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Irvington officials took $632K meant to help people struggling with addiction and spent it instead on two “opioid awaren...
08/07/2025

Irvington officials took $632K meant to help people struggling with addiction and spent it instead on two “opioid awareness” concerts, steering the bulk of the money to a township employee who’s a DJ, a state watchdog said Tuesday

Irvington spent $632,000 on two drug awareness concerts, proving the need for greater oversight of opioid settlement funds, investigators say.

A New Jersey law that acts as a privacy shield for judges and law enforcement officers faced scrutiny Tuesday during a h...
08/07/2025

A New Jersey law that acts as a privacy shield for judges and law enforcement officers faced scrutiny Tuesday during a hearing in front of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia

The legal battle could determine the future of Daniel's Law, which protects judges and other officials from having their addresses published.

Nearly 550 police officers in New Jersey received major discipline last year for misconduct that ranged from bumbling to...
07/07/2025

Nearly 550 police officers in New Jersey received major discipline last year for misconduct that ranged from bumbling to brutal, according to new data the state Attorney General’s Office released Monday

Nearly 550 officers in New Jersey were fired, demoted, or suspended for more than five days in 2024 for misconduct, up from 460 cops in 2023.

After a recent wave of confirmations by the state Senate, judicial vacancies have fallen close to a level court official...
07/07/2025

After a recent wave of confirmations by the state Senate, judicial vacancies have fallen close to a level court officials have said is sustainable — but worries remain about a future rise

A spate of recent judicial confirmations will bring court vacancies down to 33, but a prolonged Senate recess risks erasing progress.

New Jersey lawmakers approved a $58.8 billion spending bill in votes that largely fell along party lines just hours befo...
30/06/2025

New Jersey lawmakers approved a $58.8 billion spending bill in votes that largely fell along party lines just hours before a deadline that would have sent the state government into a shutdown

The budget maintains a full pension payment and promises to send more than $12 billion to aid the state’s K-12 schools.

New Jersey legislators diverted $45 million from national opioid settlement funds to four hospitals in the $58.8 billion...
30/06/2025

New Jersey legislators diverted $45 million from national opioid settlement funds to four hospitals in the $58.8 billion state budget they approved Monday — a last-minute surprise that drove harm-reduction advocates to protest in the Statehouse

Legislators will divert $45 million from national opioid settlement funds to four hospitals, prompting rebukes from advocates and the A.G.

More people in the United States died by gun su***de in 2023 than any year on record — more than by gun homicide, accide...
30/06/2025

More people in the United States died by gun su***de in 2023 than any year on record — more than by gun homicide, accidental shootings and police shootings combined

A new report found that su***des involving fi****ms made up 58% of all gun deaths in 2023 — the latest year with available data.

The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bil...
29/06/2025

The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump wants on his desk in less than a week

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump wants on his desk in less than a week, after a dramatic three-hour pause when several GOP senators...

As voters prepare to decide who the state’s next governor should be, nearly half of respondents to a new Rutgers-Eagleto...
28/06/2025

As voters prepare to decide who the state’s next governor should be, nearly half of respondents to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll say the state is headed in the wrong direction

The right track/wrong track gap is the widest it’s been since March 2022, according to a Rutgers pollster.

Budget panels in both chambers of the Legislature in late-night votes Friday approved an annual spending bill that Senat...
28/06/2025

Budget panels in both chambers of the Legislature in late-night votes Friday approved an annual spending bill that Senate Democrats have said will cost $58.8 billion

The Legislature is scheduled to give formal approval to the $58.8 billion spending bill on Monday.

Immigrant advocates said Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship is creating alarm for an already f...
27/06/2025

Immigrant advocates said Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship is creating alarm for an already fearful immigrant community

Immigrant advocates say Friday's Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship is creating even more chaos for immigrant communities.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory Friday to Maryland parents who object, for religious reasons, to the Montgomery ...
27/06/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory Friday to Maryland parents who object, for religious reasons, to the Montgomery County school system’s use of LGBTQ+-themed books in classrooms, saying parents should be allowed to opt their children out of such classes

The books at the heart of the dispute include “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” and “Prince and Knight,” about marriages of two men.

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