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September 13, 2019
- Dark Money Group That Supports Murphy Releases Its Donor List
- Few surprises among the contributors to New Direction New Jersey, beyond total amount — $4.5M — donated by NJEA group
- Trying to Reduce ‘Costly Public Health Crisis’ of Senior Falls
- In 2017, over 77,500 people in New Jersey were hospitalized from falls; Senate committee calls for $11.7 million pilot program to reduce fall risk among elderly Medicaid members
- BPU Urged to Delve into Cost Impacts of Energy Plan
- Consumer advocates and business interests are asking the agency to extend public comment until more is known about the costs of transitioning to clean energy
- Governor creates task force to study vaping regulation
- Announcement comes amid concerns about severe respiratory illness among e-cigarette users, including three cases in New Jersey
- Murphy’s conditional veto of expungement bill leads lawmakers to rewrite
- Senate president says new bill builds on chief executive's proposal and will be put up for a vote in the Senate
- Op-ed: Expanding tax credits for workers would strengthen economy
- By improving the state Earned Income Tax Credit, New Jersey lawmakers could boost the pay of hardworking New Jerseyans and strengthen the state economy
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September 12, 2019
- Business Groups Say Energy Master Plan Could Cause Job Losses, Rate Hikes
- Major organizations urge Murphy administration to proceed with caution in implementing plan to make New Jersey a clean-energy economy
- Minimum-Wage Hike May Cost Workers Medicaid But ACA Will Kick In
- ‘Coverage gap’ will affect relatively few low-income workers, but lawmakers and policymakers moving to protect them
- Train Engineer in Fatal 2016 Hoboken Crash Wins Job Back with NJ Transit
- Arbitrator cites engineer’s ‘long and distinguished career’ with NJ Transit as an influencing factor in her decision
- PSE&G’s Scaled-Back Proposal for Upgrading Gas and Power Grids OK’d
- State agency shelves the utility’s separate filing for $2.8 billion on energy efficiency projects
- Proposed $120M Bond Will Speed Newark’s Push to Get Lead Out of Drinking Water
- Additional funding could help the Brick City resolve its drinking-water crisis in two to three years, cutting time needed by half
- Op-Ed: Who’s Profiting from Repairs to Aging water and Sewer Systems?
- ‘It may not always be apparent, but shareholder primacy seems to have guided many of the activities of investor-owned utilities in New Jersey and around the country’
- NJ lawmakers consider barring pharmacies from selling tobacco, e-cigs
- Proposal comes in shadow of mysterious illness related to vaping. Separately, Senate President Steve Sweeney discusses outright ban of all electronic smoking devices in New Jersey
September 11, 2019
- Another Rebuff for PennEast: Court Halts Bid to Seize State Lands
- Federal appeals court reverses lower court’s decision that allowed company to exercise eminent domain over properties along pipeline route
- A Day Of What-ifs, Spent In Service Of Ensuring Free And Fair Elections
- Elections officials, others gather in Princeton to hone plans to prevent cyber attacks, and other threats to democracy
- Governor uses state pocketbook as weapon in gun safety campaign
- Under Murphy’s new executive order, state government would purchase firearms only from manufacturers and dealers it deems responsible
- NJ Foundation Funds a Push for Equitable Medicaid Programs Nationally
- State, insurance and healthcare officials in New Jersey will partner to reduce racial disparities in Medicaid’s maternal and infant care
- Slow Progress on NJ’s water quality management law Frustrates Legislators
- Compliance with two-year-old law has been uneven; advocates say enforcement is necessary
- On Tap: A Summit To Boost Firms Owned By Women And Minorities in NJ
- Daylong session in Newark on Sept. 20 will feature panel discussions, learning opportunities and lots of time for networking
September 10, 2019
- Out-of-State Insurer Fined $1M for Peddling Policies to NJ Gun Owners
- Lockton Affinity gets rapped for selling Carry Guard, personal-liability insurance, a product of the NRA
- State Holds Hearings on Sexual Harassment, How to Counteract It
- Three hearings, the first of which takes place tomorrow in Asbury Park, will focus on harassment in the workplace, in housing and in public places
- EPA Faulted for Not Doing Enough to Protect Kids Against Lead at Home
- Without effective oversight federal agency can’t monitor remediation efforts. Meanwhile, blood-lead levels in more than 2 million children have climbed
- Will NJ’s new ‘red flag’ law prevent shooting deaths?
- Law allows gun rights to be removed from people deemed a risk to themselves or others; not everyone is happy with it
- Governor Marks Milestone for Arts Education in NJ
- Murphy says New Jersey is only state with universal access in schools to art programs
- Op-Ed: Extension of Voting by Mail in NJ Is A Step in the Right Direction
- More people voting makes for the election of better leaders and the enactment of better policies
September 9, 2019
- NJ Public Worker Healthcare Costs to Decrease Next Year
- State treasurer acclaims “good news” for property taxpayers but officials provide no estimates of taxpayer savings. Some Medicare retiree rates will rise
- Insurance Giant and Healthcare Providers Take Battle to Federal Court
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and American Specialty Health Group allege that various alternative healthcare providers have spread false and defamatory information against them
- Murphy Administration Boosts NJ Child Care Subsidies by $54M
- Children’s advocacy group and lawmakers say more funds are needed to help NJ parents cover pay raises for child care workers statewide as a result of increased minimum wage
- State Urged to Consider Costs for All Utility Customers in Energy Plan
- Rate Counsel’s filing with BPU emphasizes the importance of a rate impact analysis for the state’s residential, commercial and industrial customers
- Bobwhite quail set for bigger return to New Jersey
- Rare bird, believed extinct in the state, has shown it can live at Pinelands site after small shipments from Georgia
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