New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has created a new unit within the Office of the Attorney General to combat corruption and strengthen public confidence in government institutions. The unit, which will include detectives and prosecutors...
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Murphy: NJ individual market health insurance rate will decrease average of 9.3 percent for 2019
Governor Phil Murphy announced Friday that individual market health insurance rates will decrease on average by about 9.3 percent for 2019 in New Jersey. He said the reduction in health insurance rates is the result of New Jersey continuing the...
NJ attorney general creates task force to investigate allegations of sex abuse by Catholic priests
Former Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino, an experienced sex crimes prosecutor, will lead a new state task force that will investigate allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in New Jersey, and any efforts to cover up such abuse...
NJ attorney general requires law enforcement agencies to share information about firearms used in crimes
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued a directive yesterday requiring all state and local law enforcement agencies to share information regarding the dealers and purchasers of firearms used in crimes in New Jersey. State and local law...
NJ governor is named 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights laureate
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has been named a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope laureate. He is being honored at a ceremony this winter along with Barack Obama, Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav, and Humana CEO Bruce Broussard...
NJ 101.5 suspends radio hosts for offensive comments about attorney general
NJ 101.5 has suspended two radio talk show hosts who called New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal “turban man” and “the guy with the turban” on the air on Wednesday. Grewal is the state’s first Sikh attorney...
NJ governor signs legislation banning smoking at public beaches and parks
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation prohibiting smoking at public beaches and parks in New Jersey. “The Jersey Shore has always been one of our state’s and nation’s great natural treasures, and a place for families to enjoy,”...
NJ joins lawsuit challenging cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes
The New Jersey Attorney General has joined three other states in suing the Trump Administration over its $10,000 cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes (SALT). New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Maryland are suing both the...
Governor will sign bill Monday recognizing bog turtle as NJ’s official reptile
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will make thousands of school children happy next week when he signs legislation that names the bog turtle as the official state reptile. Students in Princeton and many other areas of the state have been working for...
Campaign finance watchdog group files suit against State of New Jersey and Chris Christie over refusal to release Jared Kushner emails
MapLight, a campaign finance watchdog group, has filed a lawsuit in Mercer County Superior Court challenging the state’s refusal to release emails between former Governor Chris Christie’s administration and Jared Kushner’s...
NJ Governor signs sports betting legislation
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill today allowing sports betting at New Jersey casinos and racetracks for certain professional sports, collegiate sports and athletic events. “Today, we’re finally making the dream of legalized sports...
Former INSYS sales representative pleads guilty to bribing doctors to prescribe more fentanyl spray
A former sales representative for Insys Therapeutics, the maker of the fentanyl-based painkiller Subsys, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme in which doctors were bribed to increase off-label prescribing of the opioid drug. Michelle...
NJ orders three online cryptocurrency promoters to stop offering unregistered securities in the state
State officials issued emergency orders today to stop three online cryptocurrency-related investment entities from fraudulently offering unregistered securities in New Jersey. Cease and desist orders were issued to the Bullcoin Foundation (also...
State of New Jersey receives a C- for financial information available to citizens online
When it comes to sharing information about spending online, New Jersey has a long way to go it be transparent. The state received a score of 68 out of 100 and a grade of C- in the recent survey “Following the Money 2018: How the 50 States...
NJ governor signs bill giving pay raises to judges, prosecutors and top state officials
Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill today that boosts the pay of judges, top state officials prosecutors, clerks, sheriffs, and other government employees. The governor’s cabinet officers and members of the Board of Public...
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in NJ case
New Jersey officials won a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court today that could lead many states to legalize betting on college and professional sports. The Supreme Court justices ruled 7-2 that the federal law that has effectively...
NJ attorney general creates new unit that will handle state’s investigation of Facebook and other data security issues
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced today that a new civil enforcement unit called the”data privacy and cybersecurity section” will be created within his office to handle the state’s ongoing investigation into...
NJ governor appoints firearms czar
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today announced that he has appointed Bill Castner, a former vice president at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, to serve as his senior adviser on firearms. Castner, who worked for the New Jersey Office of...
NJ governor signs paid sick leave legislation
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law paid sick leave legislation he says is one of the most expansive programs of it kind in the country. Currently only 13 municipalities in New Jersey have enacted earned sick leave for private...
NJ Governor names new ombudsman for people with disabilities
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has named Paul Aronsohn to lead the newly created Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. The office, created in January, is in, but not of, the New...
Two NJ officials propose tax amnesty program to boost state coffers
Two elected officials are proposing that the New Jersey offer a three-month tax amnesty program to residents and businesses in order to boost state revenues. Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin proposed the program on...
New Jersey residents have an extra day to pay state taxes
Following the Internal Revenue Service’s lead, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation announced Wednesday that it is giving taxpayers an extra day to file and pay their taxes. New Jersey residents and businesses with a...
