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August 12, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Education

Reverse statewide school mask requirement, N.J. district urges Gov. Murphy. ‘It’s a home rule issue.’

The Wall Township board of education sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday urging he rescind the requirement for masks in schools and leave it to local officials.

By Jackie Roman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Cory Booker goes viral ridiculing ‘scurrilous accusation’ that Democrats want to defund police

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker ridiculed Senate Republicans' allegations that he and other Democrats favor defunding police departments.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J.’s ‘Radium Girls,’ subject of book, play and movie, honored by U.S. Senate

The "Radium Girls" were female workers who painted watch dials and airplane instruments with radium-infused paint, not knowing it was toxic.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Dismal Swamp no more! Middlesex County nature preserve named after late Edison lawmaker, judge

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Tuesday renaming the area after the late Peter Barnes III.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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News

Congestion pricing is bad for N.J., congressman says while touting bill to fight it

The bill would prohibit capital funding going to the MTA until New Jersey drivers are exempted from congestion pricing fees, congressman said.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

He pocketed a $300 payoff. Should he lose his entire public pension over that?

New Jersey Supreme Court rules against a former Jersey City inspector who was stripped of a $60,000 annual pension over a $300 bribe.

By Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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