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Poll: NJ residents support new gun restrictions to prevent mass shootings
A majority of New Jersey residents support new curbs on gun rights and other efforts to prevent mass shootings, but they do not agree on the best approach for addressing the problem, according to a poll released Wednesday morning.
CHRISTIE THREATENS TO END RECIPROCAL INCOME TAX AGREEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA
Pact currently allows bistate commuters to file where they live and means lower taxes for low-income New Jerseyans and high-income Pennsylvanians
NO FAST FIXES FOR NEW JERSEY’S DEEPLY FLAWED SCHOOL FUNDING
Is your district getting all the aid that’s coming to it, or is it one of many that’s being shortchanged?
NJEA stands with Traffic Safety Coalition
On June 16, lawmakers, educators and advocates stood side by side calling for expanding safety precautions for school buses. The press conference, led by the NJ Traffic Safety Coalition, a not-for-profit organization comprised of concerned citizens, victims’ advocates, academics, public officials, law enforcement and traffic safety industry professionals, called for support of a bill that calls for more cameras on school buses.
EXPLAINER: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD LOCK IN GAS-TAX REVENUE FOR TTF
Governor and legislators may yet break deadlock over how to fund transportation projects, but voter agreement in November ballot is no slam dunk
Proposed N.J. law would ban prior restraint of student newspapers
State legislators have re-introduced a bill that would prohibit school districts and public universities from authorizing prior restraint of school-sponsored media.
Christie agrees to smoking ban in state parks, beaches
Gov. Chris Christie agreed Friday night to prohibit smoking at state-owned parks and beaches, but he stopped short of signing into law a broader ban extending to county and local recreational sites.
Legislation to create animal abuse registry advanced by Senate panel
New Jersey legislation to create an online registry of people convicted of animal cruelty moved closer to becoming law Thursday.
Christie gives himself more power to slash millions in N.J. municipal aid
By eliminating fewer than two dozen words from the state budget, Gov. Chris Christie has given himself the power to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in funding that New Jersey's municipalities use to hold down property taxes, local government experts say.
AT NJ SPOTLIGHT ROUNDTABLE, COMPETING VISIONS OF HOW TO FIX PUBLIC-PENSION SYSTEM
Heated discussion leaves little room for common ground; former governor says situation may need federal intervention it’s been well over a year since the New Jersey Supreme Court invalidated a key component of a bipartisan state benefits-reform law, throwing new doubt on the future of the $71 billion public-employee pension system.