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Police licensing bill flies through the Senate, Assembly

Ken Serrano Asbury Park Press A bill to establish the licensing of police officers in New Jersey cleared the Senate and Assembly on...

Police licensing program is ‘a powerful step in the right direction’

By Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent | July 5, 2022 | Law & Public Safety, More Issues But some advocates want more diversity in police...

Expungement of marijuana convictions slowed by bottlenecks

By BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | OCTOBER 10, 2022 | SOCIAL, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY Some advocates would like expungement of...

Advocacy groups, N.J. lawmakers decry lack of transparency in American Rescue Plan funding process

By Tennyson Donyéa August 2, 2022 File photo: The State Capitol in Trenton (Alan Tu/WHYY) New Jersey still has $1.4 billion from the...

Faith leaders must help desegregate New Jersey’s schools | Opinion

Updated: Aug. 24, 2022, 3:03 p.m.|Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 3:30 p.m. By: Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer The Rev. Dr. Charles Franklin Boyer is...

Groups urge Murphy to sign bill aimed at boosting Black home ownership and closing wealth gap

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The bill would let people who bid on a foreclosed home put 3.5% cash down — opposed to the 20%...

Key ruling on school segregation case still pending

DAVID CRUZ, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR | SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 | EDUCATION, SOCIAL A study found NJ’s schools are some of the...

Passing cannabis banking reform is an act of faith

By Rev. Charles F. Boyer, Pastor, and Rev. DeForest Soaries. PUBLISHED: November 1, 2022 at 5:58 p.m. | UPDATED: November 1, 2022 at 6:29...

Will new center transform maternal health in Trenton?

Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent | October 25, 2022 | Health Care, Social Youth mentorship and violence prevention programs will also...

Replacing its police force has brought Camden, N.J., more peace but lingering questions...

ADRIAN MORROWU.S. CORRESPONDENT CAMDEN, N.J. PUBLISHED AUGUST 22, 2022 Nine years ago, a U.S. community with soaring violent crime rates...