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June 24, 2019
- Finally, Major Movement on Governor’s Promises for Offshore Wind
- Approval for a $1.6B wind farm 15 miles off Atlantic City readies state to become significant participant in the sector
- Delaware River Sojourn Promotes Conservation, Nurtures Sense of Family
- A flotilla of kayaks and canoes completes its 25th annual journey as scientists seek more gains in water quality
- How Two Unrelated Hospital Measures Have Stalled in Trenton
- One bill concerns angioplasties, the other the rights of patients transferring to out-of-state facilities. Is a Camden hospital the connection?
- No Matter How NJ Budget Negotiations Go, Notable Tax Breaks in Cards
- Programs for senior citizens, the disabled and veterans set to benefit as interests of governor and lawmakers line up on certain issues
- Murphy: Legislature’s Budget Is Full of ‘pork and Christmas trees’
- Governor says staffers are targeting items for his veto pen, but won’t say what his final response to lawmakers’ budget will be
- What Colleges and Business Think NJ High School Graduates Need
- In NJ Spotlight roundtable, college and business leaders detail what they see as the important skills for those preparing for further studies and careers
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June 21, 2019
- With Votes To Spare, Dems Pass $38.7B Budget, No Boost In Millionaires Tax
- Governor has indicated he might take line-item veto pen to a spending plan not to his liking
- Compromise Reached to Expand NJ’s Medical Marijuana Law
- Governor worked with legislative leaders to reach a deal that will eliminate tax, shift oversight and add delivery options
- Quick Changes Made to Law on Privatized Cleanups at Toxic Waste Sites
- Decade-old program addressing pollution at contaminated industrial properties is fine-tuned, but some environmentalists have concerns
- NJ could need 2,700 miles of sea walls to defend against rising waters
- New study says building defenses along Jersey Shore would cost billions and suggests the fossil-fuel industry should pay
- Lawmakers act to ensure continuation of net neutrality in NJ
- Federal agency had rolled back Obama-era rules mandating equal access to internet content as of last June
- PATH Announces $1B Capital Plan To Make Service Improvements
- Leaders of the busy commuter-rail system want to boost passenger capacity by 10 percent on two key lines
- What’s Next for Marijuana in the Garden State?
- An NJ Spotlight roundtable on the effort to legalize adult-use marijuana, increase access to medical marijuana and ensure social justice. You can watch a livestream of the discussion
June 20, 2019
- Murphy Promises 'Corrective Action' If Not Satisfied with Budget Bill
- Governor prepared to go tit for tat with lawmakers, signals line-item veto may be used to delete some specific spending requests
- What’s in Store for Energy Storage, A Key Element of NJ’s Clean-Energy Future?
- Development of systems that capture and store power will be a necessary but long, complicated and expensive undertaking
- Murphy Takes Aim at Senate President on Guns and Budget
- Governor calls out Senate President Sweeney on budget issues and for refusing to post all of Murphy’s gun-safety bills
- Interactive Map: New Jersey, Flush with Baby Boomers
- New census data show increase in older population, influx of young families in Hudson River communities but declining population in farthest suburbs
- Putting Faces to Students Aided by Free Tuition at Community Colleges
- Governor hopes to expand Community College Opportunity Grants to reach 18,000 students, but budget cuts could shrink program significantly
- Hike in HMO Fee Engineered to Boost Funding of Hospital Charity Care
- Measure would raise state tax on what consumers are charged for certain health policies, but companies would be prohibited from passing on extra cost
- Booker Sponsors Bill to Gauge Lingering Effects of Segregation
- As Juneteenth 2019 celebration of emancipation passes, Congress remains deeply divided over issue of reparations for African Americans
- Op-Ed: Keep State Parks Open in Government Shutdowns — Like Casinos
- State parks and beaches can be held hostage when there’s a budget impasse; lawmakers should ensure they stay open and staffed
June 19, 2019
- Murphy Doubles Down On Criticism Of ‘Rigged’ Tax Incentives
- Governor promises to veto legislation providing seven-month extention of scrutinized EDA programs, without ‘meaningful reform’
- Governor Won’t Quit on Millionaires Tax, Says All Options Remain on Table
- Surrounded by union leaders, Murphy lambastes legislative Democrats for resistance to his tax on the wealthy
- Opinion: Budget Needs Long-Term Solutions, Not Short-Term Politics
- The governor’s proposal for a millionaires tax is at the center of current budget rhetoric when instead New Jersey’s long-range fiscal problems should be the focus
- Big Question For Offshore Wind: Who Gets Power To The Customers?
- As state BPU mulls three wind-farm projects, feds move to gauge industry interest in building a regional transmission system
- ‘Regional Health Hubs’ Aim to Improve Services for Medicaid Patients
- NJ healthcare coalitions have had success focusing on complex health and social needs of high-demand Medicaid patients. Now they have a new roadmap for an even more integrated approach
- First International Baccalaureate Grads for Paterson School
- Forty participants in rigorous program are headed to schools like Columbia, Penn, Lehigh and NJ Institute of Technology
- DEP Suspends Review of Meadowlands Power Plant’s Application
- Developer of North Bergen Liberty Generating station goes back to drawing board, considers changing the plant’s technology
June 18, 2019
- Lawmakers Go Own Way on Budget, No Millionaires Tax or Other Murphy Priorities
- Democratic lawmakers advanced their own appropriations bill, setting stage for a difficult budget negotiation with Gov. Phil Murphy, a fellow Democrat
- Lawsuit Over Greystone Safety, Treatment Raises Questions About Reforms
- Current and former patients, supported by staff, allege hospital administrators and state health officials have allowed dangerous conditions to continue at psychiatric hospital
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