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9/11: Why We Will Never Forget
Yesterday, we celebrated the 18th anniversary of America’s September 11th tragedy. The event in 2001 touched and traumatized us deeply. It’s a moment that will forever be burned in the minds of those of us who were alive as these horrific events unfolded.
Legislators Note Slow Progress On State's Water Quality Management Law
Lawmakers expressed disappointment Tuesday with the response to the state’s new water quality management law during a hearing in Trenton that took place as Newark residents are drinking bottled water and homeowners across the state have water safety concerns.
Public Utilities Board Presses For More Teeth To Enforce Water Standards
The state’s public utilities board wants more teeth in its ability to enforce water quality regulations, including the capability to compel the merger of smaller, inefficient water utilities with larger ones, and to levy harsher fines on companies that violate regulations.
Murphy Signs Order Requiring Gun Vendors To Follow Public Safety Principles
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order requiring gun vendors that the state buys from to follow public safety principles.
Governor Uses State Pocketbook As Weapon In Gun Safety Campaign
Under Murphy’s new executive order, state government would purchase firearms only from manufacturers and dealers it deems responsible
Coming Soon: 25 MPH Speed Limit At All Hours On Route 130 In Burlington City
Legislation known as Antwan’s Law that permanently lowered the speed limit on the busy highway between Wood Street and Jacksonville Road and raised the fines for speeding there was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy last December, but it has yet to be implemented by the state Department of Transportation, which must post alerting motorists of the permanent speed limit change. Until that happens, police cannot enforce the reduced limit.
Will NJ's New `Red Flag` Law Prevent Shooting Deaths
Law allows gun rights to be removed from people deemed a risk to themselves or others; not everyone is happy with it
NJ Is Facing A $1.2B Public-Worker Pension Time Bomb
In the waning days of his administration, Gov. Chris Christie left his successor Phil Murphy a parting gift, of sorts.
Towns Allowed To Leave Schools Out Of PILOT Payments. A Proposed Law Would Change That.
Before city commissioners in Millville last week voted down a 15-year extension on a tax agreement with the New Jersey Motorsports Park developers, some residents expressed concern about the impact on school taxes.