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BY: Jennifer Shutt - November 18, 2024. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $98.4 billion in emergency spending to bolster the federal government’s …
Social justice groups seek quicker closure of juvenile lockups
3 days ago · Social justice groups want Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin to expedite the closure of long-troubled juvenile jails and open an investigation into the Juvenile …
Governor Murphy signs bill requiring pay transparency in job listings
6 days ago · Job listings will be required to include what applicants’ potential pay would be under a new law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy Monday. The law requires New Jersey employers with …
Campaign finance watchdog approves higher contribution limits
6 days ago · The limit on contributions to state and county party organizations will rise from $75,000 to $79,000, while national party committees will be permitted to give state and county …
Nearly 250K turned out on first weekend of early in-person voting …
In 2022, first-day early voting turnout reached 26,658. The swell in turnout has caused lines at some early polling centers. Early in-person turnout was highest in Bergen County, the most …
New Jersey utility regulator approves gas rate hikes
4 days ago · The increase in gas rates comes after some New Jersey ratepayers faced spiking electricity bills amid severe heat this summer. The average PSE&G customers using 100 …
Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new …
Sep 27, 2024 · Since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 declared a constitutional right to carry, gun-rights advocates have targeted New Jersey’s famously tough gun laws, challenging one after …
Senior citizen tax relief bill wins final approval — but fate still ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Others noted the $500,000 income cap means the state will be steering aid to residents who need no help to pay property taxes. “We have seniors in the state of New …
New Jersey launches website with data from police internal affairs ...
Sep 9, 2022 · The new website launched Wednesday, displaying data of internal affairs investigations from New Jersey’s 500-plus police departments and giving residents, activists, …