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WEB2 days ago · State urges judge to reject lawsuit targeting new hemp regulations. By Sophie Nieto-Munoz - October 4, 2024. Congress left D.C. with little done. They’ll be back Nov. 12 to give it another try. By Jennifer Shutt - October 4, 2024.
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WEBOct 3, 2024 · BY: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - October 4, 2024. The state claims an "unintended" result of the federal 2018 Farm Bill was intoxicating hemp products flooding the market and getting in the hands of children. Congress left D.C. with little done. They’ll be back Nov. 12 to give it another try. BY: Jennifer Shutt - October 4, 2024.
New Jersey minimum wage will rise to $15.49 on Jan. 1
WEB1 day ago · New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $15.49 for most workers at the start of the new year, state labor officials announced Tuesday. The 36-cent increase is the first annual inflation adjustment to the state’s wage floor following a six-year phase-in that was meant to bring the minimum wage to $15, though high inflation in 2023 spurred an indexing adjustment that brought minimum hourly ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Mass deportations would be a moral, logistical and economic disaster. BY: Alliyah Lusuegro - August 13, 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.
Longshoremen’s dispute could boil into disruptive strike next week
WEBSep 27, 2024 · 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 …
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).
Gun coalition targets New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law in new …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · 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 ...
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · Middlesex, Burlington clerks reach agreement to stop use of county-line ballots BY: Nikita Biryukov - September 12, 2024 The agreement, which must win a judge's approval, would require office-block ballots and prevent …
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · Bills aim to fix ‘structurally racist’ system of awarding public contracts. BY: Dana DiFilippo - September 23, 2024. The 12 bills are aimed at expanding government contract opportunities for women and minorities. A recent study found significant disparities.
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · Nurses in Newark demand lower patient-to-staff ratios as contract talks heat up BY: Mark J. Bonamo - September 20, 2024 Nurses say reducing the number of patients assigned to them results in improved outcomes for patients, including fewer deaths.