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NJ Battery Storage Awards Raise Questions About Grid Investment Priorities

NJ Battery Storage Awards Raise Questions About Grid Investment Priorities

TRENTON—The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded $15 million in incentives for a 200-megawatt battery storage facility in Sayreville...

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NJ MVC Halts Non-Domiciled CDLs, Affecting Estimated 2,000 Drivers

NJ MVC Halts Non-Domiciled CDLs, Affecting Estimated 2,000 Drivers

TRENTON—The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has stopped issuing and renewing commercial driver's licenses to non-domiciled residents, citing federal compliance...

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Sherrill Orders NJ Transit Reform, Plan Coming Within 45 Days

Sherrill Orders NJ Transit Reform, Plan Coming Within 45 Days

SECAUCUS—Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order No. 16 at Secaucus Junction on Tuesday, mandating that NJ TRANSIT deliver a plan...

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New Jersey Congressional Primaries Ramp Up Amid Battles over ICE, Progressive Politics

New Jersey Congressional Primaries Ramp Up Amid Battles over ICE, Progressive Politics

MORRISTOWN—Newark Mayor Ras Baraka took the stage at a New Jersey League of Municipalities party in Atlantic City on November...

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Sherrill: Trump ICE Plan for Newark Airport Skirts Federal Law, Agents Lack Training

Sherrill: Trump ICE Plan for Newark Airport Skirts Federal Law, Agents Lack Training

TRENTON—Governor Mikie Sherrill warned on Sunday that the Trump administration's plan to deploy ICE agents to Newark Liberty International Airport...

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Trump Admin Targets NJ Abortion Insurance Mandate; $1.5B Medicaid Funds at Risk

Trump Admin Targets NJ Abortion Insurance Mandate; $1.5B Medicaid Funds at Risk

TRENTON—More than 513,000 New Jersey residents could lose abortion access through their health insurance as Governor Mikie Sherrill faces a...

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Coughlin Law Firm Uses Speaker’s Anti-SLAPP Law to Defend Rahway Speech Restrictions

Coughlin Law Firm Uses Speaker’s Anti-SLAPP Law to Defend Rahway Speech Restrictions

RAHWAY—Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin shepherded New Jersey’s Uniform Public Expression Protection Act through the Legislature to shield citizens from retaliatory...

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Leqaa Kordia Freed on $100K Bond After Year in ICE Custody

Leqaa Kordia Freed on $100K Bond After Year in ICE Custody

PATERSON—Leqaa Kordia walked free from ICE custody Monday after posting a $100,000 bond ordered by a Texas immigration judge. The...

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NJ Jersey City Mayor Solomon Names Andy Kaplan as Infrastructure Director

NJ Jersey City Mayor Solomon Names Andy Kaplan as Infrastructure Director

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon has appointed a new Department of Infrastructure director to oversee the city's transportation and engineering operations....

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State Audits Uncover Improper Classification

State Audits Uncover Improper Classification

TRENTON—A New Jersey shipping company has agreed to pay $7 million and reclassify over 1,000 delivery drivers as employees after...

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