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Lodi NJ, starting June 15, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) customers will no longer need to present a Social Security card or other document to prove their Social Security number; instead, thanks to changes in REAL ID, proof of Social Security number may be electronically verified by NJMVC with the Social Security Administration database.
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Newark NJ, Statement from Harry Lee, President & CEO, New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association on Acting Commissioner of Education’s Decision to Close Newark’s University Heights Charter School With Two Weeks Left In School :
“On June 1, the families of nearly 700 students learned that their school, University Heights Charter School (UCHS), a pre-K-8 public charter school in Newark, will close in two weeks. As a result of this unjustifiably late notification by the Acting Commissioner of Education, families are left in a lurch and are frantically scrambling to find an alternative school for their children for the summer and fall. Since 2006, UCHS has served the Newark community with support from Bethany Baptist Church, one of the city’s largest and oldest Black churches. UCHS was set to deliver a robust summer enrichment program starting on July 6. Due to this closure decision, parents are left to fend for themselves with very little time. The lack of care, compassion, and planning for such a high-stakes decision that impacts so many low-income families is unconscionable.
Continue reading Murphy Administration Continues War Against Black and Latino Educational Options
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Roseland NJ, New Jersey’s economy is expected to get worse during the second half of the year, according to nearly 65 percent of the 441 certified public accountants surveyed by the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) in May. An even larger percentage of respondents — 68 percent — believed the economic conditions in the United States would get worse over the remainder of the year.
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Trenton NJ, the former administrative manager of a carpenters’ union pension fund today admitted embezzling approximately $140,000 and making false statements on a required report to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Trenton NJ, once again the Murphy administration called out for disadvantaging working families and low income parents. Center For Education Reform drops New Jersey from C to D . According to CER the Garden State’s political leadership needs to be badly weeded. The Murphy Administration has been arbitrarily rejecting expansion of successful charter schools with waiting lists as well as the opening of new schools to serve more students. While New Jersey has always been strong in having higher than average teacher standards, today’s leaders seem to be stuck in a great big pothole on the NJ Turnpike, unable to grasp that parents need more exits.
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Trenton NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a directive instructing law enforcement agencies to no longer, in most instances, subject individuals encountered with municipal court bench warrants with bail amounts of $500 or less to custodial arrest. Instead, those individuals—who are already generally released after arrest—will now be given notice of a new court date and released on scene. Attorney General Directive 2022-6 is being issued today in conjunction with Directive #04-22 of the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Together, these policies seek both to avoid the ramifications of arrest for individuals on such outstanding bench warrants and to use law enforcement resources more efficiently and safely.
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Sewell NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that a lawsuit by the State has resulted in a New Jersey-based timeshare rental and resale services company and its owner being ordered to pay over $10 million – including $9.32 million in civil penalties – and being permanently barred from doing business in New Jersey.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio’s efforts to speak in support of Democrat Senator Nia H. Gill’s motion to a relieve resolution SR-48 from committee was silenced after Senate Democrats moved to table the motion and the Senate President prevented comments.
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Trenton NJ, Republicans serving on the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee proposed $8 billion of new tax relief, increasing the state surplus to $5 billion, more than doubling proposed debt repayments, and increasing legislative oversight of Murphy administration spending in a detailed budget plan (click here for PDF) to amend Governor Murphy’s proposed FY 2023 State Budget.
Continue reading Republicans Propose $8 billion of New Tax Relief for New Jersey Working Families
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Mexico City Mexico, the New Jersey State Police have located Juan Francisco Aguillon, 43, of Mexico, who has been on New Jersey State Police’s Most Wanted List for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile in 2003 and being on the run for nearly two decades.
Continue reading New Jersey State Police’s Most Wanted List Fugitive Picked Up in Mexico
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Trenton NJ, with a State Budget Surplus, NJBIA Urges Fiscal Responsibility Addressing Debt, Appropriate Tax Relief for NJ Businesses. NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka issued the following statement today regarding forecasts of a multibillion surge in tax revenue with the June 30 budget deadline approaching.
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Trenton NJ, the Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on Governor Phil Murphy and legislative leaders to commit to expanding tax relief in light of the Administration admitting to a total of more than $9 billion of tax overcollections in the current year and almost $7.8 billion more in revenue available for the upcoming budget year than projected just two months ago.
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Trenton NJ A New York man today admitted transporting multiple items depicting child sexual abuse into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) today announced that it is collaborating with CareersinCannabis.com in an effort to bring New Jersey-based jobs to the cannabis industry. CareersinCannabis.com is the most robust resource for people interested in entering the cannabis industry and offers innovative ways to highlight non-cannabis experience and help job seekers identify and highlight transferable skills.
