People with disabilities, their families and advocacy groups had prepared to take action and force the state to reopen the shuttered programs. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Who are some of New Jersey’s longest-serving politicians?
Reporter Terrence McDonald explores some of the longest political careers in New Jersey. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
These NJ politicians have been in office for decades. Should they hold seats that long?
Without term limits, NJ politicians like James Anzaldi in Clifton, Elie Katz in Teaneck and Paul Hoelscher in Harrington Park hold office for decades. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
How will NJ courts deal with inevitable flood of eviction filings? Report suggests 18 changes
New Jersey should hire and train legal specialists, create a streamlined settlement process, and connect renters with financial help, report says. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Open day programs for adults with disabilities in NJ ‘now,’ say families ready to protest
The day programs have been closed since March 2020, causing health and cognitive conditions in the people who need them to deteriorate. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
NJ reacts to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in murder of George Floyd
Prominent officials and organizations in New Jersey reacted to guilty verdicts for Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Murphy signs new law ‘streamlining the process’ for LGBTQ veterans to get benefits
Discharged LGBTQ veterans could get previously unavailable state benefits if they upgrade their discharge designation. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
New Jersey adds ‘X’ as gender option on MVC driver’s licenses
A new non-binary option for NJ driver’s licenses, shown as ‘X’, will be offered alongside male and female options for residents. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
NJ to allow reduced prison sentences for non-violent drug crimes. What to know about the change
Murphy’s veto comes hours before the bill was scheduled to become law automatically. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Looking to buy a house? More homes may be coming on the market soon in North Jersey
More homes are being listed for sale as pandemic lifts, real estate professionals say. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
How to reduce police shootings? Experts tout training that mimics wild, panicked stress
Experts say hand-to-hand training can build officers’ confidence to control situations without reaching for a gun, to avoid Daunte Wright scenarios Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Port Authority officers save a dog stuck in an escalator, and two opossums all in one week
Port Authority police officers saved two opossums and a dog in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
NJ mom finds herself homeless due to credit score, despite having a good paying job
Davayah Jacobs is experiencing homelessness despite having a good job. Jacobs feels her credit score is keeping her from securing affordable housing. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Credit scores affect affordable housing eligibility. NJ lawmakers consider bill to help renters
A bill in the state legislature would prohibit landlords in some cases from looking at credit scores of applicants. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Deeds banning Blacks. Red-lined maps. What students dug up on Ridgewood’s housing legacy
A team of Ridgewood teens was among winners of a research contest by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY for their paper on NJ housing inequality. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Sheryl Mount RN on the challenges that face nursing
Sheryl Mount RN on the challenges that face nursing Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Plan to restart New Jersey jury trials suffers another setback
The state judiciary cautioned that recent COVID-19 trends suggest it’s too soon to expand in-person events at state courts, including jury trials. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
Should police be able to pull you over for a hanging air freshener, out taillight?
In wake of the Daunte Wright shooting in Minnesota, defense attorneys say police pull people over for minor things like trinkets on mirrors. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
With J&J vaccines halted, is NJ still on track to return to normalcy by early summer?
Almost 2.2 million people have been fully vaccinated — almost half of the state’s goal with 12 weeks to go until June 30. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
How will NJ prevent a tsunami of evictions and foreclosures when the moratorium ends?
How is New Jersey trying to prevent hundreds of thousands from being kicked out of their homes while facing eviction notices? Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
NJ Governor Phil Murphy gets his first COVID-19 vaccine shot
NJ Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy get their first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at the Atlantic City mega site. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
New Jersey arts, culture venues will receive $15M in federal assistance
$15 million in federal funds will be made available to help New Jersey arts groups open after the COVID pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – New Jersey News Press Release Distribution Service
