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May 9, 2023

New Jersey Politics

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N.J. program pairing mental health workers with cops ‘could reform policing as we know it’

The Brookings Institution studied the program and found promise in its results.

By S.P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Porn and loathing in N.J.?

The pivotal case underscores how the nation’s politically charged debate over sex education and book banning has devolved.

By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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George Norcross, a force in N.J. politics, says he’s stepping back. Here’s what that could mean.

George Norcross said the losses his South Jersey bloc of the Legislature saw in 2021 were “catastrophic.”

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Education

Rutgers faculty unions approve 4-year contracts after historic strike

After almost a year at the bargaining table, the contracts include across-the-board raises and additional job security for part-time lecturers.

By Tina Kelley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. officials call on feds to write rules for landmark gun law passed a year ago

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez joined Newark Mayor Ras Baraka amid gun violence in Texas and New Jersey's largest city

By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. police departments got caught violating internal affairs rules. Chiefs vow to fix it.

New Jersey's watchdog found many local departments make it too hard to report misconduct, against state guidelines.

By S.P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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