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Casino expansion amendment approved for November ballot
New Jersey voters will be called upon to decide this fall whether to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City into North Jersey.
Bill to Give NJ Taxpayers Credit for Certain Child and Dependent Care Expenses Clears First Legislative Hurdle
Assembly Democratic sponsored legislation that would allow gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses was approved by an Assembly panel on Monday. The bill is part of efforts by Assembly Democrats to lift people out of poverty and rebuild New Jersey’s middle-class.
NJ lawmakers advance paid sick leave, gender equity bills
New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation Monday that would mandate all workers receive paid sick time, and two bills aimed at ensuring women receive equal pay on the job.
State, Burlington County mourns death of New Jersey State Police trooper, Cinnaminson resident
Sean Cullen always dreamed of becoming a New Jersey State Police trooper.
As a championship wrestler in high school and college, and while working as a police officer in Sea Isle City, Mount Holly and Westampton, friends and former colleagues said he was always focused on his ultimate goal of donning the sky blue trooper's uniform.
Jobs coming to Willingboro
A growing industrial company is relocating its world headquarters from Lumberton to a vacated building in Willingboro and has plans to eventually add up to 300 jobs.
Radwell International, which repairs and sells new and used manufacturing machinery, announced Tuesday it has begun moving into an empty 311,000-square-foot building at 1 Millenium Drive.
How Secure is Student Privacy as More Learning and Testing Go Online?
Student-privacy issues have long percolated in New Jersey, with debates over issues ranging from preventing schools from releasing documents containing basic information about students to more high-tech worries about online testing and other data collection.
Now the student-privacy landscape is changing further still as computer devices and instructional software are becoming ubiquitous in classrooms across the state, raising more questions about the safety of children and their information online.
Lawmakers push for stronger lead testing rules for N.J. kids
Saying New Jersey needs to keep pace with the latest scientific evidence, two senators have introduced a bill requiring the state to adopt the federal government's tougher recommendations for intervening when a child tests positive for lead poisoning.
With much of its housing inventory built before lead-based pain was outlawed in 1978, New Jersey's children has been hard hit by lead, especially in cities. Under the state law that mandates testing for children under the age of 6, elevated lead levels have been detected in 220,000 children since 2000, including about 3,000 in 2015.
NJ Lawmakers Again Target Patent Trolls
New Jersey legislators are once again attempting to take steps to make it easier for companies to fight off lawsuits filed by so-called "patent trolls."
'Patent troll' bill advanced by Assembly panel
The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee approved a bipartisan measure Monday that aims to protect New Jersey companies from abusive, bad faith claims of patent infringement and the costly litigation that they warrant.
With honors courses, RCBC aims to better teach - and attract - top students
Rowan College at Burlington County is experimenting with the creation of an honors program, offering higher-level courses that could attract top academic talent and boost students' applications when transferring to four-year colleges.