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Ridgewood NJ, School districts and institutions of higher education must adopt policies protecting students’ freedom of expression under legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Hal Wirths and signed by the governor on Tuesday.
‘Above my pay grade’: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy claims Bill of Rights did not factor into his coronavirus executive orders
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Paramus NJ, State Senator Joe Pennacchio participated remotely in Thursday morning’s Senate Economic Growth Committee, voting from the parking lot of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home.
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TRENTON NJ, The Assembly Budget Committee passed a bill Monday that would allow at least $14 billion in borrowing to replace revenue lost during the economic shutdown in response to Covid-19.
Republicans on the committee asked that taxpayers get a chance to weigh in, if there was a back-up plan when borrowing for revenue is struck down as unconstitutional, and if the administration would consider an alternative plan that provides much needed revenue while cutting taxes for the middle class.
Continue reading Time for Fiscal Discipline Instead of Massive Borrowing Schemes to Fix Budget
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Trenton NJ, top officials in Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s office issued letters attacking sheriffs for cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the 287(g) Program, which allows designated state and local officers to work with ICE to identify incarcerated illegal immigrants with criminal charges or convictions.
Continue reading Sheriffs have duty to protect communities from criminals living here illegally
