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Great Egg Harbor Bridge Fence To Be Removed

“The Turnpike Authority will begin work on removing the fence this Monday,” says Gov. Chris Christie.

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Bully Tenured Teachers Would Be Fired Easier Under NJ Legislation [AUDIO]

By now, most of you have heard about the Cherry Hill Public School District teacher after the incident where audio recordings revealed teachers mocking and swearing at a ten year-old autistic boy.

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Unused Gift Card Law: The Clock is Ticking [AUDIO]

Unless the New Jersey Legislature acts quickly and Governor Chris Christie has a change of heart, some unused gift cards will soon become the property of the state of New Jersey.

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Tax Cut Plans In Jeopardy As NJ Revenues Sag [AUDIO]

Governor Chris Christie, the State Senate Democrats and the Assembly Democrats all have competing tax cut proposals, but if the state doesn’t have enough money to support any of them they could all be dead.

NJ Senate Panel Approves Reversing Gift Card Law

A Senate panel has approved a proposal reversing a 2010 law that allows the state to claim the revenue from dormant gift cards.

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Gift Card Law May Be Scrapped

Legislation reversing a 2010 law that allowed the state to claim the value of dormant gift cards as revenue will be considered Thursday.

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Religion, Adoption Addressed In One NJ Assembly Bill

Private adoption agencies, the courts, and the state would have to maintain a child’s religious upbringing when placing a child with a guardian, into foster care, or into an adoptive home under a bill approved by an Assembly panel. The legislation is sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gary Schaer, Pamela Lampitt and Upendra Chivukula.

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Underage Tanning Ban Approved by Assembly Committee

A legislative panel has approved plans to bar anyone under 18 from using tanning beds in New Jersey.

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Non-Violent Offenders Could Have Records Expunged Under New Legislation

Today, the Assembly Judiciary panel advanced two separate measures that would allow the automatic expungement of criminal records of nonviolent offenders in certain situations.

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American-Born NJ Students Could Get Easier Access To College

Legislation sponsored by Senate Education Chair Teresa Ruiz and Senate Higher Education Chair Sandra Cunningham to ensure that New Jersey students born in the United States are provided equal access to college, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, was approved today by a Senate committee.