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Hudson County View Photo via Headynj.com. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “This is not asking the state legislature to increase the sales tax and give more to Hoboken: this is saying to the legislature that right now, all municipalities have the ability to put a two percent tax on cannabis sales, but that’s it right,” began 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher, one of the sponsors of the resolution. “So whether it’s Sussex County, that doesn’t have the same proximity to New York, or us, we both get to charge two percent. All this is saying is ‘oh, we don’t get t...

Hudson County View By John Heinis/Hudson County View “I want to convey our strong support of S2586/A4369, which implements several of the sentencing recommendations of the Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission to eliminate certain mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment,” New Jersey State Bar Association President Kimbery A. Yonta wrote in a letter addressed to state legislators. “Mandatory minimum sentencing schemes have a disproportionate impact on communities of color and have resulted in New Jersey having the highest disparity in the nation between incarceration...

Recipient chosen for Charlie Kontos Environmental Activist Award; Versailles building collects food for neighbors in need | Journal Entries Updated Dec 15, 2020; 3 Recipient chosen for Charlie Kontos Environmental Activist Award; Versailles building collects food for neighbors in need | Journal Entries Facebook Share Inaugural recipient chosen for 2020 Charlie Kontos Environmental Activist Award A Bergen County high school student has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Charlie Kontos Environmental Activist Award, named for a naturalist and Stevens Institute of Technology graduate ...