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NJ Transit nears hiring new customer advocate, a position vacant …
WEB1 day ago · NJ Transit is close to hiring a customer advocate to fill an oversight post that has been vacant for nearly four years, one of the agency’s board members said Wednesday. The post, created by a 2018 law meant to reform the transportation agency, has remained vacant since Stewart Mader resigned from it …
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · New Jersey offering millions in tax credits for NBA team, rankling progressive advocates. BY: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - September 5, 2024. While the state frames its offer as cost-free for New Jersey taxpayers, advocates fear it could be substantially costly in other ways.
Democrat LaMonica McIver wins special election to succeed late …
WEB1 day ago · Democrat LaMonica McIver, the former president of the Newark City Council, won a special election Wednesday to succeed the late Donald Payne Jr. as the 10th Congressional District’s representative in the House. McIver defeated chief rival Republican Carmen Bucco by a large margin, according to ...
In closely watched House race, candidates spar over Trump’s new …
WEB1 day ago · Former President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that he backs the removal of a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions put in place by a 2017 tax bill he signed has candidates in the 7th Congressional District sparring over what’s known as the SALT deduction.. In the 7th, the most closely watched House race in New Jersey, Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. faces a first-term challenge ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Mass deportation would be a logistical disaster, taking decades and costing billions. This country would suffer, too. A bigot lost her election and her brother lost his job. I’m not shedding any tears. BY: Terrence T. McDonald - August 7, 2024. A Jersey City mayoral aide lost his job after helping his sister's hate-filled campaign to be ...
Towns sue to invalidate New Jersey’s new affordable housing law
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Affordable housing remains out of reach for low-income New Jerseyans, report says. Housing costs in New Jersey require someone to have an annual income of nearly $70,000, or a $33.50 hourly wage, if they don’t want to spend more than 30% of their pay on utilities and rent. New Jersey Monitor. Adam …
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Group urges watchdog to ax public contracts connected to indicted power broker. BY: Dana DiFilippo - August 14, 2024. New Jersey Working Families on Tuesday urged the New Jersey comptroller's office to examine public funding going to George Norcross III and his co-defendants.
New Jersey launches website with data from police internal affairs ...
WEBSep 9, 2022 · The data reveals over 12,000 active internal affairs investigations launched in 2021, with allegations ranging from uses of excessive force, improper arrests, domestic violence, and the largest category, “other rule violations,” which can include drunken driving arrests. Roughly 55% of complaints are made by civilians, and about 42% ...
Changes coming to jury selection in New Jersey
WEBJul 14, 2022 · The next time you’re selected as a juror in New Jersey, expect more questions, new videos on implicit bias, and maybe even more money. In an effort to reduce bias in jury selection and expand the pool of prospective jurors, the state Supreme Court is adopting 25 changes to the selection process, the court announced Wednesday.. The upgrades to the process derive from recommendations made by a ...
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