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N.J. launches legal fight against Trump over birthright citizenship ...
1 day ago · President Donald Trump’s executive order refusing to recognize U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants as citizens would “wreak havoc and chaos” nationwide, New Jersey and other Democratic-led states say in a new lawsuit. At a press conference in Newark to discuss the new complaint, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said presidents “have broad powers, but they are not ...
N.J. Supreme Court expands access to police body camera footage
1 day ago · Government officials cannot refuse to disclose police body-worn camera footage to people who are the subject of the recordings, with few exceptions, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday.. They also can’t withhold such footage to protect the privacy of people accused of but not charged with crimes, because neither the state’s Open Public Records Act nor the judicial case ...
New Jersey governor hopefuls have raised $15.6M so far
5 days ago · The candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy have pulled in a staggering $15.6 million in campaign cash with about five months still to go until the primary, state election officials said this week.. The filings released by the Election Law Enforcement Commission indicate the gubernatorial race — a packed campaign with nine Republicans and six Democrats — “will be ...
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5 days ago · Trump inauguration moved inside U.S. Capitol amid predictions of Arctic blast BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he will move his inauguration inside the U.S. Capitol building, instead of holding it on the terrace overlooking the National Mall, citing weather forecasts for frigid temperatures.
GOP leaders say Gov. Murphy should focus more on affordability
Jan 14, 2025 · New Jersey Republican leaders reacted to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address Tuesday with dismay, arguing the governor and their Democratic counterparts need to increase focus on affordability.. Murphy’s wide-ranging, roughly hourlong speech touched on the state’s cost of living when the governor touted hikes to the minimum wage and property tax relief.
Bills advance to revamp primary ballots, raise threshold to seek …
Dec 19, 2024 · New Jersey’s county line is one step closer to history, with Assembly lawmakers Thursday approving a bill that would retool New Jersey’s primary ballots in a 70-1 vote.. But the measure could face additional changes when it eventually moves through the Senate, which has not yet taken up the lower chamber’s bill.
New Jersey utility regulator approves gas rate hikes
Nov 21, 2024 · Some New Jersey residents will see their gas heating bills increase by nearly 16% under new rates approved by the Board of Public Utilities. The board on Thursday approved rate increases for customers of New Jersey Natural Gas and Elizabethtown Gas Company, with those who get natural gas from former facing steeper increases.
Homelessness continues climbing in New Jersey, new annual …
Oct 22, 2024 · Homelessness in New Jersey has climbed 24% since last year, a trend advocates attributed to an entrenched affordable housing shortage made worse by rising rents and shrinking vacancies. Advocates counted 12,680 people — representing 9,148 households — who were living in shelters, hotels and motels, safe-haven programs, transitional housing, and on the street during their annual assessment ...
New Jersey kicks off celebration of nation’s 250th anniversary
Nov 1, 2024 · New Jersey saw more military engagements than any other state during the American Revolutionary War, was George Washington’s “home away from home” during the war, and saw scores of Continental Army soldiers and British forces fall during the Battle of Monmouth, the war’s longest skirmish.