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New Jersey Attorney General To Investigate Sex-Abuse Allegations Among Catholic Clergy
New Jersey will investigate allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, following a report by a grand jury in Pennsylvania that found more than 1,000 victims there over 70 years.
Gov. Phil Murphy: Costs Of Insurance Decreasing Thanks To State Action
Murphy, a Democrat, revealed the decrease during a news conference at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Monmouth County, where he said the decrease came despite actions by Republican President Donald Trump to destabilize the state’s insurance market and cripple the Affordable Care Act.
Offshore Wind Could Bring Thousands Of Jobs And $700M To NJ, Report Says
Thousands of new jobs could be coming to the Jersey Shore, if the Garden State can get its offshore wind industry off the ground.
Back To School In NJ Means Big Changes In Testing And Funding
As more than 1 million New Jersey schoolchildren return to the classroom this week, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration will be going back to school themselves, so to speak, with some big debates already looming about their plans for public education.
NJ Pension Fund Dumps Investment In ICE Private Prison Contractor
New Jersey has dumped its small holding in a private prison contractor that runs family detention centers amid increased scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration policy.
NJ Voters Could Soon Decide On $500M In School Projects
New Jersey's leaders are rushing to finalize an ever-changing plan to ask voters in November to approve the state borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for various school projects.
Gov. Phil Murphy Rejects Bill To Protect NJ-PA Tax Accord
Murphy’s rejection came as a stunning surprise to some members of the Legislature, who said the Democratic governor has privately said he would not target the deal, even though ending it would likely net New Jersey additional tax revenues, largely from Pennsylvanians who earn high salaries here.
Murphy, Lawmakers Agree To Reduce Bond Referendum For School Improvements To $500 Million
Murphy said that New Jersey already carries over $33 billion in total debt and the state’s annual debt service now exceeds over $4.1 billion. He said the original bond measure would have likely added between $1.72 billion and $2.17 billion to that annual total.
SJ Senators React To Veto Of A Bill To Protect Interstate Tax Pacts
TRENTON – Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-1st), Sens. Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Troy Singleton and Jim Beach issued the following statements on the Governor’s veto to Senate bill 878 which restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states: