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December 7, 2018
- NJ Businesses Mixed on 2019; $15 Minimum Wage A Concern as Bill Is Unveiled
- As a key lawmaker releases a new wage bill, companies report that business in New Jersey is going well but they say not well enough for a much higher mandatory wage
- ‘Fed Up’ Rutgers Faculty Protest Slow Contract Talks, Threaten to Strike
- Hundreds of faculty union members picketed meeting of university’s board of governors, frustrated with stagnant wages and months of fruitless bargaining
- NJ Sues Polluters of Low-Income Communities, Wants ‘Environmental Justice’
- AG Grewal charges companies with discharging waste water containing nickel and chrome, illegally dumping thousands of tons of contaminated material, and failing to clean up hazardous leaks
- CEO To Step Down from Embattled Public Hospital in Newark
- The board of University Hospital had earlier this year awarded a new contract to CEO John Kastanis, under which he was making $900K
- Murphy Urged to Expand Participation in Wind-Power Initiative
- Business and environmental groups say it would be a costly mistake to allow the same companies that generate power offshore to have a lock on its transmission to the rest of the grid
- Op-Ed: Nine Years after Nor’Ida, NJ Still Needs Flood Insurance Reform
- Recent storms prove it is not only homes near coastal areas and rivers that are threatened by flooding
- Newark Forms Commission to Fight Gentrification
- Mayor Ras Baraka wants to make sure that poor and working-class residents are not displaced as the city tries to attract a middle class
- A South Jersey Farm Town with a Hidden History
- Japanese-Americans from around the country travel to Seabrook, a place that welcomed their forebears who were interned during World War II
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December 6, 2018
- Governor Promises Things Will Be Much Better at NJ Transit in 2019
- Murphy says 2018 was spent ‘reversing years of negligence’ as he announces initiatives to improve the ‘customer experience’
- Dems’ Decision to Push Ahead with Redistricting Bill Has Blue Base Fighting Mad
- Proposed constitutional amendment would change the way legislative districts are redrawn, giving ‘party bosses’ power to appoint members of redistricting committee
- Enviros Turn Up Heat on Governor to Stop Fossil Fuel Developments in New Jersey
- Dozens of groups, critical of Murphy for not reversing Christie policies, join campaign calling for moratorium on new power plants and pipelines
- Garden State Lawmakers Want to Bring Clinical Drug Trials Home
- Bill calls for working group to help bridge gaps between pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and healthcare providers
- Op-Ed: Let’s Help Charter Schools Continue to Thrive
- As the Department of Education carries out a review of New Jersey’s charter schools, it should note the tremendous public support for them. It’s time for officials to match that support
- Murphy Maintains Timeline for When He Learned About Brennan Rape Case
- At press conference, governor pledges he will cooperate with legislative investigation
- All-Around Opposition in NJ to Seismic Testing for Offshore Oil and Gas
- While New Jersey is not the immediate target, there’s concern that Trump approval of controversial process could open the door to offshore drilling in the region
December 5, 2018
- ‘Terrified’ Staffer: Murphy’s Team Did Not Take Allegation of Rape Seriously Enough
- Testifying before a special legislative committee in Trenton, Katie Brennan says she went public only after having been paid little attention by members of the administration
- Why Are Unknown Number of Sexual-Assault Exam Kits Going Untested in NJ?
- Up to 1,500 kits are collected in New Jersey every year. Fears of a testing backlog due to lack of manpower or funding appear to be unfounded but lawmakers want to make sure
- NJ Begins Strategic Planning for Murphy’s Offshore-Wind Goals
- Plan is in the works but hopes of quick results probably are optimistic given the time it will take to build a supply chain and infrastructure
- State, National, Enrollment in ACA Marketplace Down Over Last Year
- As Trump targets Obamacare, fewer New Jerseyans are signing up for health insurance on the federal marketplace despite price cuts and push by Trenton to bolster enrollments. In other states, it’s worse
- Educators to Trenton: Go Back to School on School Monitoring System
- State DOE officials get an earful on the administrative burden imposed by a system designed to provide oversight and accountability in public schools
December 4, 2018
- Campaign Ramps Up to Let Undocumented Immigrants Drive Legally in NJ
- With a supportive governor in office, new focus on legislation that went nowhere for years. No Republican enthusiasm evident
- Senate Hearing Highlights Challenges of Infection Control in Hospital Facilities
- Representatives of locations affected by viral and bacterial outbreaks are no-shows. Sen. Richard Codey suggests seeking subpoena power to force their attendance
- Take a Deep Breath, Is New Jersey Poised to Cut Back on CO2 Pollution?
- Lawmakers consider bill that would clamp down on short-term pollutants like methane, but could charge state DEP to restrict CO2 pollution, most of which stems from transportation sector
- Move to Improve Work on NJ’s Transportation Infrastructure
- Bipartisan effort aims to make operation of state Transportation Trust Fund more efficient, cut delays in planning and bidding
- Assembly Bills Reflect State’s Slow Recovery from Superstorm Sandy
- Legislation would help homeowners defrauded by contractors or plagued by black mold; survey impacts on tourism; break out storm-related costs to government; and plan for next natural disaster
- Murphy on Looming ACA Enrollment Deadline: Get Out and Get Coverage
- Speaking at library in Elizabeth, governor also fields questions about sexual assault investigation, Honeywell’s decision to move execs to North Carolina
December 3, 2018
- Making Housing the Priority for Homeless People in NJ — over Treatment or Sobriety
- The ‘housing first’ model of treating homeless people in a ‘humanistic and holistic way’ is gaining ground in the Garden State as elsewhere in the country
- Small Businesses Get the Love from NJ After Years of Tax Breaks for the Big Guys
- Murphy administration changes state’s economic-development focus. A new loan program, other supports on offer after years of billions of dollars in sweeteners for big companies
- Pumping Up State Spending on Open Space, Land Preservation, Parks
- Extra funding to help acquire open space and to deal with ‘massive backlogs’ in park maintenance after logjam between Christie administration and legislators
- Judge Rules DOJ Can’t Force Local Law Enforcement to Help ICE
- Decision clears way for New Jersey to receive blocked funds. NJ had joined lawsuit saying that conditions sought by Department of Justice were unconstitutional
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