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N.J. attorney general orders statewide police training on racial bias, deadly force
TRENTON -- Amid near-daily protests in cities across the United States over police use of force, New Jersey's attorney general on Wednesday directed officers from the more than 500 agencies in the state to undergo training in racial bias and de-escalating violent encounters.
More than 280 NJ officials backing joint base's selection for new KC-46 tankers
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has plenty riding on its bid to become the home of the Air Force's next generation of midair refueling jets.
The installation has plenty of supporters, too, as evident from a recent letter from U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-3rd of Toms River, expressing local support for placement of the second batch of KC-46 jets being built by Boeing.
The joint base is one of five military installations vying for the new jets.
N.J. needs to spend more on higher education, change student loan programs, panel says
New Jersey needs to spend more money on higher education, make changes to its student loan programs and allow for new ways students can more quickly earn degrees, according to a state panel.
The recommendations are contained in a report set to be released Wednesday by a commission charged with looking at ways to make college more affordable in the state, which has the fourth highest public tuition and fees in the nation, averaging more than $13,000 a year.
N.J. millennials need help to get out of the nest
If you've got an 18- to 34-year-old living in your household, you're far from alone – nearly half of New Jersey residents in this age group still live at the same address they grew up in.
Animal Protection Groups Seek to Stop Steel-Jaw Leghold Traps' Return to New Jersey
Trenton, NJ—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APLNJ) today provided video footage to all members of the New Jersey Legislature demonstrating the barbarity of enclosed leghold traps. In contravention of New Jersey’s ban on steel-jaw leghold traps, the New Jersey Fish and Game Council (Council) allowed the traps’ use on raccoons and opossums in the Garden State during last year’s trapping season and seeks to do so again when the trapping season begins in November. AWI and APLNJ are calling on legislators to support a resolution condemning all steel-jaw leghold type traps, reaffirming the state’s ban.
GIANFICARO: Let's ensure responders' families get insurance they need
Quiet is a firefighter's best friend. But on this night, the quiet of the firehouse is pierced by an alarm. There's a report of a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment. The gas is colorless, odorless and potentially deadly. It's a killer lurking in shadows.
Christie Asks Top Court To Let Him Rewrite School-funding Formula
The governor, who has decried the Supreme Court as ‘activist,’ asks it to sweep aside 30 years of support for Abbott rulings
The irony is hard to miss. Gov. Chris Christie has gone to the same state Supreme Court he has long decried as too activist to help him attain his last policy goals for public education in New Jersey.
And while the odds seem long, he may actually have a shot.
Animal abusers are being registered like sex offenders in these jurisdictions - The Washington Post
Starting in November, convicted animal abusers in the county that includes Tampa will be easier to identify. Their names, photos and addresses will be published on a county-run website that is publicly searchable and similar to the online sex offender registries that have proliferated since the 1990s.
LAWMAKERS PUSH STATE DEP TO SET LIMITS FOR TOXIC CHEMICALS IN WATER SUPPLY
State agency would have six months to set limits for more than a dozen contaminants known to be in Garden State’s drinking water
Once again, the state is focusing attention on how safe New Jersey’s drinking water actually is.