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Murphy Nominates Affordable-Housing Champion as Comptroller

January 28, 2020 Staff

NEW JERSEY—Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 23 announced he has nominated Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) Executive Director Kevin D. Walsh Esq. to be the state’s fourth comptroller. Walsh will […]

Alpine

Vote On Law Ending Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Expected

January 7, 2020 Michael Olohan

NEW JERSEY—Worried about increasing numbers of children not being vaccinated every year—plus increasing numbers of measles cases—two state senators sponsoring a bill to eliminate religious exemptions and tighten medical exemptions […]

Alpine

Legalize Marijuana in 2020? New Jersey Voters Will Decide

December 30, 2019 Michael Olohan

NEW JERSEY—While legislators approved a public question for November 2020 to let New Jersey voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate begins anew over legal pot’s potential impacts—from […]

Northern Valley Press

Two Funding Bills for Arts, Preservation Await Senate Vote

December 9, 2019 Michael Olohan

TRENTON—Two bills that passed unanimously in the New Jersey General Assembly in late November may offer a larger chunk of state revenues for arts, tourism and historic preservation if approved […]

Alpine

Voters to Decide on Legalizing Marijuana in New Jersey

December 2, 2019 Michael Olohan

NEW JERSEY—This state may become the 12th nationwide to legalize marijuana—but not until November 2020, when the state’s voters will decide the issue after legislators abandoned efforts during a lame-duck […]

Northern Valley Press

‘Lame Duck’ Session to Push Legal Cannabis Legislation (Again)

November 11, 2019 Michael Olohan

TRENTON—Following the Nov. 5 elections and with two missed opportunities already this year—state legislators are expected to reconsider legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana during the “lame-duck” session between now and […]

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