Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a measure Thursday that guarantees new reproductive and gender-affirming health care protections under state law. The ceremony in front of Montclair’s Planned Parenthood center roared not…
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation aimed at preventing retailers from using shoppers’ personal data to charge different prices for the same products. Standing inside the Our Community Grocery Store in…
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New Jersey is taking several new steps to address its housing shortage by helping municipalities move from planning affordable housing to getting projects built. At the same time, the state…
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A high-strung Assembly and Senate divided along party lines delivered a record $60.7 billion budget to the governor’s desk Tuesday. “What we just passed today is an affordability budget, one…
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Democratic legislative leaders say they have reached agreement on a $60.7 billion state budget, but with only days remaining before the constitutional deadline for…
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill continued to condemn the mass immigrant detention center Delaney Hall on Thursday, following a press conference in Trenton. “I’d like to see it shut down,”…
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill celebrated recent improvements to New Jersey REAL ID accessibility Thursday, acknowledging there is still work to do, in a press conference at the Motor Vehicle Commission office…
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill laid out a record $60.7 billion budget on Tuesday that would provide modest increases in a few key areas balanced by more than $2 billion in cuts…
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Inspired by her own children, Assemblywoman Andrea Katz advanced measures Thursday to protect children from the growing influence of social media and unpredictable algorithms. “No kid should bury their head…
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Enthusiastic lawmakers arrived at Princeton University’s Nassau Hall Thursday afternoon, stepping back into history at the spot where 250 years ago the New Jersey Legislature met for the first time,…