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New Jerseyans generally support concealed carry restrictions, Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds

May 18, 2023 4:13 pm

A new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today finds that New Jerseyans broadly disagree with last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of the state’s concealed carry law; substantial majorities also said they support several new firearm restrictions the state...

Judge dismisses AFSCME wage disparity lawsuit against Murphy administration

May 17, 2023 1:01 pm

A lawsuit filed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) alleging that a pay increase for New Jersey’s correctional officers was discriminatory has been dismissed with prejudice by Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy, who found that...

Prominent Hudson Dems among Fulop’s early financial backers

May 17, 2023 12:21 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop’s bid for governor is attracting financial support from a number of prominent Hudson County Democrats, with donations from several state legislators and county commissioners listed in reports released yesterday by the New Jersey Election Law...

Fulop proposes resuming ferry service, lowering fares in southern Jersey City

May 17, 2023 10:52 am

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, whose nascent gubernatorial campaign has made public transit a key focus, announced a new initiative today to restart ferry service out of Port Liberte, a ferry terminal in the southern Jersey City neighborhood of Greenville....

Andy Kim backs Noriega top court nomination

May 16, 2023 9:16 pm

The second member of New Jersey’s congressional delegation came out in support of Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for a seat on the Supreme Court, Michael Noriega. Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) said he was “heartened” to learn of Noriega’s nomination. “Those...

N.J. concealed carry law again partly blocked by federal judge

May 16, 2023 6:32 pm

A concealed carry law that Gov. Phil Murphy signed last December was dealt another legal setback today, with a federal judge blocking large portions of the law from being enforced while litigation is ongoing. U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb’s...

Hispanic Bar Association urges Noriega confirmation, but group’s leader asks for a Latina justice in the future

May 16, 2023 5:03 pm

One day after Gov. Phil Murphy announced the nomination of Michael Noriega to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court – the first Hispanic since Faustino Fernandez-Vina retired fifteen months ago — the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey has...