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N.J. looks at allowing spending campaign dollars on child care
A bill in New Jersey would allow political candidates and elected officials to use campaign money to pay for child care.
6 years ago
N.J. black and Latino leaders renew push for marijuana decriminalization
Black and Latino leaders in New Jersey say Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are not doing enough to advance social justice in the state.
6 years ago
Murphy to New Jerseyans: I’m not shutting down state government
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says state parks and beaches will be open for the run-up to the Fourth of July holiday, and there won't be a government shutdown.
6 years ago
After South Jersey wrestler’s forced haircut, coaches may get sensitivity training
After the viral video of a South Jersey wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks, lawmakers consider mandatory sensitivity training for high school coaches.
6 years ago
N.J. agency asks tax break recipients for more information after allegations of abuse
The N.J. Economic Development Authority has the power to reduce, suspend, or terminate tax breaks if companies misled regulators on their applications.
6 years ago
N.J. Attorney General mulls creating statewide tracking system for rape kits
An audit shows police departments in New Jersey have different standards for handling rape kits. The N.J. Attorney General is considering implementing a statewide standard.
6 years ago
New Jersey’s naloxone giveaway distributes 32,000 doses of opioid-reversing drug
One hundred seventy-four pharmacies participated in what the state believed was the largest single-day U.S. public distribution of the opioid-reversing drug.
6 years ago
N.J. bill restricting use of solitary confinement heads to Murphy’s desk
New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill Thursday that would dramatically limit which inmates can be kept in solitary confinement and for how long.
6 years ago
After N.J. woman’s murder, state tightens rules on rideshare drivers
Rideshare drivers in New Jersey will have to display more identifiers on their vehicles under a new state law named for a woman who was recently killed.
6 years ago
Gov. Murphy digs in over millionaires’ tax, making gov’t shutdown more likely
New Jersey Dems can’t agree on whether to tax the rich. At stake is a possible government shutdown on July 1.
6 years ago
N.J. judge rules against Norcross, allows tax incentive report released
South Jersey power broker George Norcross failed to stop a task force from releasing its report that puts him and his allies in an unfavorable light.
6 years ago
N.J. lawmakers leave Murphy’s millionaire’s tax out of proposed budget
Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey introduced a state budget proposal Monday that doesn’t include a millionaire’s tax proposed by Gov. Murphy.
6 years ago