As we celebrate the start of a new year, New Jersey’s minimum wage workers are getting a 25 cents an hour raise to $8.85 an hour. But this raise isn’t worth celebrating. For a full-time worker, that raise will amount to only $500 more across the entire …
TRENTON – Acting Governor Sheila Oliver today signed legislation to establish the New Jersey Caregiver Task Force, which will evaluate support services that are available to caregivers. The Task Force will also recommend improvements and expansion of such …
TRENTON – Acting Governor Sheila Oliver today signed Senate Joint Resolution No. 84, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Fair Housing Act. The Act, which made it illegal to discriminate based on race, sex, religion, familial …
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy’s Health Benefits Quality and Value Task Force released its interim report today with recommendations for short-term actions the state can take to improve the value of public employee health benefits and lower cost-drivers by …
TRENTON – Governor Murphy today filed the following direct appointments: Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Advisory Council Appoint Ida Behreini (Bayonne, Hudson) Appoint Pamela Aasen (Scotch Plains, Union) Appoint Clarke King, …
Trump Administration Approves Offshore Airgun Use, But Governors Urge Protection of Coast TRENTON - Following the announcement that the Trump Administration authorized airgun use in waters off the East Coast, Governor Phil Murphy and a group of bipartisan …
TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation to comprehensively reform NJ TRANSIT’s governance and management to improve service and reliability for New Jersey commuters. The bill includes reforms to NJ TRANSIT’s board of directors to make it …
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From the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development: TRENTON – New Jersey’s unemployment rate declined for the second consecutive month in November as employers in the state largely held employment levels steady, according to preliminary …
Multistate Complaint Challenges First Stage of Approval for Seismic Testing Along East Coast; NJ Officials Demand Evidence Justifying Florida’s Exemption from Offshore Drilling TRENTON – In an effort to prevent the federal government from allowing harmful …
TRENTON – Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law: A4782 (Johnson, Wirths, Wimberly/Sarlo) – Provides clarification on applicability of “Predatory Towing Prevention Act” to commercial motor vehicles and charging of reasonable fees …
From the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs: Major Report Rates New Jersey as having Top Locations for Investors Nationwide TRENTON – New Jersey is a national leader when it comes to delivering opportunities for investors with a positive economic, …
From the New Jersey Department of Human Services: Holiday Event Highlights Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund TRENTON – New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy on Tuesday joined families that have received grants from New Jersey’s Catastrophic Illness …
100-percent Completion of 2018 Year-End Federal Requirements NEWARK – NJ TRANSIT today marked 100-percent completion of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) 2018 year-end milestone for Positive Train Control (PTC). Criteria for this requirement …
TRENTON – Fulfilling his pledge to restore New Jersey to a national leadership role in the fight against climate change and sea-level rise, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the Department of Environmental Protection has formally proposed two rules …
TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed a package of school bus safety bills into law. This series of bills raises safety standards for school buses and school bus operators in the State of New Jersey. “After the tragic school bus accident in Paramus …
TRENTON – Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law: A360 (Chiaravalloti, Danielsen, Mukherji/Pou, Cruz-Perez) – Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports. A1039 …
A proposal would change redistricting procedures to help ensure their party controls the Legislature. From the New York Times Editorial Board: NEW YORK – The Republican Party has recently shown great creativity — and great lack of shame — in seeking to …
TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed “Nosey’s Law,” making it illegal to use wild and exotic animals in traveling animal acts. Nosey, the namesake of the law, is a 36-year-old African elephant with crippling arthritis that was forced to travel …
From the Office of the Attorney General: TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that New Jersey has joined with neighboring Pennsylvania and its Attorney General Josh Shapiro in suing the federal government over recent efforts to roll …
