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NJ Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Thinks the Answer to Community Police Relations is Less Police Training Not More

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Trenton NJ, after a whole summer of social unrest over police and community relations the NJ Senate Law and Public Safety Committee voted on legislation to loosen training requirements for new police officers. S4208 would allow municipal and county police departments to establish a nine-month probationary period for new officers, during which they could assume police duties without completing basic training. In response to this legislation advancing, New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP), a far left social justice group released the following statement.

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NJ State Police Offer Safe Driving Tips

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Trenton NJ, the New Jersey State Police would like to remind motorists to limit distractions and focus on driving while on the road. Distracted driving is the leading cause in motor vehicle crashes and, at times, can lead to road rage incidents. The best way to prevent a crash or a potential road rage incident is to limit your distractions.

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Traffic Deaths in New Jersey Hit Highest mark Since 2007

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Trenton NJ, the return to the roadways in 2021 after the 2020  COVID-19 shutdowns has brought with it a significant increase in traffic deaths in New Jersey, with the state recording the highest numbers it has seen in nearly 15 years.

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Charges Filed Against 5 New Defendants in Edna Mahan Investigation, Including Prison Official Who Oversaw Facility at Time of the Inmate Assaults

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Trenton NJ,  Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced criminal charges against Department of Corrections Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul and four correctional police officers—a major and three senior officers—related to an incident in which inmates were assaulted and seriously injured at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women on Jan. 12, 2021.

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Feds Target New Jersey as Pilot State for Federal Unemployment Improvement Project

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Trenton NJ, after unemployment woes slammed residents during COVID crisis, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced today it has been chosen by its federal partners at U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) and U.S. Digital Service (USDS), housed in the Office of the President, as a pilot state for modernization and improvement of the federal unemployment insurance system.

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Murphy Administration Christmas Gift : Ends Unemployment Benefits to NJ Jobless

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Trenton NJ, Approximately 80,000 New Jersey workers receiving extended unemployment Insurance (UI) are due to exhaust these state benefits in coming weeks, as they reach the 13-week maximum.

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New Jersey to Create the First Autonomous Vehicle-Based Urban Transit System in America

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Trenton NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today announced an Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the Trenton Mobility & Opportunity: Vehicles Equity System (MOVES) Project. Trenton MOVES will act to provide safe, equitable, affordable, and sustainable high-quality mobility through the deployment of 100 Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) throughout the state capital. This on-demand automated transit system will serve 90,000 residents of Trenton.

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Bill Would Revive the New Jersey License Plate Design from the ‘80s

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Ridgewood NJ, Drivers in New Jersey may soon be able to purchase license plates featuring a throwback design from the 1980s thanks to legislation sponsored by Senator Kristin Corrado and advanced today by the Senate Transportation Committee.

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State Senator-Elect Ed Durr calls for an Immediate Investigation into COVID Nursing Home Deaths under Governor Murphy

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Trenton NJ, State Senator-Elect Ed Durr today said that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) picked a convenient time to start caring about basic public safety measures.

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NJ State Police Stand Down as GOP Legislators enter NJ statehouse Without Showing Vaccination Proof

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Trenton NJ, Matt Friedman of Politico NJ observed , “Speaker ordered a security sweep of the chamber but most of the GOP lawmakers on the floor wouldn’t leave. After a bunch of GOP assembly members spent several minutes arguing with state police at the entrance to the chamber without showing vax proof, they eventually just walked by. …Brian Bergen said ‘they’re not going to physically restrain us. We can just walk right in.'”

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Republicans File Legal Challenge to Block Policy Restricting Access to New Jersey Statehouse

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Trenton NJ, Senate and Assembly Republicans have filed an action in New Jersey Superior Court (click here for PDF) to block enforcement of a policy imposed by the Murphy administration and Democrats in the Legislature that restricts access to the Statehouse for both the public and legislators.

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Locking Legislators and the Public Out of the People’s House is Wrong

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Trenton NJ, Legislators in Trenton are scheduled to vote on dozens of bills in the chambers of both houses on Thursday, but Senator Joe Pennacchio voiced concerns about a decision by the unelected members of the State Capital Joint Management Commission that could stand in the way.

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We should be extremely concerned when nearly 60% of business owners tell us they are ready or willing to shut their doors for good due to government mandates and restrictions

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Trenton NJ, Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) said the State must do more to support New Jersey’s small businesses after a new survey found that 60% of business owners were planning on or considering shutting down their businesses due to the continuing challenges of the pandemic. Continue reading We should be extremely concerned when nearly 60% of business owners tell us they are ready or willing to shut their doors for good due to government mandates and restrictions

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New Democrat Policy Limits Public and Legislative Access to New Jersey Statehouse

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Trenton NJ,  a little-known New Jersey commission that gained a lot of notoriety for its recent decision to implement a controversial Covid policy would see a shakeup under a bill that will be introduced by Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips on Thursday.

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What if Democrat Leadership Had Worked This Hard to Keep COVID Out of Nursing Homes?

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Trenton NJ, as Democrats in Trenton defend rigid COVID rules at the State House that could block some elected officials from participating in Thursday’s voting sessions, Senator Joe Pennacchio questioned why the same rigor wasn’t used to protect senior residents in nursing facilities from the virus.

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