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New year, new title for Burlington County board MOUNT HOLLY — Burlington County’s governing body will no longer go by the board of chosen freeholders.  It is now known as the Burlington County Board of Commissioners after legislation to remove the outdated title, seen as a symbol of racial injustice, went into effect on Jan. 1.  The board held its reorganization meeting, the first meeting under its new name and first meeting of the year, on Wednesday.  Commissioners Tom Pullion and Ba...

Trenton Bureau Gov. Phil Murphy signed an expansive corporate tax break package Thursday with programs that authorize the state to award about $14.5 billion in tax incentives in coming years, with up to $11.5 billion earmarked for businesses and developers and up to $2.6 billion for film tax credits, among other incentives — in the midst of a fiscal crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy has spent much of his three years in office blasting New Jersey’s previous controversia...

As 2021 begins, Democrats take control in key Burlington County towns On Tuesday, the opposite was made true.  The first week of 2021 ushered in a new in era in Burlington County politics as Democrats took full control in several Burlington County towns. Two women now lead the all-Democratic Lumberton Township Committee, both firsts in the township’s history.   Newly elected Gina LaPlaca and Committeewoman Rue Ryan were sworn in by Gov. Phil Murphy as mayor and deputy mayor, respec...

By TAPINTO BORDENTOWN STAFF Credits: TAPinto.net File Photo December 21, 2020 at 8:24 AM TRENTON, NJ -- In an effort to make minority ownership of medical cannabis dispensaries more accessible, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced legislation sponsored by State Senator Troy Singleton to remove certain restrictions on ownership. Current law provides that, subject to certain exceptions, no entity may hold more than one medical cannabis cultivator, manufacturer or dispensary permit....

Massive $11.5B business tax break bill quickly advanced by N.J. lawmakers, set for full vote Monday Updated Dec 21, 2020; A bill that would revive New Jersey’s controversial tax incentive program aimed at attracting small and large businesses over the next six years was approved by two powerful state legislative committees Friday, just a few days after a deal was announced by lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy. The full state Senate and Assembly are expected to vote Monday on the 219-page bill,...

Passing New Jersey’s bill to legalize cannabis is a historic step toward racial equity | Opinion Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 This moment’s historical significance cannot be understated, said the Rev. Dr. Charles Franklin Boyer, the founding director of Salvation and Social Justice. "As we launch this historic new cannabis market, our commitment is to ensure that New Jersey finally delivers overdue reparations and social repair." Facebook Share By Charles Franklin Boyer Cann...

‘As Americans of color … we owe it to ourselves and our communities to listen to the scientists, look at the data’ Shennell McCloud Several weeks ago, I told my colleagues I had a confession to make. As news of Pfizer and Moderna’s successful vaccine trials offered the first glimpse of light at the end of the dark tunnel of 2020, my colleagues asked whether I thought skepticism of vaccines in communities of color, particularly Black communities, would be an issue that the government nee...

by Kim Jarrett, The Center Square  | December 14, 2020 01:00 PM Print this article The New Jersey Senate Economic Growth Committee advanced a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing a study committee on rural broadband access. The lack of reliable internet is an obstacle for some rural New Jersey students as some school systems are online because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “In one of the richest, most modernized countries in the world, it is shameful...

Panel Clears Oroho/Singleton Bill Establishing Commission to Consider Community Broadband Networks December 11, 2020, 11:47 am | in Panel Clears Oroho/Singleton Bill Establishing Commission to Consider Community Broadband Networks     TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Troy Singleton that could pave the way for high-speed broadband internet access across the state cleared the Senate Economic Growth Committee today. The bill, S-2864, wou...