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September 13, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Essex

N.J. city cut 5% of its police budget. This program is part of what that money paid for.

Last year, the city's violence prevention office was created by diverting 5% of the Newark Public Safety Department’s budget to social services.

By Rebecca Panico | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Will COVID wreck another school year for N.J. students?

After 18 months of chaos, N.J. schools are bracing for what comes next.

By Brianna Kudisch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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No, Andy Kim is not coming for your Medicare | Editorial

Be aware: This is a scam. The claim is pure nonsense.

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board

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N.J. automatically expunged 360K marijuana cases this summer. There could be more to come.

The old marijuana charges will no longer appear on people's criminal records.

By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

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N.J. wasn’t built to handle the storms it’s now facing. How can it protect itself?

The unprecedented flooding from Ira could be a sign of things to come if New Jersey doesn't address its infrastructure needs.

By Payton Guion | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Order in the N.J. wind ports: Who does what, where? | Editorial

Salem County is about to get its world-class wind port. But what about that other one, a few miles north in Gloucester County?

By South Jersey Times Editorial Board

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