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S-2703 New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act
A-4497 New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act
Dec. 14, 2018. NJ.Com: NJ Mayors Want Higher Taxes on Marijuana
Dec. 15, 2018: NJ.Com-NJ Lawmakers won't vote on legal weed this year
Dec. 12, 2018. NJTV News: Expungement debate threatens to hold up marijuana legalization
January 7, 2019 WNYC News NJ Towns Buck Marijuana Legalization
April 23, 2020 NJBIZ: Majority of NJ residents say they’ll vote for marijuana legalization in November
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Cities Go Digital to Survive the New Normal
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How coronavirus is disrupting US waste and recycling
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NLC: Childcare Providers, Critical Personnel, and Coronavirus
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Why Phil Murphy really wants to raise the sale tax, and why he froze state spending, June 7, 2018, nj.com
Opinion: Energy taxes belong to New Jersey Towns, January 14, 2013
Bernards Township Wants Its Money Back - Basking Ridge Patch, May 15, 2012
Trenton hoards money that should provide property tax relief April 16, 2012
Mayors to Christie: Time to give us our money back March 1, 2012
East Windsor and Hamilton Mayors: Time for state to pay up February 16, 2012
Mayors want legislature to restore energy tax receipts, NJ Globe, June 27, 2022
Lawmakers Advance Measures to Ease NJ Property Taxes, NJ Spotlight, May 16, 2019
Here’s one way the state can reduce our property taxes, NJ Star Ledger, April 28, 2022
South Orange Wants Energy Tax Money Restored, TAPintoSOMA, March 3, 2022
Two proposals to relieve property tax burden moving through NJ Legislature, WHYY, February 2, 2022
Evesham endorses legislation to lower property taxes, The Trentonian, March 21, 2022
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“N.J. leaders seek to raise $100K to help crisis in Puerto Rico,” article by Karen Yi for NJ Advance Media
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Brave New World For Local Governments: No 2% Salary Caps for Cops, Firefighters, NJ Spotlight article by John Reitmeyer, Aug. 1, 2019
Municipalities weigh options for future labor deals, NJTV News report by David Cruz, July 31, 2019
How Lack of Arbitration cap is Reshaping Police Contract Talks, New Jersey 101.5 article by Michael Symons July 31, 2019
"In high-tax NJ, pay-hike cap for cops, firefighters, a hot issue” article by Michaelle Bond from The Philadelphia Inquirer October 18, 2017
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Editorial: Trenton plotting sellout to police, fire unions (app.com) October 9, 2017
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