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Sherrill Signs Bill Ending 50-Year Nuclear Moratorium, Launches Task Force at Salem Plant

Sherrill Signs Bill Ending 50-Year Nuclear Moratorium, Launches Task Force at Salem Plant

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK—Governor Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on Wednesday ending New Jersey's five-decade-old moratorium on nuclear facility construction, clearing regulatory...

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Blocks New Jersey Gambling Enforcement on Prediction Markets

Federal Appeals Court Rules Blocks New Jersey Gambling Enforcement on Prediction Markets

TRENTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a 2-1 decision on April 6, affirming that the Commodity...

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State Lawmaker Publicly Questions Newark BOE’s $1.4M Literacy Contract Amid Low Reading Scores

State Lawmaker Publicly Questions Newark BOE’s $1.4M Literacy Contract Amid Low Reading Scores

NEWARK — Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia (R–Sussex), a Republican lawmaker in the New Jersey General Assembly, is publicly questioning a $1.4...

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Governor Sherrill Signs Early Voting Expansion Amid Federal Election Policy Changes

Governor Sherrill Signs Early Voting Expansion Amid Federal Election Policy Changes

TRENTON—Governor Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on Monday that permits municipalities to extend early voting for nonpartisan elections held in May....

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NJ-11 Special Election Preview: Mejia Enters as Heavy Favorite in Democratic Stronghold

NJ-11 Special Election Preview: Mejia Enters as Heavy Favorite in Democratic Stronghold

MONTCLAIR—Voters in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District will select a replacement for Governor Mikie Sherrill's former House seat on April...

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AG Releases Bodycam Footage of Fatal Jersey City Police Shooting

AG Releases Bodycam Footage of Fatal Jersey City Police Shooting

JERSEY CITY—The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) released redacted bodycam footage on April 2...

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Trenton Raises Water Rates as Wealthy Suburbs Sue to Take the System

Trenton Raises Water Rates as Wealthy Suburbs Sue to Take the System

Editor's Note, 4:00 PM: An incomplete draft of this article was previously published. NJBallot.com apologizes for the oversight.TRENTON—Customers in and around...

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Toms River Faces 8,000 New Homes After Chaotic 3-2-2 Vote Kills Protective Ordinance

Toms River Faces 8,000 New Homes After Chaotic 3-2-2 Vote Kills Protective Ordinance

TOMS RIVER—Mayor Daniel Rodrick accused four council members of being "in bed with developers." Then the video of a contentious...

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Federal Judges Appoint Robert Frazer as U.S. Attorney for NJ, Ending Year-Long Crisis

Federal Judges Appoint Robert Frazer as U.S. Attorney for NJ, Ending Year-Long Crisis

NEWARK—Veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer will be taking the helm of the federal prosecutor's office in Newark, after judges disqualified Trump...

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Sherrill Signs ICE Mask Ban, Sanctuary Bills Into Law

Sherrill Signs ICE Mask Ban, Sanctuary Bills Into Law

TRENTON—Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Thursday that could send masked federal immigration agents to jail for six months, a...

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