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Board of Public Utilities approves natural gas pipeline through the Pines
State regulators voted Wednesday to approve permitting a controversial natural gas pipeline to cross through a portion of the protected Pinelands in Cumberland and Cape May counties, a move that some environmental groups fear will be repeated by another utility company pursuing approval for a pipeline through northern Burlington County.
N.J. revenues fell further behind Christie projection in November
New Jersey tax collections so far this year were set back further in November by increasingly sluggish corporation business tax collections.
Singleton Introduces Legislation to Train Police on Mental Illnesses
Singleton Introduces Legislation to Train Police on Mental Illnesses, Revise Standards for Involuntary Commitment
Bill Responds to Concerns Raised in Task Force Report on Mental Health
LEGISLATION WOULD PUNISH COMPANIES DODGING U.S. TAXES WITH OVERSEAS MERGERS
American firms with operations in New Jersey would lose state contracts and business-tax incentives
The Record: Medical costs
THE RECORD earlier this year reported on a number of cases in which patients received unexpected medical bills after undergoing procedures they thought were covered by their insurance policy. A bill in Trenton was designed to fix the problem, but roadblocks soon emerged. There were a number of delays, and last week, the bill lacked the votes to get out of commit-tee, virtually killing it for this legislative session. For now, the road is closed.
New Jersey Committee Passes Ban on Leghold Trapping
Resolution calls for reinstatement of the recently lifted 30-year-old statewide ban on leghold traps
Remembering Rowan: Industrialist's legacy one of 'innovation, humanitarianism and courage'
Henry Rowan, the multimillionaire industrialist from Westampton and the namesake of Rowan University, died Wednesday night. He was 92.
How will No Child Left Behind rewrite affect N.J. schools?
New Jersey could more easily make changes to student testing, academic standards and teacher evaluations under a proposed new federal education law that passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
But that doesn't mean that it will, the top state education official said.
Out-of-network bills headed to Senate committee despite concerns from hospital group
The state Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to hear the latest out-of-network health care bills Thursday, potentially bringing them a step closer to becoming law.
Despite the many revisions to the legislation, as recently as last month the New Jersey Hospital Association said there is more work to be done.
Burlington County freeholders set to vote on demolition of Centerton Road bridge
MOUNT HOLLY — After several months, and a day before the Burlington County Board of Freeholders are set to vote on the demolition of the Centerton Road bridge, the county turned over an evaluation report from an inspection performed on the span following its sudden closure in April.