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How Is Climate Change Affecting New Jersey?

Count the ways: Warmer air temperatures, shortened seasons, and increased rainfall are already taking a toll

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After Viral Outbreak That Killed 11 Kids, State Vows To Make Big Changes

In a long-awaited report obtained by NJ Advance Media, state health officials are calling for a dramatic overhaul of how nursing homes respond to an emergency in the wake of the deadly viral outbreak at a New Jersey pediatric care facility that led to the deaths of 11 children last fall.

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State Lawmakers Seek To Improve Drug-Pricing Transparency

Public website listing wholesale costs for specific meds, as well as dose, brand, and generics, could transform prescribers into savvy shoppers

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Drug Info Transparency Bill OK'd By State Senate Panel

A bill that would require a drug pricing website to mandate transparency for pharmaceutical companies marketing products in the state cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday.

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Affordable Housing In New Jersey: No Turning Back From Court Control?

At NJ Spotlight roundtable, assemblywoman makes case for resurrecting Council on Affordable Housing, but advocates say current court-controlled process must continue

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State Again Pares Role Of Hedge Funds In Pension Holdings

Investment returns for the state’s beleaguered retirement systems have totaled 4.68 percent during the fiscal year that ends June 30, well shy of assumptions

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Officials Stress The Need For Joint Base Overpass At Senate Hearing

Most of the discussion during the hearing Thursday was centered on funding construction of a $15 million overpass on Route 539, which bisects Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean County, in order to allow large convoys of military vehicles to safely and easily travel beneath the public highway from one side of the sprawling military installation to the other.

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New Jersey Amends Data Breach Law, Expanding Definition Of Personal Info

New Jersey last week officially passed Bill S-52, which amends its previous data breach notification law.

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Libraries Must Wait For Access To Much-Needed Bond Funds

It’s 18 months since voters approved $125 million to upgrade municipal and county libraries, but officials are still teasing out the regulations

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Op-Ed: Governor's Veto Of The 'Dark Money' Bill Is Wrong For New Jersey

Calling on legislators to ‘recognize the errors of the governor’s action and correct this wrong’

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