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Set up last year to address harassment and misogyny in politics and government, workgroup now looks to ‘give voice to the women behind the walls’
(Edwin J. Torres/New Jersey Governor's Office via AP)Murphy signs legislation to legalize marijuana for adults in NJ. Questions linger as to how that will work
Providing transparency would breed trust, support effective policing and help protect our civil rights. State lawmakers can make that happen
Mayors from eight major New Jersey cities announced the creation of the NJ FAM Fund, which is dedicated to assisting Black and Latinx business owners.
foreverdigital via Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Bickering and stark differences over how to address social justice issues have put passage of legalization bills in peril
(Pool photo: Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media)A commission found that sentencing minimums, especially for drug offenses, are behind the wide racial disparity among state prisoners
NJTV NewsNew position would be independent of governor, provide oversight for state-run prisons, veterans homes, psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers and other facilities
Shelters are open 24/7 in an effort to help those most in need on some of the coldest days and nights.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Higher impact of the disease is associated with existing health factors as well as social factors
Manu_H via Creative Commons CC BY 2.0Chief justice rules that with courtrooms closed by pandemic for 11 months, ‘confinement may become punitive’
(April Saul/WHYY)A young man died last week after a police chase. For the family of another man, it recalled their own son’s death
