NJ Vindicator
Booker vows legislative action after U.S. Supreme Court sides with Monsanto
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he will push legislation to reverse a U.S. Supreme Court decision that shields pesticide manufacturers from certain state-law liability claims involving glyphosate,…
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13mTrade group urges NJ lawmakers to divert $100 million from home care to nursing homes
As budget negotiations wind down, the Health Care Association of New Jersey is lobbying to shift $100 million from home- and community-based services to nursing homes, a proposal a state watchdog calls a "money grab."
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3mAppeals court upholds arbitration in Rutgers employee's flu vaccine firing
Court: grievance challenges firing, not Rutgers' influenza vaccine policy
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8mNJ appeals court upholds comptroller subpoena in College Achieve charter school investigation
Ruling says Comptroller can subpoena records from private companies that manage publicly funded charter schools
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11mThe nuclear energy gamble: Higher electric bills for dirty energy
Proposed legislation would expand subsidies for small modular reactors despite unresolved questions about cost, safety, waste disposal, and taxpayer liability.
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2mNJ immigrant advocacy group condemns Supreme Court rulings on TPS and asylum
A New Jersey immigrant advocacy organization is condemning two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that clear the way for the Trump administration to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and restrict access to asylum at the U.S. border. In a pair of 6-3 decisions issued Thursday, the court allowed the administration to end...