund state’s vote-by-mail overhaul
The bill appropriates $2 million for counties, which complained the law imposed new requirements on clerks’ offices without money to defray new costs.
6 years ago
Murphy veto keeps ‘smart’ parking meters out of N.J.
New Jersey is taking a pass at the latest generation of smart parking meters because they’re too efficient.
6 years ago
Moving to N.J.? You can bring your gun, and you don’t have to tell the state
Gov. Murphy is open to changing a N.J. law to require new residents to register when they bring guns purchased while living out of state.
6 years ago
N.J. service providers say ‘harm reduction’ working on opioids, but more can be done
Participants at a Trenton workshop said funders and others looking to measure progress may not see it in the strategy of aiding drug users where they are.
6 years ago
Doctor who sued N.J. to stop ‘aid-in-dying’ law believes it violates his oath
An attorney for the doctor who sued to stop New Jersey’s new aid-in-dying law said his client believes the law violates his oath as a practicing physician.
6 years ago
New Jersey unemployment rate drops to its lowest level ever
New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in July, the lowest the rate has been since the state began keeping records in 1976.
6 years ago
N.J. joins lawsuit against Trump’s effort to drive immigrants off public aid programs
New Jersey is opposing the Trump administration’s effort to penalize immigrants who rely on public aid programs like food stamps.
6 years ago
Key changes could improve N.J. municipal court system, study group says
Among the recommendations: Impose fewer license suspensions for failure to pay fines and fees, and continue to promote the use of payment plans.
6 years ago