Gov. Murphy signs laws guarding against enforcement of other states’ forced-birth laws in N.J., including preventing extradition, medical disclosures, and law enforcement cooperation in out-of-state investigations of people seeking or facilitating abortions in state by Simon Galperin July 5, 2022 From New Jersey Patch
N.J. Assembly committees unanimously advance bills to improve state’s demographic data collection to include Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian and Indian diaspora by Simon Galperin July 5, 2022
N.J. Department of Education seeks English and Math educators to join the state’s student learning standards review process beginning in late July with applications due Jul. 11 by Simon Galperin July 5, 2022
Clean energy advocacy nonprofit RMOI finds N.J. on track to reduce state’s carbon emissions by 52% below 2005 levels by 2030 with significant improvements to transportation, buildings, and industry required to meet 80% reduction goal by 2050 by Simon Galperin July 1, 2022
Gov. Murphy signs $50.6b state budget for 2022-2023 with expanded property tax relief, $60m in state fee waivers, state-level tax credit, second consecutive full payment to N.J. public worker pension fund by Simon Galperin July 1, 2022
N.J. Supreme Court rules unanimously that state must do more to ensure right to speedy trial as more than 6,700 incarcerated awaiting trial without having been proven guilty amid judge shortage, some in violation of state’s law limiting pre-trial detention to two years by Simon Galperin July 1, 2022
Researchers find N.J. allergy season is starting sooner and lasting longer due to climate change increasing pollen levels by Simon Galperin July 1, 2022
FDA advises parents and caregivers to not use baby neck floats due to risk of injury or death by Simon Galperin June 29, 2022
N.J. hospitals report nearly 10k violent incidents involving staff in 2021, 15% increase over 3 years, as profit-maximizing strategies drive contributing staff shortages, legislators seek new criminal penalties by Simon Galperin June 29, 2022
N.J. Supreme Court rules unanimously that police officers cannot stop cars for having transparent, rear window tinting, finding 2018 Trenton police stop unconstitutional by Simon Galperin June 29, 2022
