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Thousands In NJ Could Lose Federal Food Assistance Due To Change In SNAP Program
Anti-hunger advocate says rule change, which would limit SNAP assistance to certain adults unless they work at least 20 hours a week, is ‘unconscionable’
BPU Debuts Solar Transition Plan To Help Ease Costs For Utility Customers
New incentive program reduces the subsidies given to developers and owners of solar arrays in New Jersey
NJHA Study, Database Ranks State’s Most Vulnerable Zip Codes In Health Status
Many factors determine the health of a community including access to health services, housing, food access, education, income and unemployment.
NJ Assembly Scheduled To Vote On Tax Cap Workaround Next Week
The “Pass Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act” was introduced and approved by the state Senate nearly a year ago before stalling. Now it’s back on lawmakers’ radar.
Code Blue And You: Staying Sheltered In The Frigid Months
There are over 9,000 people experiencing some form of homelessness on a given day in the state of New Jersey, according to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
LGBTQ Advocates Call On N.J. To Ban ‘Gay Panic’ Defense For Violent Crimes
One of the men convicted of fatally stabbing and dismembering Francisco Gonzalez Fuentes’s body in Cliffside Park during 2011 attempted to use what is known as the “gay panic defense” on appeal.
Assembly Passes Bill Returning Voting Rights To Parolees, Probationers — But Not Prisoners
Activists, former prisoners see advance as social-justice victory, since losing right to vote disproportionately affects African Americans in New Jersey
DEP Signs Off On New Stormwater Runoff Rule — Very Quietly
Only 5% of NJ’s waterways meet federal clean water standards, the level at which they are deemed safe for the public to swim and fish
Will NJ Create A Tax Deduction To Reward Charitable Giving?
Legislation to create a New Jersey deduction for charitable donations hasn’t received the same attention as some other measures being considered by lawmakers during the current lame-duck session, but nonprofit advocates say they’re still pushing for its passage.