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State issues new guidance on hairstyle discrimination

September 18, 2019 4:03 pm

The state Division of Civil Rights is issuing new guidance on hairstyles after a South Jersey wrestler was forced to cut off his dreadlocks or be disqualified last year. “Student athletes should be able to compete with each other on...

Progressives renew call for tax incentive reform

September 18, 2019 3:48 pm

Progressive groups renewed their call for a set of reforms to the state’s tax incentive programs following the release of a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective Wednesday. “As negotiations begin over a new tax incentive program, New Jersey...

Despite gains, women still underrepresented on NJ boards, commissions

September 18, 2019 3:25 pm

While Gov. Phil Murphy has appointed a majority-woman cabinet, women remain underrepresented on the state’s boards and commissions, a study by Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics found. Before Murphy took office in January 2018, women accounted for...

Booker will speak at NJ Democratic conference

September 18, 2019 2:34 pmSeptember 18, 2019 3:35 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker will attend the New Jersey Democratic State Committee conference in Atlantic City next Friday, addressing Democrats in his home state as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. Gov. Phil Murphy and Senator Bob Menendez had previously...

Munoz calls for release of Corbett farm subsidy vetting documents

September 18, 2019 12:12 pmSeptember 18, 2019 1:22 pm

Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz called on Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to release vetting documents related to a tax break NJ Transit CEO earns for raising sheep at his Mendham Township Home. “It’s time they step up and actually fix problems instead...

Poll: Murphy approvals behind where Christie, Corzine, McGreevey were

September 17, 2019 1:22 pm

A new Monmouth University Poll show approval ratings for Gov. Phil Murphy are below where his two immediate predecessors were heading into their mid-term elections. Chris Christie was at 48%-42% in an August 2011 Monmouth poll, while another taken in...

Poll: Murphy upside-down on handling of Newark water crisis

September 17, 2019 1:00 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:59 pm

Reviews of Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the Newark drinking water crisis are upside-down, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. Nearly half of New Jersey residents (46%) say they have heard a lot about lead contamination in...