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NJ Can Tap $2.4B Pool For Jobless Benefits If COVID-19 Sparks Recession
Fund is robust thanks to a series of reforms halting budget raids that had stripped it in the years before the Great Recession
Explainer: Sick Leave In New Jersey, What The Law Provides
With the effects of the new coronavirus continuing to evolve, here’s a timely review of the state’s law on sick leave
NJ 'Dark Money' Law Dead: Secret Donors To Remain Secret From The Public
New Jersey voters will likely not be able to see which secret special interests poured thousands into state and local elections anytime soon. A federal judge made permanent a ban on a "dark money" law in a court filing Wednesday, bringing to an end two out of three lawsuits that challenged the law as unconstitutional.
Will NJ’s Resurrected Proposed Plastic, Paper Bag Ban Become Law?
A statewide plastics ban is back to where it was last legislative session: The Senate passed an almost identical bill last week that bans plastic and paper carryout bags and places restrictions on plastic straws and many polystyrene products.
You Can’t Be Fired In N.J. For Failing Drug Test Because Of Medical Marijuana, Court Rules
New Jersey’s top court ruled Tuesday that workers can’t be fired for failing a drug test because of medical marijuana.
The Vaccine Debate: Science On One Side, Emotion On The Other
An effort to overturn a law requiring vaccines in Maine went down to resounding defeat on Tuesday. That doesn't mean the fight is over in other states.
Running The Numbers On Murphy’s Fiscal 2021 Health Spending
There’s a lot of money in play in governor’s 2021 spending plan; here’s a close look at where it’s going