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Lawmakers Confirm Two For New Jersey Supreme Court Seats
The seats had remained empty for months amid political wheeling and cutting the high court’s vacancies to one.
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Bill Aimed At Restricting Concealed Carry Gun Permits Advances After Debate
An Assembly panel advanced legislation Monday that would create firearm-free zones and otherwise tighten gun control in New Jersey.
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New Plan For Venezuelan Migrants Will Accept Some Into The U.S., Send Others To Mexico
The plan is intended to ease pressure at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump To Be Subpoenaed By Jan. 6 Panel As The ‘Central Cause' Of Capitol Insurrection
“Trump did nothing to stop the deadly violence for obvious reasons,” Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin said.
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As N.Y.C. Targets Migrant Busing, Local Bus Companies Allege Harassment
Local bus companies say they have been caught up in a New York City police crackdown on buses full of migrants.
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N.J. Democrats Propose Expansive Gun Control Bill
New Jersey lawmakers unveiled a measure intended to tighten gun laws Thursday.
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Senate Panel Clears Long-Blocked N.J. Supreme Court Nomination
“You’re an advocate for causes, you’re an advocate as an attorney, you’re an advocate in civil rights,” Bramnick (R-Union).
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Committee OKs Judge For N.J. Supreme Court After Light Questioning
A state Senate panel unanimously approved the nomination of Judge Douglas Fasciale to sit on the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Lawmakers Advance Bill To Require Syringe Sales At Pharmacies
The bill is part of a broader state strategy of harm reduction to increase access to safe syringes, Conaway said.
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Bill To Increase State Health Plan Transparency Clears Senate Committee
The bill would require the state to make claims data available to non-state public employers within 15 days of their request.
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Brewery Owners, Restaurants Spar Over How To Fix N.J.'S Licensing Rules
Brewery owners, bartenders, and restaurateurs packed the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee hearing.
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N.J. Pension Fund Would Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels Under Bill Advanced Thursday
The measure (S416) would require the state’s pension fund to divest from coal companies within two years of the bill becoming law.
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Storm Relief, Climate Progress Still Elusive Decade After Hurricane Sandy, Lawmakers Told
“A lot of smooth talkers came up before me. A lot of smooth talkers,” Vaughn said, bristling as he testified before an Assembly panel.
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Bill Advances That Would Keep People With Mental Illness Out Of Court System
Legislators advanced a bill Thursday that would divert nonviolent criminal offenders into community-based mental health treatment.
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Renee Burgess Joins Legislature, Replacing Sen. Ron Rice
She will serve through Nov. 8, when a special election will be held to fill the rest of Rice’s term, which expires in January 2024.
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Housing Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Make More Landlord-Tenant Actions Confidential
After the pandemic revealed cracks in protections for housing rights, lawmakers are looking for new ways to revamp housing laws.
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Manchin Seeks Bipartisan ‘Sweet Spot' For A New Try At His Energy Permitting Bill
A large group of House Democrats intensely opposed what they characterized as a fossil-fuel-friendly measure from the start.
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Lawmakers Want To Study Goal Of Zero Traffic Deaths By 2035
State lawmakers are proposing the state create a Vision Zero task force, with an ambitious goal to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2035.
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Tax Credits Could Replace Senior Freeze Rebates
Lawmakers will weigh a pro-efficiency reform to a popular tax break for New Jersey seniors and residents with disabilities on Thursday.
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Assembly Panel To Hear Fix To Child Tax Credit Bill
New Jersey lawmakers are moving to correct an error that would have delayed implementing a state-level child tax credit by one year.
