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N.J. Attorney General Takes Over Paterson Police Department
The move comes weeks after fatal police shooting of anti-violence activist Najee Seabrooks.
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20 Legislators Won't Seek Return To Statehouse This Year
Twenty sitting New Jersey lawmakers will not seek reelection this year — the largest number in at least a decade and a half.
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Legislators Propose $3M Program To Treat Law Enforcement Officers In Mental Crisis
Three state lawmakers want to spend $3 million to expand mental health treatment for law enforcement officers in New Jersey.
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Assembly Panel Green Lights Bills Aimed At Reducing Car Thefts
The bills' supporters say they are intended to address a post-pandemic spike in car thefts state officials say has abated.
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N.J. Withdraws Threat Of Appeal In Federal Challenge Of Gun Law
A group of gun rights advocates claims New Jersey's new law limiting where they can carry their weapons is unconstitutional.
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Bipartisan Former Members Of Congress Call For Boost In Funding To Secure Elections
“The Department of Homeland Security designated our election system as critical infrastructure in 2017,” the four wrote in a letter.
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List Grows Of Lawmakers Retiring Before Next Round Of Legislative Elections
Nearly 1 in 6 New Jersey legislators will not seek another term this year.
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Longtime Senator And Civil Rights Icon Ron Rice Dead At 77
36 years in the Senate made Rice one of the state’s longest-serving legislators before he resigned the position last August.
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Video, 911 Calls, Released In Fatal Police Shooting Of Paterson's Najee Seabrooks
“No one is trying to hurt you,” a dispatcher told Seabrooks one of the many times he called 911 for help.
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Bergen County Mayor Once Acquitted Of Corruption Charges Is Set To Become Judge
He’s going to make a tremendous jurist,” said Sen. Joe Lagana (D-Bergen)
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Ahead Of GOP Hearing, N.J. Stresses No Link Between Offshore Wind And Whale Deaths
“As of March 2023, no offshore wind-related construction activities have taken place off the New Jersey coast,” the statement says.
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N.J. Supreme Court Denies Ex-Cop's Bid For New Trial In Fatal Bar Fight
In appealing his 2018 conviction, Macchia’s attorney said the jury failed to explain why they didn’t buy his claim of self-defense.
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Poppy Seed Bagels Lead To False-Positive Drug Tests — And A Civil Rights Fight
Hospitals that want to drug test patients should do so only after first getting specific, informed consent, Linhorst said.
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N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Privacy Rights In Warrantless Police Searches Of Cars
He also cited precedential case law that allows police to forego a warrant only in “unforeseeable and spontaneous” circumstances.
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N.J. Withdraws Threat Of Appeal In Federal Challenge Of Gun Law
A group of gun rights advocates claims New Jersey's new law limiting where they can carry their weapons is unconstitutional.
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N.J. Attorney General Cites 28 Towns For Excluding Some LGBTQ People From Marriage License Forms
Attorney General Matt Platkin said the 28 municipalities would require non-binary people to misgender themselves under oath.
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Lobbying In Trenton Dipped In 2022 Amid Pandemic Recovery
Spending on lobbying declined in New Jersey for the second year in a row as the state emerged from the pandemic.
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Legislators Delay Vote On Electric Bill After Flak From Fuel Industry
Environmentalists denounced the delay, blaming the fuel industry for spreading “lies” to kill the bill.
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Lawmakers Advance Package Of Bills To Protect Domestic Violence Victims
Some, however, shared concerns that abusers would find other ways to abuse their partners not prohibited by the bill.
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Killing Of Paterson Man Spurs Demand For More Mental Health Aid During Police Calls
“It’s clear that regular police units are not properly trained and equipped to deal with mental health crises,” said Lawrence Hamm.
