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Inflation hits inmates’ wallets, even as their wages have flatlined
Inflation drove state prison commissary prices up 11% in the past year, but prison wages haven't risen in decades.
New bill would limit police use of DNA collected from newborn blood screening
Civil rights advocates sounded the alarm when state police used an infant’s years-old blood sample to link the father to an old rape case
Lawmakers advance bill to study energy from waves and tides
The bill would require wave and tidal energy to be part of New Jersey's energy master plan.
Governor Murphy boots bill on temp workers’ rights back to lawmakers for changes
Gov. Phil Murphy said a bill intended to strengthen worker protections should give the state more time to implement its provisions.
State stalls on distributing relief to residents struggling to pay water bills
N.J. has used just $1 million of $24 million in federal relief money for low-income residents with unpaid water bills.
Chipotle to pay almost $8M to resolve N.J. audit that found child labor law violations
Chipotle, which has 85 eateries in N.J., will pay $7.75 million to settle over 30,000 allegations it violated child labor laws.
New law aims to improve water, utility affordability in requiring public reporting
N.J. utilities must now report affordability metrics for water and other utilities, a move advocates say is key to better target assistance.
Parents score victory in federal civil rights battle over baby blood spots
A federal judge said Michigan unconstitutionally stored, sold, and tested blood collected in newborn health screenings, a ruling that could impact other states like N.J.
‘Gender specialist’ to be hired and other reforms made at troubled New Jersey women’s prison
N.J.'s only prison for women has made a series of reforms, one year into its independent oversight after brutality and sex abuse scandals.
Governor Murphy returns foreclosure bill to legislators for tweaks
Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a foreclosure bill that would have made it easier for families and nonprofits to buy homes at sheriff’s sales, a measure intended to preserve affordable housing and protect low-income neighborhoods from corporate buyers. Murphy’s veto says he objects to “the legality, practicality, and unintended consequences” of several provisions in the […]
N.J. victims among those targeted by Iranian nationals in global cyberattacks
Three Iranian nationals were indicted in global cyberattacks that had two N.J. victims — a Union County township and Morris County accounting firm.
Proposal to put open arrest warrants online sparks privacy, racism concerns
Watchdogs worry about the misuse of a plan proposed by a lawmaker that would create a public database of outstanding arrest warrants.