Appeals court upholds arbitration in Rutgers employee's flu vaccine firing

NJ 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

The 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.

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, the active ingredient in Roundup. Booker made the remarks during a virtual press conference on Thursday hosted by 314 Action and Protect Our Care, following the court’s...

NJ 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...

Federal judge dismisses sanctuary city lawsuit; Bhalla urges local action

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging sanctuary policies in Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark and Paterson, prompting Assemblyman Ravi Bhalla to call on more New Jersey municipalities to adopt local protections for immigrants. U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit on Wednesday, finding that the federal government’s...