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January 4, 2022

New Jersey Politics

Politics

Murphy may have to re-nominate N.J. Supreme Court pick or make another choice

Rachel Wainer Apter appears unlikely to get confirmed in the final week of the state Legislature's lame-duck voting session.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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New N.J. congressional district lines give Kean edge over Malinowski, publication says

The Cook Political Report says Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. is a slight favorite to defeat Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski in 2022.

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

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Opinion

Why did a cop kill an unarmed Black man? 1 year later the community still seeks answers. | Opinion

The Carl Dorsey case is a test of the new Independent Prosecutor’s Bill. Passed, which puts any police killing or death of a civilian in police custody in the hands of the state's attorney general.

By Ande Richards | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

These new laws for N.J. go into effect in 2022

Here’s a look at what the Legislature was up to in 2021 that will affect New Jerseyans in the new year.

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Coronavirus

Gov. Murphy seeking extension of some COVID emergency powers as cases, hospitalizations spike. That includes masks in school.

“We cannot summarily give up the fight,” Gov. Phil Murphy says.

By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Coronavirus

Kids in N.J. schools may have to continue to wear masks as Murphy seeks to extend mandate

A federal judge upheld the mask mandate last month.

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Karin Price Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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