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Authorities have five years to prosecute crimes involving DNA evidence once they possess both physical evidence and a suspect's DNA.
“We know that appraisal discrimination happens because we have seen a discrepancy between appraisals based on race,” said Sofia Rosa.
“I can tell you one thing that I know about substance abuse: Prohibitions don’t work,” said Jiles Ship.
“Let’s be clear about the political biases: there wouldn’t be any. We’re ... telling them, this is legitimate, this is not,” Polites said.
Though police unions and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey hailed the bill as a positive step, they still asked for changes.
Sgt. Michael Emmert, 37, of Toms River, faces the most serious charges: two counts of aggravated assault and tampering with evidence.
New Jersey's state workers should be automatically enrolled in a federal student loan forgiveness program, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.
The move is intended to reduce both pretrial incarceration and potentially volatile police encounters.
The bill would appropriate $750,000 for the call center, website upgrades, and staffing.
“But while conditions and rules necessitate proxy voting, Rep. Beyer will continue to help his colleagues as he has done since mid-2020.”
“There’s a fast urgency of now for those families and loved ones who can’t figure out what happened,” Gill told the Senate.
The bill stalled after a 20-16 vote in the upper chamber but was pulled from the agenda without the voting period being closed.
Even with multiple seats vacant, New Jersey's Supreme Court is among the most diverse in the nation, but its diversity still lags behind.
Alex Guedes has complex neurodevelopmental disabilities and medical problems that require 24-hour skilled nursing care.
The Republican proposals appear to diverge from Democrats’ spending plans.
Rising sea levels are also exacerbating storm surge flooding from hurricanes.
It’s not clear when recreational retailers can begin sales. There are still local regulatory hurdles for owners to clear.
Assemblyman John McKeon (D-Essex) said transparency shines a light on drug pricing and holds manufacturers accountable for price increases.
Scutari (D-Union), who has not previously backed Murphy’s latest gun bills, said he would “keep an open mind” on abating new gun measures.
Lawmakers have been debating whether police officers should be allowed to partake in recreational marijuana.
