NJ considers another $9.5M for Planned Parenthood, family clinics
Clinics such as Planned Parenthood already get nearly $10.5 million from the state but are declining federal funds due to new abortion-related restrictions.
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NJ sheriffs defy ‘sanctuary’ rules — state threatens action
The state’s top law enforcement agency is threatening action against sheriff’s offices in two counties after they defied the Murphy administration’s policies on illegal immigration by renewing cooperation agreements with ICE.
Financial relief for farmers is close under bill approved by NJ Assembly
Legislation that will assist farms with loans to buy equipment has been approved by the New Jersey Assembly.
Plan to penalize pot possession with $50 ticket advances, shakily
Expungement of criminal records advanced easily. But vote on switching to civil fine for possession was shelved, revived, then advanced without discussion.
Worried Democrats already want to tweak NJ's $15 minimum wage
Assemblyman Roy Freiman, D-Somerset, said his bill serves as a "circuit breaker" that presses pause on escalating increases should employment or revenues take a plunge.
$15 minimum wage for New Jersey to be signed into law Monday
A bill raising New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for most workers by 2024 was passed Thursday and will be signed into law Monday.