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Cannabist Cultivation Workers Ratify 1st Union Contract in New Jersey
Cannabis Business Times
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July 2, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE] – EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J., July 2, 2025 – United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 152 members at The Cannabist Co. (f/k/a Columbia Care) cannabis cultivation facility in Vineland, N.J., ratified their first union...
New Jersey bill would raise age limit for pediatric long-term care to 26
Shore News Network
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June 30, 2025
28 TRENTON, N.J. — A bipartisan group of New Jersey senators has introduced a bill that would raise the maximum age for residents in pediatric long-term care facilities from 19 to 26. Senate Bill 4090, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Paul D....
New Jersey to Provide Social Services Coordinators to Defendants on Pre-trial Release
Shore News Network
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July 1, 2025
14 TRENTON, N.J. — A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature would allow counties to appoint a pretrial release coordinator tasked with connecting eligible criminal defendants to social services and public assistance programs while...
ProBio Establishes Hopewell, New Jersey, Gene Therapy Operations
Area Development
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July 2, 2025
Related Research ProBio, a contract development and manufacturing organization, has established operations in Hopewell, New Jersey. The project is expected to create 110 jobs. The company’s new 128,000-square-foot Cell and Gene Therapy Center of...
New Jersey Lawmakers Choose Cuts Over Fair Taxes in New Budget
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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New Jersey Lawmakers Choose Cuts Over Fair Taxes in New Budget TRENTON, NJ — Facing a critical choice, New Jersey lawmakers passed a budget that prioritizes spending cuts and tax breaks instead of raising new, fair revenue from those most able to...
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget We are deeply disappointed in this year’s budget. It marks the eighth consecutive year of overspending and continues to show a troubling lack of focus on growing New...
Mike Pierre on uniting the Caribbean diaspora through New Jersey festivals
Haitian Times
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July 2, 2025
Overview: Haitian American event producer Mike Pierre discusses how his upbringing and culture influence his efforts to unite the Caribbean diaspora through the NJ Jerk Festival and One Love Music Festival in Newark. He shares his journey from...
In Budget Crunch, New Jersey Strips Clean Energy Fund in Near-Record ‘Raid’
Inside Climate News
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July 2, 2025
For the 17th year in a row, the New Jersey Legislature diverted tens of millions of dollars meant for clean energy investments to plug shortfalls in their general state budget. On Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the fiscal year 2026...
Medicaid, food aid recipients in NC & US worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 3, 2025
By Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter, and DAVID A. LIEB & GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Supporters of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Congress has sent to President Donald Trump say the changes to Medicaid,...
101 Mobility of Central New Jersey Celebrates Grand Opening with Mayor Wahler and Chamber of Commerce
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 101 Mobility of Central New Jersey officially marked the opening of its new location with a vibrant ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Mayor Brian Wahler of Piscataway, members of the local Chamber...
In Governor’s Race, Sherrill Holds Edge Over Ciattarelli With New Jersey Voters, but Gap Narrows on Economic Issues
Rutgers University - New Jersey
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Enthusiasm is high for both candidates, yet Sherrill is seen as more moderate; half say Trump is a “major factor” in voting choice NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (July 2, 2025) – As the fall campaign season officially kicks off, congresswoman and Democratic...
Protesters stage die-in at New Jersey Statehouse over opioid settlement funds
The Trentonian - New Jersey
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July 2, 2025
Dozens of harm reduction specialists and public health advocates staged a die-in at the New Jersey Statehouse Monday as lawmakers voted to divert $45 million in opioid settlement funds to four hospital systems. The protesters lay on a hallway...
Trump's tax cuts vs. healthcare fallout: Will the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' backfire in 2026 midterms?
Firstpost
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July 5, 2025
Barack Obama had the Affordable Care Act. Joe Biden pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, President Donald Trump is staking his legacy on sweeping tax cuts. Like his predecessors’ landmark policies, Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is...
Now is Time to Reckon with New Jersey’s And Princeton’s Legacies of Racial injustice
Town Topics Newspaper - New Jersey
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July 2, 2025
To the Editor: The New Jersey Reparations Council’s report “For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey,” released on Juneteenth this year, offers a clear reckoning with our state’s overlooked history of...
Free Agency Day One Roundup For the New Jersey Devils
All About The Jersey - New Jersey
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July 2, 2025
Free Agency Frenzy was not so much of a frenzy this year, with teams worried about being penalized for tampering after Bill Daly sent them memo after memo warning them about making contact with free agents before the beginning of the negotiation...
Founding Monster Magnet drummer/bassist Tim Cronin dead at 63
Louder
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July 9, 2025
Tim Cronin, a founding member of Monster Magnet, has died, aged 63. Cronin had been diagnosed earlier this year with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), an incurable neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was an...
Rutgers student volunteers offer preventative health screenings across New Jersey
South Middlesex Times - New Jersey
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July 1, 2025
Rutgers University students, including pharmacy majors and pre-med undergraduates, are offering health screenings across New Jersey. These efforts, coordinated by the Rutgers Health Service Corps, focus on community service alongside academic...
Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov signs with New Jersey Devils in free agency
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov is heading to a new team. The right winger, who spent the last 2.5 seasons in Dallas, signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, the team announced. Dadonov had his most successful...
Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump
Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Supporters of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Congress has sent to President Donald Trump say the changes to Medicaid, food aid and other programs will encourage personal responsibility and halt those...
State troopers rescue dog from tidal waters in Elizabeth
News 12 New Jersey
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Two New Jersey state troopers rescued a dog from the Arthur Kill in Elizabeth on Saturday. State police say that troopers Michael Buchell and Shane McClaffery were called for a report of a distressed dog in the water near the Elizabeth Marina....