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We hear a great deal of conversation regarding the need for our young citizens to gain higher education because expanding one’s educational horizons gives a person greater probability of increased income and diverse career choices. Study after study shows that over a lifetime, the person with more education will out earn someone who has less education.Advocates Argue ACA Repeal Could Hurt NJ Healthcare, Cost Money — and Lives
Garden State coalition rallies at State House, while Democrats in D.C. grill Trump’s controversial pick to head national healthcare policy
New Jersey advocates stepped up their public campaign to protect the Affordable Care Act yesterday, insisting a repeal of the federal law would harm the economy and public health and could be a death sentence for nearly 800 state residents.
N.J. Supreme Court rules 'gap years' in affordable housing obligations count
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that towns must factor in the so-called “gap years” from 1999 through 2015 when calculating their affordable housing obligations.
This ruling marks a victory for the Fair Share Housing Center, which had won the first trial over the obligations, but saw that ruling reversed in favor of the New Jersey League of Municipalities in an appellate court.
Major Building Projects at NJ Colleges to Benefit from $34M Allocation
Assemblyman says ‘it’s money well-spent’ as supporters hope up-to-date facilities will keep our third-level institutions competitive with those in other states
It’s been more than four years since voters authorized a major bond issue to help pay for new buildings and renovations at New Jersey colleges and universities. Now, lawmakers are taking steps to allocate $34 million, which represents the remaining dollars that have yet to be spent from that bond issue.
Christie signs executive order declaring opioid addiction a public health crisis
NEWARK – In front of a small group of recovering addicts, Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order on Tuesday declaring the opioid addiction problem in New Jersey a public health crisis.
The event, which was held at Integrity House – an substance abuse recovery home on South Street in Newark – took place less than an hour after Lt. Gov. Kim Guagdano announced her candidacy to succeed him as governor.
Struggling in NJ — 52 percent of all workers earn less than $20 an hour
Meet ALICE.
Actually, her name is Charlene. But the North Jersey woman represents hundreds of thousands of Garden State residents considered “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed” in a just-released report from United Way.
37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says
Charlene O'Brien doesn't want help.
The 38-year-old single mother of two has built her life on being a strong, independent woman. The Hardyston divorcee has a full-time job training educators, which she balances with raising her 7 and 10 year-old boys, the latter of which has special needs. In her spare time she runs and designs grueling obstacle courses, the kind that make even the biggest fitness buff think twice.
26 apps and websites favored by child predators — Are your kids using them?
They pose an increasing threat in New Jersey and across the nation.
Cyber predators are constantly looking for new ways to contact and exploit children — and most parents don’t even have any idea this is happening.
This lone N.J. Republican voted to delay Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON -- Just nine House Republicans dissented from the party line Friday and opposed a budget resolution designed to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
And only one is from New Jersey: Rep. Tom MacArthur.
Editorial: Age matters when sentencing juveniles
We’re glad to see the courts are affirming a longstanding belief that children and adults are not the same. The New Jersey Supreme Court last week overturned lengthy sentences for two juveniles, saying that sentencing teenagers to the “practical equivalent of life without parole” violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
The court’s unanimous decision followed, but expanded, standards set forth in 2012 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling could reduce sentences of many offenders who committed crimes as juveniles and should prompt the Legislature to review guidelines for punishing youths.