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NJ Lawmakers Consider Bill to Strip Control of State Police From Attorney General

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TRENTON, NJnew bill under consideration in the New Jersey Legislature sponsored by District 6 (Burlington and Camden),Senator  MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland), Senator  ANTHONY M. BUCCO District 25 (Morris and Passaic) could dramatically change the chain of command for the New Jersey State Police, shifting oversight away from the state attorney general and placing the agency directly under the governor’s authority.

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New Jersey Settles With 3M to Address Damage Caused by “Forever Chemicals”

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Ridgewood NJ,  New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M to resolve the State’s 2019 lawsuits and a Statewide Directive to address damage to the State’s water and other natural resources from dangerous chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”

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New Jersey Promotes Transgender Students in Women’s Sports

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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a comment letter supporting robust antidiscrimination protections for transgender students in response to a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) that would clarify how schools receiving federal funding can remain in compliance with Title IX, a federal civil rights statute, when determining a transgender student’s eligibility to participate on school athletic teams.

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Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee (TDMC) Called Hate Group and recent Anti-Hindu resolution as a Hate Crime

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Teaneck NJ,  Teaneck resident Deborah Blaiberg today sent the following letter to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin asking him to open an investigation into the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee (TDMC) as a possible hate group. Her letter to the Attorney General is below:

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