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The second-term Democrat’s record $53 billion budget plan also calls for the renewal of the ANCHOR property tax relief program and the expansion of the Senior Freeze property tax relief program.
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Murphy also announced initiatives he said will positively impact communities of color across the state.
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Newark, the state’s largest city and a significant cultural hub, has a tree canopy cover of about 4%, while Montclair and Livingston have 39% and 42% canopy cover.
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New Jersey's governor said the move would help revitalize downtown districts across the state after the pandemic took a toll on the local restaurant scene.
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The injunction follows a lawsuit from gun rights groups challenging the constitutionality of a rule that makes it illegal to carry a handgun in several “sensitive places.”
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A new law, passed with bipartisan support, requires the Board of Education to create statewide information literacy standards, and students will be required to learn the skills needed to assess information from a variety of sources.
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The new law gets rid of the “justifiable need” standard that severely limited who could obtain a permit to carry. It also imposes higher fees for permits and applications, and requires people who obtain a carry permit to purchase liability insurance.
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Some gun owners in historically marginalized communities, where reports of gun-related crimes are among the highest in the state, think the new regulations could further put their neighborhoods at risk.
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The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission unanimously approved rules related to public consumption areas at a December meeting. The public now has two months to provide comment.
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Allison Chris Myers, a Navy veteran, will oversee the state’s Civil Services Commission