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WEBSep 27, 2024 · Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new lawsuit. BY Dana DiFilippo - September 27, 2024.
At energy hearing, lawmakers advised how to keep electric bills …
WEB1 day ago · Wednesday’s hearing of the Assembly’s utilities committee was called to address complaints from South Jersey residents about dramatic electric bill spikes, and it came in the midst of New Jersey’s push for broader electrification that could push power demand yet higher. Jason Stanek, executive director of government services for PJM ...
Hurricane Ida victims hope second crack at relief bill wins …
WEB3 days ago · Lawmakers are looking for a new way to offer relief to Hurricane Ida victims still required to pay the mortgage on properties that have long been inhabitable, weeks after Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a similar bill. Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), the chief sponsor of the measure, said it’s “frustrating” to start from the beginning on this plan after working with the ...
Oversight in store for two veterans homes where hundreds died in ...
WEB1 day ago · Feds accuse state of ‘lack of effective management’. By: Dana DiFilippo - October 2, 2024 5:07 pm. About 200 residents of state-run veterans homes in Paramus (pictured) and Menlo Park died in the pandemic’s early weeks, a death toll investigators have blamed on mismanagement. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Department of …
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new lawsuit. BY: Dana DiFilippo - September 27, 2024. A gun-rights group says N.J.'s one-gun-a-month restriction isn't rooted in history and must be struck down as unconstitutional under Bruen.
Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new …
WEB6 days ago · Since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 declared a constitutional right to carry, gun-rights advocates have targeted New Jersey’s famously tough gun laws, challenging one after the other in court, from its assault weapon ban to a prohibition on guns in sensitive places to a law that allows the state to sue gun makers as a public nuisance.. Thursday, they sued again, taking aim this time at a ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Mass deportation would be a logistical disaster, taking decades and costing billions. This country would suffer, too. A bigot lost her election and her brother lost his job. I’m not shedding any tears. BY: Terrence T. McDonald - August 7, 2024. A Jersey City mayoral aide lost his job after helping his sister's hate-filled campaign to be ...
New Jersey voters have fewer protections than New Yorkers. It’s …
WEBJun 4, 2024 · Rebecca Mears is the director of the democracy team at the Center for American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Mears was a political law attorney at Elias Law Group and Perkins Coie, where she specialized in campaign finance, voting rights, and election law at the federal, state, and local level.
New Jersey launches website with data from police internal affairs ...
WEBSep 9, 2022 · The new website launched Wednesday, displaying data of internal affairs investigations from New Jersey’s 500-plus police departments and giving residents, activists, and policymakers the most comprehensive peek yet into investigations that are typically hidden from the public eye. Keith Taylor, adjunct associate professor at …
Changes coming to jury selection in New Jersey
WEBJul 14, 2022 · The next time you’re selected as a juror in New Jersey, expect more questions, new videos on implicit bias, and maybe even more money. In an effort to reduce bias in jury selection and expand the pool of prospective jurors, the state Supreme Court is adopting 25 changes to the selection process, the court announced Wednesday.. The upgrades to the process derive from recommendations made by a ...