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Schools Should Be Required To Screen Teens For Depression
What is more horrifying than knowing that 84 of New Jersey's young people took their own lives between 2013 and 2015?
NJ's 88 Craft Breweries Were Having Too Much Fun, So The State Just Slapped New Rules On Them
Say goodbye to weekly trivia nights, food truck Fridays and Eagles on the TV at your local craft brewery.
New Jersey Cracks Down On Events Hosted By Microbreweries
When lawmakers passed a law six years ago allowing microbreweries to serve their products in-house and sell more beer to go, they hoped to give New Jersey’s fledgling craft beer industry a boost.
Report: Numbers Of NJ Foreclosures Down To Lowest Point Since Housing Market Collapse
The report from the Special Committee on Residential Foreclosures made 17 recommendations ranging from improving public outreach and understanding of the foreclosure process to changes the Legislature and courts might consider to improve the further streamline the process and assist homeowners.
New Jersey Is Among America's Least Prepared States If Another Recession Hits
About a decade after the start of the Great Recession that rocked the U.S. economy, New Jersey remains among the states least fit to weather another economic downturn.
Lawmakers Question State Education Commissioner On Rush To Phase Out PARCC
TRENTON, NJ— Lawmakers on a joint legislative panel expressed concerns and questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s rush to phase out a statewide standardized exam, calling for meetings to be held and more data to be provided.
Momentum For State To Buy Foreclosed Home, Turn Into Affordable Housing
Similar measures failed repeatedly under Gov. Christie, but proponents optimistic his successor will look favorably on plan to remake thousands of bank-owned homes.
Senate Proposes Buyback Program For Foreclosed Homes
Towns and community development organizations would be able to turn foreclosed homes into affordable housing under a measure approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee.
Murphy And NJ Public Worker Unions Reach Deal On Big Changes To Health Care Plans
Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday he has reached a deal with New Jersey public worker unions on health care that he says will save the state $500 million over two years.
Conflict Continues Over What It Should Take To Graduate High School In NJ
State wants to give students option of more than one type of test to graduate, but debate is strong over consequences, unintended and not.