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Jan 17, 2025 · Trump inauguration moved inside U.S. Capitol amid predictions of Arctic blast BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump …
N.J. Supreme Court expands access to police body camera footage
Jan 21, 2025 · Government officials cannot refuse to disclose police body-worn camera footage to people who are the subject of the recordings, with few exceptions, the New Jersey Supreme …
Environmentalists, fearing backslide, look to N.J. gubernatorial ...
4 days ago · Jim Waltman, executive director of the Watershed Institute, talks about “Enviro Fix in ’26,” environmentalists’ agenda for New Jersey’s next governor, during a news conference on …
Gov. Murphy signs bill tweaking senior citizen tax cut program
Nov 1, 2024 · Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday making a series of technical changes to three state tax relief programs.. The bill seeks to align Stay NJ — a tax credit program that promises …
Republicans in race to become New Jersey governor vie over …
Dec 27, 2024 · Eight Republicans are angling to become New Jersey’s next governor, with most taking their campaign cues from President-elect Donald Trump’s performance at the polls in …
Judge declines to pause affordable housing law pending trial
Jan 2, 2025 · A Superior Court judge declined to pause the implementation of an overhaul of New Jersey’s affordable housing system passed last spring, roundly rejecting a challenge from …
Minimum wage for most New Jersey workers rises to $15.49
Jan 1, 2025 · New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 Wednesday, completing its first inflation-adjusted increase following a five-year phase-in that brought the state’s wage floor to …
Lawmakers approve tweaks to tax credit program aimed at seniors
Oct 28, 2024 · Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday approved a series of technical fixes meant to prepare for the implementation of Stay NJ, a tax credit program that promises to cut …
Message for poor NJ Transit riders: Fixes are coming … eventually
Oct 25, 2024 · From left, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and NJ Transit CEO/President Kevin Corbett are joined by Reps. Mikie Sherrill, Josh Gottheimer, Frank Pallone, Andy Kim, and …