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WEB5 days ago · New Jersey delays offshore wind project amid supply issues. BY: Nikita Biryukov - September 25, 2024. The Board of Public Utilities approved a delay that will pause the 2,400-megawatt Leading Light project until December.
Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new …
WEB2 days ago · 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 the other in court, from its assault weapon ban to a prohibition on guns in sensitive places to a law that allows the state to sue gun makers as a public nuisance.. Thursday, they sued again, taking aim this time at a ...
State unveils ‘new and innovative’ update to unemployment system
WEBMay 21, 2024 · State unveils ‘new and innovative’ update to unemployment system. By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - May 21, 2024 6:14 pm. New Jersey needed “a new and innovative way of reimagining the entire experience” of applying for jobless benefits, said Rob Asaro-Angelo, the state’s labor commissioner. (Photo courtesy of New Jersey Governor's Office)
Assembly approves bill raising penalties for some assaults against ...
WEB3 days ago · Assembly approves bill raising penalties for some assaults against police. The bill calls for raised penalties and blood tests for suspects who attack law enforcement and others with bodily fluids. (Getty Images) The Assembly unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would increase punishment for certain assaults against law enforcement ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Mass deportation would be a logistical disaster, taking decades and costing billions. This country would suffer, too. A bigot lost her election and her brother lost his job. I’m not shedding any tears. BY: Terrence T. McDonald - August 7, 2024. A Jersey City mayoral aide lost his job after helping his sister's hate-filled campaign to be ...
New Jersey’s voting systems see repeated reforms since 2020
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Since 2020, New Jersey lawmakers have backed wide-ranging changes to the state’s voting systems meant to expand suffrage, increase participation, and promote election results transparency. Foremost among the changes is the state’s adoption of early in-person voting, allowing residents to cast machine …
New Jersey mayors, housing advocates clash on affordable …
WEBSep 17, 2022 · Housing advocates answered the mayors’ calls by saying more affordable housing units have been ordered by the courts than were ever produced when the Council on Affordable Housing was in existence. James Williams, director of racial policy at Fair Share Housing Center, said reinstating the council would lead to dysfunction and bureaucracy and ...
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WEBSep 14, 2024 · Single day of NJ Transit feedback shows wide range of rail rage and bus blues. BY: Dana DiFilippo - September 11, 2024. NJ Transit received 87,000 complaints and comments in the past year. Riders railed about cost, delays, bus drivers, train conductors, and more.
Changes coming to jury selection in New Jersey
WEBJul 14, 2022 · The next time you’re selected as a juror in New Jersey, expect more questions, new videos on implicit bias, and maybe even more money. In an effort to reduce bias in jury selection and expand the pool of prospective jurors, the state Supreme Court is adopting 25 changes to the selection process, the court announced Wednesday.. The upgrades to the process derive from recommendations made by a ...