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Poppy Seed Bagels Lead To False-Positive Drug Tests — And A Civil Rights Fight
Hospitals that want to drug test patients should do so only after first getting specific, informed consent, Linhorst said.
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N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Privacy Rights In Warrantless Police Searches Of Cars
He also cited precedential case law that allows police to forego a warrant only in “unforeseeable and spontaneous” circumstances.
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N.J. Withdraws Threat Of Appeal In Federal Challenge Of Gun Law
A group of gun rights advocates claims New Jersey's new law limiting where they can carry their weapons is unconstitutional.
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N.J. Attorney General Cites 28 Towns For Excluding Some LGBTQ People From Marriage License Forms
Attorney General Matt Platkin said the 28 municipalities would require non-binary people to misgender themselves under oath.
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Lobbying In Trenton Dipped In 2022 Amid Pandemic Recovery
Spending on lobbying declined in New Jersey for the second year in a row as the state emerged from the pandemic.
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Legislators Delay Vote On Electric Bill After Flak From Fuel Industry
Environmentalists denounced the delay, blaming the fuel industry for spreading “lies” to kill the bill.
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Lawmakers Advance Package Of Bills To Protect Domestic Violence Victims
Some, however, shared concerns that abusers would find other ways to abuse their partners not prohibited by the bill.
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Killing Of Paterson Man Spurs Demand For More Mental Health Aid During Police Calls
“It’s clear that regular police units are not properly trained and equipped to deal with mental health crises,” said Lawrence Hamm.
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I Teach AP African American Studies. Here's Why The Course Is Important
As a state with a rich and diverse history, New Jersey has long been a melting pot of cultures, experiences, and traditions.
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Watchdogs Blast Reinstatement Of Prison Guard Acquitted Of Misconduct
A state appellate panel upheld the reinstatement of a guard fired in 2020 after he was accused and acquitted of sexual misconduct.
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N.J. Banned TikTok On State Phones. Why Is The State's TikTok Account Still Active?
TikTok has denied it’s a threat to national security, and it said it migrated U.S. user data to Oracle servers in Virginia amid criticism.
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Judges Revive Complaint That State Is Not Providing Enough Funding To Lakewood's Schools
The decision describes the school environment in Lakewood, a town with a large Jewish Orthodox community, as “unique and precarious."
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Bill Would Speed Up Payments For Utility Companies Helming Infrastructure Projects
The bill would allow utilities to more quickly be reimbursed by the state for money spent on infrastructure improvements.
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Governor Murphy Touts Educational Investment In New Budget Plan
Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer (D-Bergen) said her public school education led her to become a professor at Princeton University.
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New Jersey Says It Will Appeal Federal Orders Blocking N.J.'S New Gun Law
New Jersey officials plan to appeal a federal judge's orders blocking parts of the state's new gun law.
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Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Revamp Prohibition-Era Liquor License Rules
The bill would eventually erase the cap on how many licenses towns can award.
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Child Poverty Dropped To A Record Low Last Year. A New Report Shows How To Keep It That Way.
Child poverty rates were reduced 40% after the expansion of the child tax credit.
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Governor Murphy Wants $90M To Replace Scandal-Plagued Women's Prison
The appropriation allows the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility to close and state officials to construct a 434-bed facility to replace it.
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U.S. Senate Democrats Back FAA Nominee, Despite GOP Attacks At Confirmation Hearing
Senators of both parties said the agency needs a Senate-confirmed leader, amid a series of recent problems in the nation’s aviation system.
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How The Judge Who Could Ban The Abortion Pill Won Confirmation In The U.S. Senate
Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk was appointed by former President Donald Trump earlier in 2017.
