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New Bond Issue Edges Closer As Vo-Techs Make Case For Urgent State Funding
Garden State’s vocational high schools appeal for more money to help them keep pace with the rising demand for technical training.
NJ Loses Federal Funding To Expand ACA Enrollment
Some $26 million in cuts will put a serious dent in ACA navigator programs in virtually all states.
NJ Public Pension Fund Returns Over 13 Percent, Outpacing Expectations
State expects to put $2.5 billion into pension system in 2018 fiscal year, still far short of what’s needed to restore it to good health.
In Wake Of Mass Killing, Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Gun Control
Guadagno struggles to clarify her beliefs, Murphy offers eight-point platform on website. Independents’ opinions run gamut of possibilities.
Christie Outlines $200M In Funding Sources For Opioid Programs
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday evening released details of how he plans to fund up to $240 million in programs to fight opioid addiction, nearly two weeks after first announcing the initiatives.
Senate Candidate Troy Singleton Is Best Choice For 7th District
In a political climate that is increasingly more polarized and less civil, we in New Jersey’s 7th District have the opportunity to elect a candidate for state Senate who has demonstrated potential to build bridges and move us toward a more effective government.
Climate Change And Clean Energy To-Do List For Next Governor
More than two dozen state leaders have prepared a plan to help next administration get right to work cleaning up New Jersey’s environment.
Students Help Drive Passage Of Genocide Awareness Month
With terrorism and hate crimes on the rise worldwide and divisiveness between people of different races and religions at a boiling point even in the U.S., global tensions are high.
New Obamacare Overhaul Could Cost NJ Billions, Leave More Patients Uninsured
Cassidy-Graham proposal called ‘harshest’ GOP plan yet to reform national healthcare
New Jersey could be on the hook for up to $7.6 billion and nearly a million residents could have lost their insurance coverage by the end of a decade under the latest Republican proposal to reform healthcare by ending many elements of the federal Affordable Care Act.
More People Pick Up Health Insurance In Wake Of ACA
NJ and other ‘expansion states’ show strongest gains, but current uncertainty about the future of Obamacare has slowed sign-ups in some states