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Measure ending basic skills tests for teachers clears Senate
The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test.
N.J. chief justice again urges against giving Senate power to name appellate judges
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said the selection process for the Appellate Division works well and “there does not appear to be a problem that needs fixing.”
Senate panel approves changes to tax incentive program
New provisions would pause incentives in low-occupancy commercial projects and extend loans and guarantees to fill financing gaps.
Governor Murphy signs law intended to help school districts seeing state aid cuts
The bill is the state's attempt to offset school aid cuts in the 2024-2025 school year.
Revenue forecasts hold steady as budget chair floats sales tax hike
Treasurer Liz Muoio told lawmakers Tuesday that new, stable revenue forecasts are more than welcome after years of a “revenue roller coaster.”
Lawmakers send bill overhauling public records law to Gov. Murphy’s desk
Critics have said the bill would gut the state's public records law and make it harder to expose public corruption.
Lawmakers prepare final votes for bill overhauling public records law
Local officials have backed some of the proposed changes for years, saying the law has been hijacked by commercial operators.
Assembly panel moves public records bill in near-unanimous vote despite ‘grave concern’
Critics have assailed the bill as an assault on transparency. Officials say a change is needed to cut costs for local government.
Despite outcry, Senate lawmakers advance bill overhauling New Jersey’s public records law
Critics say the bill would make our public records law all but useless by ending a key enforcement mechanism.
N.J. high court sides with former cop in town’s disparagement claim
A law that bars confidentiality agreements in cases involving harassment, retaliation, discrimination applies to non-disparagement agreements, the court ruled.
After scrutiny, Legislature looks to loosen compensation rules for some top county officials
The bill’s sponsor said Union County officials asked for the change after a state comptroller’s report criticized them for shielding pay changes from public view.
State can’t request victims’ silence in sexual harassment probes, high court rules
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s decision is a win for a Treasury worker who sued New Jersey over a regulation barring employees from speaking about investigations into harassment or discrimination claims.