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Top labor official on Murphy team explains how they plan to deal with career training and long-term unemployment in New Jersey, as he contends that his department was left “hollowed out” by prior administrations. Read moreNJ Spotlight Daily News
May 23, 2018
- Clean Sweep for PSEG: Gas Pipelines, Nuclear Subsidies, Renewable Energy
- BPU pledges to be careful on costs to consumers, who will shoulder the burden of subsidies and infrastructure upgrades
- Putting Primary Candidates in Place: Who's Got a Shot at NJ's Senate Seat?
- It’s been a low-key campaign thus far, but the contenders could catch fire — especially Menendez and Hugin — as June gets closer
- Critical Data for Primary Decisions
- From in-depth assessments of candidates and contests to at-a-glance overviews of legislative districts, NJ Spotlight delivers the facts and figures to make smart choices
- Is New Jersey’s Gas Tax About to be Pumped Up?
- Projections suggest revenue from the tax may not generate enough to meet annual target for funding transportation projects, thus triggering an automatic increase
- Lawmakers Seek Another Route to Raise Pay for Home Healthcare Workers
- No one begrudges paying those on the front lines of personal care $19 an hour, but no one seems to know where the money will come from
- Newark Chooses One of Its Own to Serve as District Super
- After more than two decades of state control of its schools, New Jersey’s largest city names Roger León to the top post
- Op-Ed: Comprehensive High Schools, a Key Piece of the Vo-Tec Puzzle
- Even if a $500 million bond issue for career and technical education goes through, comprehensive high schools won't get a penny
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May 22, 2018
- No ‘April Surprise’ in State Taxes, Budget Strain Remains for Murphy and Lawmakers
- Hopes fizzled in State House that last month’s income taxes would rise above projections and ease disagreements over governor’s budget plan
- New Drive to Finance Clean-Energy Projects with No Upfront Costs
- Municipalities to arrange financing through lenders who would be repaid by special assessment on buildings where efficiency, storm shelters, flood-resistance were upgraded
- NJ Asks Appeals Court to Review FERC’s Approval of PennEast Pipeline
- Attorney General Grewal says agency wrong to give project certificate that has allowed it to file eminent domain suits against New Jersey landowners
- Updating Care for Stroke Patients in New Jersey Hospitals
- Move to expand and improve treatment, raise awareness, and highlight steps that could save lives
- Slim Prospects: The Reality for Several Challengers to Congressional Incumbents
- Dozens of candidates are running in the June primary elections. Some of the races are hotly contested, but incumbents are heavily favored in others
- Op-Ed: Why Free Community College Is Right for New Jersey
- Traditional grants and scholarships no longer keep college affordable. ‘Bold action,’ as Gov. Murphy has proposed, is necessary
May 21, 2018
- No ‘Summer of Hell’ Repeat for NJ Transit Riders During New Penn Station Repairs
- Uncertainty over funding for planned new trans-Hudson rail tunnel won’t affect Amtrak’s ongoing upgrades to infrastructure
- Opinion: New Jersey’s Tangled History of Debt and How It Got that Way
- Part two of an examination of capital planning and budgeting in the Garden State, the long and the short of it
- Governor Approves Pay Raises for Judges, Cabinet Members, Senior State Officials
- As measure passes with little attention, Murphy calls it long overdue but also says New Jerseyans on ‘substandard hourly wage’ should not be forgotten
- Boost for NJ’s EV market with More Charging Stations, Consumer Rebates?
- Up for debate: Expedited installation of plug-in stations across New Jersey for electric vehicles and up to $100 million a year in rebates for consumers
May 18, 2018
- New Jersey Hit with Major Lawsuit Arguing It Must End School Segregation
- Legal action — led by former justice of state Supreme Court — looks to strike down law requiring students attend schools in their own communities
- New Regulations and Payment Protections for New Jersey’s Freelance Workers
- With as many as 600,000 NJ residents now working as freelancers, Assemblyman says legislation is needed to ‘ensure they’re treated fairly’
- Lawmakers Seek to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Smoking Cessation
- Bill would deliver wide range of options to smokers, including counseling, group therapy, and full suite of medications
- Op-Ed: An Open Letter to State Senate President Steve Sweeney
- I'm not begging you for more money for Jersey City schools; I'm begging you for better policy
- NJ Transit Running Late on Installing Braking Safety Systemwide
- The agency is in danger of missing a federal deadline for putting in place positive train control
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
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
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