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There's No Reason To Repeat The Mistakes Of The War On Drugs
Editorial
N.J. Assemblyman Troy Singleton describes it as insanity: a proposed revival of the nation's war on drugs that not only threatens to put (and keep) millions behind bars, but also lands most heavily on the backs of African-Americans and Latinos.
Legislation To Create Tax Credit For Businesses That Hire Veterans Advances
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers voted Monday to advance legislation to aid veterans looking for work and to give some disabled veterans a long-awaited increase in their state benefits.
Shining Light On Hefty Fees To Outside Managers Of Public Pension Funds
Lawmakers want online publication of management fees and ‘stress tests’ of all funds in $73 billion pension system.
NJ Schools Make Efforts To Ban Styrofoam Food Containers
Styrofoam has long been used as a lightweight, easy-to-hold hot food container found everywhere from Chinese food joints to supermarket buffets.
But the container has also become the worst form of litter - the kind that spreads everywhere and never goes away.
NJ Bill For Medicaid Would Soar By $810M Under Trump Obamacare Repeal
WASHINGTON -- New Jersey taxpayers would have to pay an extra $810 million to cover the 560,000 residents now receiving health care under the Medicaid expansion that the House Republican legislation would repeal, according to a new study.
NJ Supreme Court Tightens Bail Reform Rules For Gun Crimes, Repeat Offenders
TRENTON -- New Jersey's highest court on Thursday adopted changes to the state's new bail system that will make it more likely those accused of gun crimes and repeat offenders are locked up until trial.
Assembly Passes Bill To Ensure Fair Wages For Home Health Aides
WILLINGBORO — For 16 hours a day, seven days a week, 3-year-old Crista Jackson has a nurse by her side.
Crista was born almost three months premature with chronic lung disease, making it difficult for her to breathe and speak. Her nurses from Bayada Home Health Care in Mount Laurel help her use a tracheostomy and ventilator for her breathing and take her to regular speech and chest physical therapy appointments.
'Bill Of Rights' Gives Victims Of Sexual Assault A Voice
The state's rape crisis network logs an estimated 10,000 calls every year from survivors of sexual violence. Yet reports of fewer than 1,400 rapes made it onto police blotters in 2015.
Renewed Push To Tackle And Tame Out-Of-Network Medical Bills
Patient, business advocates call for ‘two-pronged approach’ that melds transparency and mechanism to resolve disputes over surprise charges.
Hoping to jump-start what they consider a comprehensive reform, a diverse group of healthcare and business advocates have called on Democratic leaders to vote this week on a long-debated bill to reduce the growing impact of out-of-network medical insurance bills.