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February 20, 2023

New Jersey Politics

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Some N.J. landlords can ignore local rent control rules. Here’s why.

Some tenants facing steep rent increases are fighting back, citing a 1987 law that exempts some building owners from rent caps.

By Camille Furst | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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From mega-projects to regional highways, these are NJDOT’s top 10 construction projects in 2023

The state Department of Transportation has an ambitious schedule of work this year.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Where is Murphy on solving this outrageous judicial crisis? | Editorial

It’s a total breakdown of the basic functioning of government, the likes of which we’ve never seen.

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board

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China and other foreign nations would be banned from owning N.J. farmland under new bill

Republican state lawmakers say it's to protect the security of the state's food against possible threats from China.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Missing Black and brown people rarely get media attention, group says. Here are 18 who vanished in N.J.

A 5-year-old who disappeared from a park. A teenager who went to the bank and never came home. A young mother who never arrived to pick up her toddler from the babysitter. The Black & Missing Foundation was created to highlight cases involving people of color that often don't get much news coverage.

By Matt Gray | For NJ.com

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N.J. has lost lots of power in Congress. Here’s how bad it’s gotten.

The Republican takeover of the U.S. House in the 2022 midterms diminished the clout of the state's congressional delegation.

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

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