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File photo: New Jersey State House
Important bills fast-tracked with key amendments inserted at the last minute. Hearings that start late but stick to tight time limits for public testimony. Consequential policies issued via executive order, first announced on social media, and not made available to the public until hours later.
Governing practices like these have become commonplace in New Jersey, fostering concerns about the effectiveness of new laws and other important public policies enacted amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Airing those concerns recently were two influential state policy advocates who rarely are on the same side of any debate in New Jersey.
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