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River Vale NJ, State Senator Holly Schepisi posted an explanation of the difference between a NJ State Senator and US Senator :
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Trenton NJ, all State offices will remain open on January 7, 2022 with a delayed start time of 11 AM. Please comply with orders and guidance from your local emergency management and government officials.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Declares a State of Emergency for New Jersey
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Trenton NJ, Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Joe Pennacchio have filed requests for public records related to the Murphy administration’s $53 million settlement for veterans home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Middletown NJ, Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (NJLD13-R) has one word for Governor Murphy as he seeks an extension to his emergency powers next week – NO! This preemptive, definitive statement comes as news broke that the New Jersey Governor is officially requesting a 90-day extension to his “limited” Emergency Powers during the January 10th voting session in the State’s Legislature:
Continue reading Time to End Governor Murphy’s Emergency Powers
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Lodi NJ, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) customers are advised that all NJMVC facilities will be closed Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, and Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
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Continue reading NJ State Police Announces 2021 Trooper of the Year Award Recipient
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Fredon Township NJ, Mayor John P. Flora, of Fredon Township, Sussex County, has announced he is running for Congress in redrawn 7th Congressional District instead of CD 5 as he originally announced on December 9.
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Trenton NJ , The President of the New Jersey Federation of Democratic Women blasts organization and announced her resignation in a fiery post on Facebook:
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Trenton NJ, In a lame-duck session of the legislature, the New Jersey Senate and Assembly are trying to move legislation that would completely upend apprenticeship training programs in the state. Supporters claim it will strengthen provisions of the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act” and require certification of compliance with federal requirements for apprenticeship programs. But what it really does is penalize New Jersey merit shop contractors who do public works, meaning minorities and women hardest hit.
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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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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.
Continue reading Traffic Deaths in New Jersey Hit Highest mark Since 2007
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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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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.
Continue reading Feds Target New Jersey as Pilot State for Federal Unemployment Improvement Project
