November 4, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration Lawmakers Hold First Hearing on Ballot Design After County Clerks Called for Uniform Design and Voter Education – On October 29th, the 12-member Assembly select committee on ballot design held its first hearing in a series focused on...
October 28, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration New Jersey Early Voting Period Begins – Starting October 26th through November 3rd, New Jersey voters will be able to vote early in-person for the upcoming presidential election. Polls will be open from 10 AM to 8 PM Monday through...
October 21, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration New State Law Enforces Tougher Penalties for Home Invasions – On October 18th, Governor Murphy signed Bill S3006/3204, establishing stricter penalties for home invasions and burglaries. The law specifically creates two new categories for...
October 14, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Housing Senate Committee Advances Bill Codifying Framework to ‘Stay NJ’ Property Tax Relief Program Amid Financial Concerns – On October 7th, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to advance Bill S3693, which would codify...
October 8, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Transportation Governor Murphy Signs Bill Launching Rideshare Paratransit Pilot Program – On October 4th, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A2607 into law (P.L.2024, c.82.), allowing taxis, limos, and rideshare companies to provide paratransit services in...
September 30, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Health Bill Establishes Reproductive Health Travel Advisory for New Jerseyans – On September 23rd, Senator John Burzichelli introduced Bill S3663, which would require the New Jersey State Department to maintain descriptions of other states’ abortion and...
September 24, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Health Judge Dismisses Challenge to New Jersey’s Assisted Suicide Residency Requirement – On September 18th, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the residency requirement for New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, codified as...
September 17, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Cannabis Gov. Murphy Signs Bill to Limit Minors’ Access to Intoxicating Hemp Products – On Sept. 12, Gov. Murphy signed into law S3235/A4461, codified as P.L.2024, c.73., which will place hemp products under the purview of the state’s Cannabis Regulatory...
September 9, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Legislator to Propose Bill to Push School District Consolidation – State Sen. Vin Gopal plans to draft legislation to promote the consolidation of school districts in order to reduce high costs, which necessitate high property taxes and significant...
August 26, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Health State Signs Contract with Nonprofit to Erase Medical Debt – New Jersey has signed a contract with the nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt to facilitate the erasure of $100,000 in medical debt held by over 50,000 state residents. The state will...
August 19, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Court Rules Students with Disabilities Entitled to Education after Earning GED – In an August 7 decision, the NJ Supreme Court ruled that students with disabilities are entitled to a free education in schools even after earning a diploma through the...
August 12, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education NJ Eyes Reforms for School District Evaluation Metrics – The state Department of Education (DOE) has proposed changes to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC), an evaluation of school district effectiveness administered every...
August 5, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Environment Federal Court Vacates Approval of Pipeline Expansion Project – In a unanimous July 30 decision, a federal appeals court blocked a controversial natural gas infrastructure project, the Regional Energy Access Expansion. The project aimed to increase...
July 29, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Digital/Tech Murphy Signs into Law Tax Incentives to Attract AI Development to NJ – On July 25, Gov. Murphy signed into law S3432/A4558, codified as P.L.2024, c.49., legislation which aims to create a hub for artificial intelligence development in New Jersey....
July 22, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Environment Department of Environmental Protection Allows Construction of Power Plant in Newark Community – On July 18, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a decision allowing the construction of a controversial backup power plant in...
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