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Judge rejects last-minute attempt by New Jersey to halt …
3 天之前 · A federal judge Friday night denied New Jersey’s push to stop New York from beginning its congestion tolling plan Sunday, delivering a last-minute blow to the Murphy administration’s fight to keep the plan from commencing.. After a 90-minute hearing and four hours of closed-door discussions, Judge Leo Gordon rejected New Jersey’s argument that implementing congestion pricing would lead ...
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2024年12月29日 · Toll hikes, fare increases on the way in new year BY: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - December 30, 2024 Driving around New Jersey and commuting into New York is going to get pricier in 2025, with toll hikes and fare increases on the horizon.
Judge declines to pause affordable housing law pending trial
4 天之前 · A Superior Court judge declined to pause the implementation of an overhaul of New Jersey’s affordable housing system passed last spring, roundly rejecting a challenge from towns that argued they would face harm if a law they claim is unconstitutional was allowed to take effect.. Judge Robert Lougy on Thursday found the 26 towns that sued to invalidate the law failed to show they would be ...
Lawmakers aim to stop creditors from debt-collecting people 'into …
2024年12月23日 · Debt collectors would be prevented from taking people’s homes and wiping out their bank accounts under legislation advocates are pushing state lawmakers to pass in the new year. Assemblyman Dan Hutchison (D-Gloucester) is the prime sponsor of a bill intended to keep people in debt from falling ...
Republicans in race to become New Jersey governor vie over …
2024年12月27日 · Eight Republicans are angling to become New Jersey’s next governor, with most taking their campaign cues from President-elect Donald Trump’s performance at the polls in November. Trump lost New Jersey, but just barely, and he did so well that some Republicans hope New Jersey has tiptoed into ...
Lawmakers approve tweaks to tax credit program aimed at seniors
2024年10月28日 · Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday approved a series of technical fixes meant to prepare for the implementation of Stay NJ, a tax credit program that promises to cut property tax bills in half for New Jerseyans 65 and older.. The bill passed the Senate in a unanimous vote and cleared the Assembly with a single no vote from Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Morris), who opposed the bill over doubts ...
Closely divided House means tough choices ahead for House …
2024年11月29日 · On Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press reported that Democrat Derek Tran flipped a California House seat held by GOP Rep. Michelle Steel.. Why does this matter to New Jersey voters? Well, with another California Democrat leading in a Republican-held district that has yet to be called, Republicans are looking at a House majority in January that could end up being a whopping total of two ...
Senators take first steps to rework state’s school funding formula
2024年12月5日 · Lawmakers on Thursday began exploring broad changes to New Jersey’s school funding formula meant to abate steep swings in state aid seen in recent years and allow some districts to more quickly meet their share of school funding.. A new bill before the Senate Education Committee would retool New Jersey’s system of school funding for the first time since lawmakers approved legislation to ...
Homelessness continues climbing in New Jersey, new annual …
2024年10月22日 · Homelessness in New Jersey has climbed 24% since last year, a trend advocates attributed to an entrenched affordable housing shortage made worse by rising rents and shrinking vacancies. Advocates counted 12,680 people — representing 9,148 households — who were living in shelters, hotels and motels, safe-haven programs, transitional housing, and on the street during their annual assessment ...