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Treasury Assessing Lottery Revenues To Get Clearer Picture Of Pension Funding Shortfall
Gov. Murphy will likely need a plan to make up for sagging Lottery pension contributions in next budget
N.J. To Restart Trials With Virtual Jury Selection, In-Person Trials, But It Could Be Costly
New Jersey is planning to start resuming jury trials as early as September, using mostly virtual jury selection and even multiple courtrooms and plexiglass barriers to maintain social distancing during the trial.
New Jersey Bill Would Create Equitable Clean Energy projects Across The State
Legislation to ensure that overburdened communities in New Jersey have access to clean energy passed the state’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee this week.
Bill Advances To Help Lower-Income Communities In NJ Block Projects That Could Increase Pollution
Measure easily passes Assembly committee. Business interests warn of negative economic consequences
NJ Tax Collections Down For Third Month In A Row, But Treasury Looks For Boost From July 15 Income-Tax Payments
Officials anticipate this week’s collections will help offset $3 billion budget gap, acknowledge uncertainty given that ‘more taxpayers than usual will request extensions’
Another Push For Laws To Help Poorer NJ Communities Long Affected By Pollution
But critics say one measure is overly broad and would needlessly include many well-heeled communities
Despite Commitment To Transparency, Murphy Less Than Open About COVID-19 Spending
The state has received more than $5B in federal funds to deal with coronavirus, but it’s taken more than four months for administration to announce a dashboard to follow the money
How Should N.J. Reform Police? Lawmakers Eye Host Of Changes Amid Protests Over Killings.
New Jersey “lags behind the pack” of other states in shining light on police misconduct, the state’s attorney general acknowledged Wednesday during a legislative hearing on law enforcement reform, urging lawmakers to bring the Garden State’s secrecy laws in line with other states.
Many N.J. Students Lack Computers, Internet For Remote Schooling. A New State Plan Would Bridge That Gap.
Officials call it a longstanding dilemma that the coronavirus exposed. Though New Jersey schools were ordered closed and students were forced to learn remotely because of the pandemic, tens of thousands of young residents — many from low-income households — didn‘t have a device or internet access at home to participate in online classes.