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July 24, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Education

N.J. will now require civics courses to be taught in middle school under new law

Gov. Phil Murphy signed "Laura Wooten's Law" on Friday.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J. public-worker pension fund reports hefty returns. Here’s how much it made through May.

The acting director of investments said he doesn't expect much change between May and the June 30 end of the fiscal year.

By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Crime

Gang members were ready to go to war, AG says in announcing gun violence crackdown

More street-level enforcement, gun buybacks planned as violent crime spikes in N.J. cities.

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

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N.J. family who hung anti-Biden f-bomb signs appeals daily fines with help of ACLU

The ACLU is appealing the case to Superior Court now.

By Rebecca Panico | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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News

Give us the money we’re owed, N.J. congressmen say to NYC on federal transit funding grab

New Jersey's congressional delegation told Federal Transit Administration officials to stand firm and not let New York take more than $600 million away in federal transit funding.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Olympic policies ‘disproportionately impede Black women,’ N.J. congresswoman says

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says International Olympic Committee actions have "disproportionately impacted Black women during the 2021 Summer Olympic Games trials."

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

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