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Pollution from stormwater runoff is a dirty big problem for New Jersey. The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy and its legislative allies think the way to tackle it is with locally controlled utilities. It’s not a new idea but might have a better chance of being realized than in the Christie era. Read moreNJ Spotlight Daily News
May 17, 2018
- Ridesharing Programs Launched by State’s Largest Health Networks
- Hackensack Meridian Health, RWJ Barnabas Health want to help patients get to appointments on time, at no extra out-of-pocket costs
- Oliver Defends Murphy’s Flat Funding for Municipalities and His Raid on Housing Aid
- Lt. Gov. blames budgetary constraints for failure to boost aid, says administration will help local officials in other ways
- Segregation in New Jersey, Neither Chance nor Accident
- Message to governor, argues author and fair-housing advocate, lead the push to truly integrate the Garden State
- Pallone Accuses White House of Trying to Suppress Report on PFCs in Drinking Water
- New Jersey has some of strictest standards in country for regulating the contaminants, but environmentalist says DEP's regulation process has slowed
- Op-Ed: Expand New Jersey’s Pre-K to Strengthen National Security
- We urge state legislators to help our children develop in mind, body, and character so they can succeed in school and in life, including in the military for those who choose to serve
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May 16, 2018
- End of Debt Nightmare in Sight for Students Who’ve Defaulted on Loans
- Senate committee votes out bill requiring NJ Higher Education Assistance Authority to offer loan modification and consolidation to students in default
- Expansion of Medical Marijuana Program Among Public Health Gains
- DOH talks budget with Senate Budget Committee, explaining where funds go and what initiatives got lopped off
- Scrambling to Upskill NJ with ‘Hollowed Out’ Labor Department — New Honcho
- Murphy’s top labor official lays out plan to focus on career training and long-term unemployment, laments department was depleted by previous administrations
- Op-Ed: Murphy's School-Aid Increases Will Not Help Property Taxes
- Regular audits of education are needed, rather than propping up lopsided education aid and encouraging waste
- Leading Democrat Adamant There’s Going to Be No Government Shutdown
- ‘As much as people would love to see’ governor and Democrats in Legislature fail to agree a budget, Sen. Sarlo says it’s not going to happen
May 15, 2018
- NJ Lawmakers Hope to Cash in Fast as Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Sports Gambling
- New Jersey’s dogged quest to enable legalized sports betting pays off with major court win. Now there’s a bipartisan effort in Trenton to push through legislation and top up state coffers as a result
- Opinion: Not Too Soon to Call the Murphy Agenda a Failure
- A new budget must be ratified in six weeks, and there’s already talk of government shutdown — with the governor’s own party controlling the Legislature
- DHS Explains Plans and Christie-Era Reforms at Budget Hearing
- State’s largest department walks lawmakers through how it will put to work its $18 billion proposed spending plan for 2019
- Acting DEP Commissioner McCabe Sails Through Confirmation Hearing
- Many committee questions reflect disputes with prior administration headed by former Gov. Chris Christie
- Online Tool Compares, Contrasts Health Issues in NJ’s Nine Largest Cities
- City Health Dashboard also juxtaposes Garden State data with 500 biggest communities across United States
May 14, 2018
- NJ and Legalized Marijuana: National Model or Petri Dish?
- At NJ Spotlight roundtable on marijuana reform, participants say get ready for discussions to break out into the open — and look for legalization sooner rather than later
- Some NJ Congressional Primary Candidates Argue Party-Line Politics Are Unfair
- Deciding who the county party committee will endorse — thus who gets the party line on the ballot — is determined by a patchwork of processes that includes secret votes and show of hands
- Public Employees Guilty of Sexual Assault, Harassment Would Forfeit Pensions
- Prompted by #MeToo movement, Assembly panel votes out bill that would punish public officials, workers involved in sexual misconduct with loss of taxpayer-funded pensions
- 1981 Shore Protection Plan to Get Update to Match Today’s Realities
- Sea-level rise, superstorms, shrinking salt marshes reflect changes in conditions since original plan was penned almost four decades ago
- Another Delay in Medicaid Payment Reform for Mental Health Providers
- Decision works in favor of providers of nonmedical services, like group housing, job training, and help with public transportation
- Op-Ed: Big Revenue from ‘April Surprise’ No Excuse to Punt on Bold Action
- An extra boost in income tax collections shouldn’t be used as political cover for hard decisions: It’s an unexpected one-time bonus and should be treated as such
- Caught in Trump Immigration Squeeze, NJ Family Has Mother's Day Without Mom
- President's crackdown on legal immigration has marooned one woman in El Salvador, unable to see her children this Mother's Day
May 11, 2018
- Lawmakers Want to Improve Ratio of Aides to Patients in NJ Nursing Homes
- Legislators say they want to advance care and safety, but facility operators express misgivings about the measure
- State Still Struggling with Stormwater Runoff, Can New Bill Help?
- Pollution from stormwater runoff is a $15 billion problem that won’t go away. Stormwater utilities could help Garden State get a handle on the solution
- Murphy’s First High-Profile Conditional Veto Draws Applause from All Quarters
- Unions like the way governor collaborated on bill affecting cops and firefighters’ retirement funds
- Paid Family-Leave Bill Would Mean More Time, More Money for Workers
- Co-sponsor Steve Sweeney calls measure ‘a lifeline for working families,’ but business owners and their advocates balk at the cost
- Putting Acting Commissioner Repollet’s Staff Picks in Perspective
- As he names assistant commissioners, Repollet draws both on newcomers and on department veterans
- Op-Ed: Homelessness in NJ More Pervasive than HUD Data Reveals
- The federal numbers reflect a ‘snapshot’ of homelessness on a single day, but the reality can be seen far more accurately using annual data
- Is Smoking About to Become a Thing of the Past on New Jersey’s Beaches?
- Promoters say a ban would protect beachgoers, cut down on litter, and lower maintenance costs
- Bipartisan Push to Reform the Port Authority
- With several blockbuster capital projects in the pipeline, lawmakers say increased legislative oversight of bistate agency is critical
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