By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
TRENTON – Bring em’ on. The more gun restrictions in New Jersey, the better. And that’s why we should also welcome seven new gun laws the governor signed yesterday. Let’s now celebrate that people must actually learn how to fire a gun before getting a gun permit. New Jersey is also banning 50 caliber weapons, making it easier to sue gun manufacturers and dealers, ...
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
TRENTON – With the state budget signed and the governor heading off to his Italian villa on vacation, it’s time to catch up on all that was missed. Hmm. Here’s one, from the pile: New Jerseyans who buy electric cars receive a nice gift from the state, up to $5,000 off the purchase or lease, besides not having to pay sales tax. Very generous, thank you. But now the state is ...
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
**The Jaffe Briefing will be on break, returning Tuesday, July 5**
TRENTON – As media tries to chip away at the new $50.6 billion state budget in the final hours before lawmakers adopt the plan and flee Trenton for the holiday, Politico is focusing on line items related to public schools. Despite the overflowing coffers, the state’s public schools will remain underfunded by $600 ...
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
TRENTON – There’s no clever angle to describe what’s happened to Roe v. Wade. Let’s just localize it for New Jersey, with confirmation from Gov. Phil Murphy that a woman’s right to decide what to do with her own body is safe in this state, for now. The governor said: “it is incumbent that we do more to fully secure reproductive rights and ensure ...
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
TRENTON – So, it looks like New Jersey has a budget that Democrats can live with: a $50.6 billion spending plan with no additional taxes, a $6 billion rainy-day fund and a full payment for the underfunded pension system, Politico reports. The highlights – thanks to this unprecedented amount of surplus funds and tax receivables – ensures the state will have the largest stockpile ...
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
TRENTON – Gun control may not be in the national headlines today, yet there needs to be a constant drumbeat to force lawmakers to act before the next crisis. So, let’s push it to the forefront, celebrating that the Assembly advanced a package of bills yesterday to further tighten the state’s firearms laws. These proposed bills are not yet before Gov. Phil Murphy for signature, ...
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By TAPINT NEW BRUNSWICK
June 26, 2022NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers will implement flexible work arrangements for employees as part of a new extensive program that draws from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rutgers Future of Work initiative, announced last week by President Jonathan Holloway, builds on the flexibility and innovation that kept the university operating throughout the pandemic.
“Managing the ...
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 6, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Township police arrested a North Jersey man who allegedly stole a South Amboy police car, crashed it twice into other vehicles, then reportedly tried several times to carjack another vehicle on Route 1, authorities said.
Jamil T. Robinson, 28, of Paterson, is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center on charges of receiving stolen property, assault by ...
By EZRA HELFAND
July 6, 2022he Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Veterans Affairs, are moving to a 3-digit dialing code as a way to strengthen and expand the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Beginning July 16, 2022, people can access the Lifeline via 988 or by the 10-digit number (which will not ...