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February 23, 2021

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New Jersey Marijuana

N.J. attorney general orders end to weed arrests, prosecutions now that state has legalized marijuana

The attorney general has ordered police to cease arrests and prosecutors to drop pending cases related to marijuana.

By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

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Politics

Murphy unveils $44.8B N.J. budget with no tax hikes, big money for pensions, $500 rebates. Here’s what you need to know.

The governor, who borrowed big a few months ago, is proposing the state make its first full pension contribution in a quarter century.

By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Atlantic

4 million gallons of raw sewage flooding Jersey Shore town causes bay contamination concerns

The 27-inch sewage pipe ruptured in Ventnor on Sunday and the fix could take days. Officials are sampling the bays to see if contamination is seeping into the water.

By Avalon Zoppo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Subscriber Exclusive

Father fatally shot by Newark cop was ‘loved by a lot of people,’ family says

By Rebecca Panico | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

3 N.J. restaurants named among Top 100 U.S. places to eat in 2021

By Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

Officer was supposed to record search of cells, but AG says he covered up beatings at N.J. women’s prison

By S.P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Joe Atmonavage | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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