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Sherrill Unveils NJ Transit Rapid Action Plan With Redesigned App

Sherrill Unveils NJ Transit Rapid Action Plan With Redesigned App

NEWARK, N.J. — Governor Mikie Sherrill stood on the platform at Newark Penn Station on Tuesday morning and told commuters...

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NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill to Triple Nursing Home Allowance to $140

NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill to Triple Nursing Home Allowance to $140

Resident Stacy Moore, who lives on $41.20 a month after deductions, drafted the legislation. The bill cleared the committee with...

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NJ Assemblywoman Fantasia Calls for Subpoena After Education Commissioner Laux Declines Committee Invitation

NJ Assemblywoman Fantasia Calls for Subpoena After Education Commissioner Laux Declines Committee Invitation

Fantasia Says NJDOE's "Lack of Transparency" on Special Ed Crisis Demands Accountability; 50 Questions Now Directed at DepartmentTRENTON, N.J. —...

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NJ Legislature Attempted a Constitutional Challenge to Worker Rules. It Ended in Committee.

NJ Legislature Attempted a Constitutional Challenge to Worker Rules. It Ended in Committee.

TRENTON — The New Jersey Department of Labor adopted regulations on May 5 that will place Uber drivers, Lyft operators...

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NJ World Cup Grants: Sherrill Names 34 Groups But Omits Dollar Amounts for 33

NJ World Cup Grants: Sherrill Names 34 Groups But Omits Dollar Amounts for 33

TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Mikie Sherrill announced 34 winners of state World Cup community grants on May 6, but her...

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NJ Red Flag Warning: Drought, a New Tower and Grid Gaps Test Fire Defenses

NJ Red Flag Warning: Drought, a New Tower and Grid Gaps Test Fire Defenses

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — By 6:11 AM on May 5, the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a...

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United Jet Strikes Bread Truck on NJ Turnpike During Newark Landing

United Jet Strikes Bread Truck on NJ Turnpike During Newark Landing

NEWARK, N.J. — A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER struck a light pole and a bread delivery truck on the New...

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NJ Attorney General Expands Housing Discrimination Enforcement With 25 New Actions

NJ Attorney General Expands Housing Discrimination Enforcement With 25 New Actions

Davenport bundles Fair Chance Act violations, source-of-income findings, and mortgage redlining continuation in first major housing enforcement announcement since February...

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DOJ Sues New Jersey Over ICE Mask Ban as State Leaves Law Unenforced

DOJ Sues New Jersey Over ICE Mask Ban as State Leaves Law Unenforced

NEWARK, N.J. — The Department of Justice sued New Jersey on April 29 over a law that bans masked policing...

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GDC Awards $1.29B Gateway Tunnel Contract, 48 Days After Funding Freeze Warning

GDC Awards $1.29B Gateway Tunnel Contract, 48 Days After Funding Freeze Warning

WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — On March 10, the Gateway Development Commission warned that Hudson River Tunnel contract awards were on hold....

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