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Senate panel advances bill to ban discrimination on height, weight
New Jersey would become the second state with a law including height and weight in anti-discrimination laws, behind Michigan
Lawmakers want a new rider advocate for NJ Transit
Sen. Raj Mukherji said it doesn't sent the right message to NJ Transit riders if the state has no independent voice who represents their interests.
Fight to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos continues, with key vote scheduled
Just three weeks into the Legislature’s new session, a long-stalled bill to ban smoking in casinos is scheduled for a key vote Monday.
Gov. Murphy among Democrats asking Biden, Congress for migrant aid
The group of governors asked Congress to take swift action to pass a comprehensive border security and immigration legislative package.
Cannabis consumption lounges will create ‘safe spaces’ to consume, business owners say
State cannabis regulators last week unanimously approved rules allowing for consumption areas attached to certain dispensaries.
New Jersey consumers will have right to opt out of online data collection under new law
The law will require certain entities that do business in New Jersey to notify customers when their personal data is collected and disclosed to third parties.
N.J.’s high court allows warrantless search of bag abandoned during arrest
The defendant in the case the court reviewed had no right to challenge the warrantless search of a suitcase he had abandoned outside Newark Penn Station, the court ruled.
Free school lunch program to expand in New Jersey public, private schools
Another 51,000 kids will be eligible for free school breakfast or lunch starting in September, the second expansion of the program in two years.
Gov. Murphy signs immigrant rights bills amid controversy surrounding migrant buses
Among the bills signed into law is one that will extend job protections to the tens of thousands of New Jersey domestic workers.
New Jersey argues courts can’t stop it from shutting down private immigration jail
New Jersey and prison operator CoreCivic are battling in court over whether the state can ban private companies from detaining immigrants.
Supporters vow to revive some of the 10K bills now dead in Trenton
The Legislature sent Gov. Phil Murphy a slew of bills this week, but a number of high-profile measures died when its last session ended Tuesday.
Dozens of new lawmakers sworn in as a new legislative session starts
More than a quarter of the lawmakers are new to the Statehouse, and six members moved from the Assembly to the state Senate.