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April 12, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Politics

Every N.J. cop must wear body cams by June. Hereâ€™s the plan to cover the costs.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law last year requiring that all uniformed patrol officers in New Jersey wear body worn cameras on duty by June 1.

By Joe Atmonavage | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J.â€™s powerful legal weed panel gets to work Monday. Here are the big things it will do.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission will shape the state's new legal weed marketplace.

By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

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Opinion

They risk their lives nursing grandma through COVID. Now they canâ€™t afford health care | Editorial

A nursing aide's life: backbreaking labor, poverty wages, little or no hazard pay, substandard insurance, and multiple jobs, which increases viral spread.

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board

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Why is Murphy getting a free pass on the Edna Mahan rapes and beatings? | Moran

The federal government warned New Jersey a year ago that guards were brutalizing inmates at the state's only prison for women. Why didn't Murphy act decisively to put a stop to it?

By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board

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Iâ€™m a mother of 3 and Iâ€™m fasting this week | Opinion

I fed so many during the pandemic, but when my family was suffering, no one provided for us.

By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist

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Why this N.J. congressman keeps voting against big bills heâ€™d sponsored

From voting rights to guns, Rep. Jeff Van Drew is a no vote on legislation he formerly co-sponsored.

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

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