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NJ pulls final vote on temp worker protections bill
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The move angered immigrant advocates who had pushed for the bill for many years.
NJ governor conditionally vetoes bill to improve working conditions for temp workers
Friday, September 23, 2022
The bill would regulate the state’s temp worker industry that employs roughly 130,000 people.
NJ minimum wage going up to $14.13 in 2023
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The minimum wage in New Jersey will increase to $14.13 in 2023 under a law that boosts it by $1 per year until it reaches $15 per hour.
NJ immigrant groups geared up to greet plane of migrants. It never arrived.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
About 15 advocates gathered at Teterboro Airport Tuesday afternoon after media reports that a charter flight potentially with migrants on board was on its way from Texas.
Deadline nears for 17,000 more immigrants to get aid from NJ’s excluded workers fund
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
State officials set a September 30th deadline for applicants to submit any required documents.
NJ's top court to decide: When can judges keep a dying, incapacitated person in prison?
Monday, September 12, 2022
The court will hear arguments on whether a judge has discretion to deny a prisoner compassionate release, even if they meet the medical threshold of the law.
‘Like hell,’ NJ prison cells reached up to 94 degrees this summer, watchdog says
Thursday, September 08, 2022
The Office of Corrections ombudsperson raised concerns over lack of air-conditioned units and access to ice at the state’s prisons.
Rutgers program trains next generation of growers
Friday, September 02, 2022
The R U Ready to Farm program is in its second year of training beginning farmers who want to get into the agriculture industry.
Mobile shower trailer rolls into Newark, bringing ‘spa-like’ experience to homeless
Friday, September 02, 2022
Archangel Raphael’s Mission recently expanded their hygiene services to Newark.
30 NJ landlords cited for breaking new law that bans discrimination against tenants with criminal pasts
Friday, August 26, 2022
The Fair Chance in Housing Law took effect earlier this year to make it easier for residents with criminal records to find homes
NJ eviction filings are rising as courts grapple with backlog, reforms
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
10,000 eviction cases were dismissed under the state’s anti-eviction measures passed a year ago.
3 NJ Amazon workers have died in the last month. Federal safety officials are investigating why.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is investigating three incidents.
Crews working to fix burst 140-year-old water line as 100,000 NJ residents asked to boil water
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Newark city workers were going door-to-door with water Tuesday morning after more than 100,000 people were affected by a 72-inch water main break.
NJ is 7th most expensive state for renters, report finds
Thursday, July 28, 2022
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its annual report on the rental market Thursday.
NJ’s $54M program to feed the hungry is helping restaurants battle inflation
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Gov. Phil Murphy launched Sustain and Serve to help struggling restaurants and tackle food insecurity.
Tens of thousands apply to NJ’s housing vouchers lottery. Only 4,000 will make the waitlist
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
The state’s rental assistance program opens for applications every three to four years.
Monkeypox mass vax sites open with 4K jabs as city waits for more
Monday, July 18, 2022
Bushwick Educational Campus was one of three mass vaccination sites for monkeypox that opened Sunday.
NJ’s Medieval Times performers near unionization vote
Thursday, July 14, 2022
About 40 performers from the Medieval Times location in Lyndhurst will hold a vote on Friday to unionize their workplace over unsafe working conditions and pay equity.
'A new standard' — opponents celebrate collapse of Amazon's plans for Newark airport
Friday, July 08, 2022
A controversial lease agreement between the Port Authority and Amazon has been called off after months of resistance from labor leaders and nonprofits.
NJ towns flout sick-time payout rules, wasting taxpayer dollars, report finds
Thursday, July 07, 2022
The state comptroller’s office said 57 of 60 municipalities it reviewed violated laws meant to curb such abuse.
