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WEB5 days ago — New Jersey delays offshore wind project amid supply issues. BY: Nikita Biryukov - September 25, 2024. The Board of Public Utilities approved a delay that will pause the 2,400-megawatt Leading Light project until December.
Lawmakers to hold hearing after hot summer pumps electricity bills
WEB4 hours ago — New Jersey lawmakers are set to explore how high temperatures and spiking electricity prices have led to surges in South Jersey residents’ power bills. The Assembly Telecommunications Committee on Wednesday will hear testimony about summer power bills that invoiced hundreds of dollars more this …
Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new …
WEB2 days ago — Since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 declared a constitutional right to carry, gun-rights advocates have targeted New Jersey’s famously tough gun laws, challenging one after the other in court, from its assault weapon ban to a prohibition on guns in sensitive places to a law that allows the state to sue gun makers as a public nuisance.. Thursday, they sued again, taking aim this time at a ...
Longshoremen’s dispute could boil into disruptive strike next week
WEB2 days ago — A simmering labor dispute between the International Longshoremen’s Association and ports up and down the East Coast could boil over into a disruptive and economically damaging strike next week. The union has sought steep wage increases and protections against automation that could cost its members their …
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WEBAug 22, 2024 — Mass deportation would be a logistical disaster, taking decades and costing billions. This country would suffer, too. A bigot lost her election and her brother lost his job. I’m not shedding any tears. BY: Terrence T. McDonald - August 7, 2024. A Jersey City mayoral aide lost his job after helping his sister's hate-filled campaign to be ...
Assembly approves bill raising penalties for some assaults against ...
WEB3 days ago — Assembly approves bill raising penalties for some assaults against police. The bill calls for raised penalties and blood tests for suspects who attack law enforcement and others with bodily fluids. (Getty Images) The Assembly unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would increase punishment for certain assaults against law enforcement ...
Changes coming to jury selection in New Jersey
WEBJul 14, 2022 — The next time you’re selected as a juror in New Jersey, expect more questions, new videos on implicit bias, and maybe even more money. In an effort to reduce bias in jury selection and expand the pool of prospective jurors, the state Supreme Court is adopting 25 changes to the selection process, the court announced Wednesday.. The upgrades to the process derive from recommendations made by a ...
Senior citizen tax relief bill wins final approval — but fate still ...
WEBJun 30, 2023 — Others noted the $500,000 income cap means the state will be steering aid to residents who need no help to pay property taxes. “We have seniors in the state of New Jersey today, who under the provisions of this bill can make $450,000 a year and still get $6,500 back in property tax relief,” said Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Morris).
Acting governor signs law strengthening job protections for …
WEBAug 8, 2024 — Employers who try to cover up labor violations by threatening their workers based on the workers’ immigration status will face new fines under a law signed Thursday by acting Gov. Tahesha Way. The new law, which goes into effect immediately, aims to protect workers regardless of their immigration status and strengthen the state’s existing ...