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Hudson County View By John Heinis/Hudson County View Bariso, the assignment judge since February 2012, is calling it career on April 1st and will be succeeded by fellow Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Jablonski. While Bariso, first appointed by then-Acting Gov. Richard Codey in 2005, has heard hundreds, possible over a thousand cases, in his long career there are two in particular that left a lasting impact: a jury trial involving the Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH)...

Cardinale represented North Jersey’s 39th legislative district for 42 years.

WHYY By Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (NJ Spotlight) New Jersey needs a new public advocate to help protect inmates and people in other state-run facilities, three lawmakers said, arguing more oversight is needed after last month’s assault on inmates at the women’s prison and the apparent failure of the state to reach a settlement with federal authorities over problems at the facility. The state had a public advocate , but the office fell victim to politics and was last active ...

Very few people who know that we have one of the best resources in the country to deal with mental health issues: NJ21

NJ 2-1-1, which can be reached by dialing those three numbers, provided resource assistance for more than 1 million people in pandemic-heavy 2020.

‘Apprentice’ winner: What N.J. can learn from Trump | Opinion Updated Jan 19, 2021; By Randal Pinkett I know Donald Trump fairly well from my experience on “The Apprentice” and subsequently working for the Trump Organization. And I can genuinely say that from among the few things harder than my time on that program has been the last four years. It has been a very tough four years — almost too much to comprehend. We have seen a president of the United States defend racists, dictators ...

Bill Aimed at Curtailing Law Enforcement from Political Abuse Passes Committee By Insider NJ | January 14, 2021, 10:49 am | in Edward Edwards The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee this morning passed Senate Bill 3242, which would prohibit certain public officials from campaigning for election to public office during the term of their public service and for a period of three years afterwards. The bill would ...

Long-time business administrator for Edison Public School District retires, board reorganizes with new faces × EDISON – With the retirement of long-time business administrator Dan Michaud, the Edison Public School District is in the process of selecting a new business administrator. “This was a real tough decision to make to retire at this point in time, but I’ve been here almost 35 years,” Michaud said at his last board meeting on Dec. 22, saying his family has been pushing fo...

Massive $14B corporate tax break bill heads to Murphy’s desk less than a week after it was announced Updated Dec 22, 2020; Less than a week after it was introduced, a massive $14 billion corporate tax break bill that aims to boost the state economy by attracting businesses to New Jersey and encourage others not to leave is heading to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk. The 200-page proposal passed the full state Legislature on Monday, just days after lawmakers saw the legislation for the first time F...

A bill that would place 14-day limits on Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive orders was tabled for a second time by Senate Democrats on Thursday. Under the bill, S-2482, which was sponsored by the entire state Senate Republican delegation, an executive order related to a state of emergency would automatically expire unless the legislature gave its approval. If approval was not sought or granted Murphy could not reissue the same or similar order. "Thats important because he hasnt shared any real info...