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Here is a look at all 143 people President Donald Trump granted pardons or commutations to on the final day of his presidency.

Resolution passes that strongly condemns president for events on Jan. 6, calls for him to be removed or impeached if he won't resign from office early.

Two Republican senators voted in favor of the resolution "condemning President Trump and the extremist protestors who breached the United States Capitol and urging his removal from office."

Deal On NJ Marijuana Legalization Bill Collapses - Newark, NJ - NJ lawmakers' efforts to start the process of legalizing marijuana have collapsed. Here's what is next.

The fifteen members of the New Jersey Senate Republican caucus have sent a letter to Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin asking them to schedule votes in both houses of the Legislature as they hope to override a bill Governor Phil Murphy vetoed (A-4525) which would help save New Jersey’s struggling restaurant industry. The bill, which had bipartisan support, was given the boot on Monday Its legislation that would help restaurants expand food and beverage ser...

NJ begins COVID-19 vaccinations at veterans care homes Published  Jeff Cole reports on NJ long-term care residents and workers receiving COVID vaccines ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans’ care homes, and a state agency has approved the use of the Atlantic City Convention Center as a vaccination site. Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations on Monday, and vaccinations are set to begin over...

UpdatedTue, Dec 29, 2020 at 7:29 am ET Replies(139) (Patch photo) Governor Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/ NJ Governor’s Office) NEW JERSEY — The process of legalizing marijuana has hit a roadblock now that the Murphy administration is objecting to legislation that creates the framework for selling the drug in the Garden State in 2021, sources told Patch. Sources confirmed a Politico report that says the Murphy administration is objecting to the legal issues in the long-debated legislation, A-21, ...

Deep dive into college wrestling career of Aljamain Sterling Richard Mann, InterMat Senior Writer 12/22/2020 Aljamain Sterling compiled a record of 87-27 at SUNY Cortland (Photo/SUNY Cortland Athletics) Like many successful MMA fighters, Aljamain Sterling got his start in the wrestling room. The UFC bantamweight contender will return to his roots for a freestyle match against Penn States Roman Bravo-Young on Tuesday. After a successful high school wrestling career at Union...

UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:25 pm ET Replies(32) (Shutterstock) NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Assembly and Senate voted in favor of legislation that clears the way and creates a framework for marijuana legalization in the Garden State in 2021. The bill needs Gov. Phil Murphys signature to become law. The long-debated legislation, A-21, officially legalizes personal use of marijuana, decriminalizes the substance and removes it from the Schedule I drug list. Lawmakers and advocates say the bil...

N.J. hair stylists, barbers, nail salons could bring their services to you soon under new bill Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Danny Bermudez is preparing to put his Vineland barbershop on wheels with the 1995 black Winnebago Warrior he won from a barber in Florida Facebook Share It could happen under a new bill that cleared a state Senate committee this week. The measure would allow hair salons and barbershops to operate mobile facilities — like food trucks — to help them cope...