News Around New Jersey
Top Stories
Top Stories
-
Bill That Would Force Telemarketers to Explain Why They're Calling in ...
-
Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs in New Jersey Receive $10 Million ...
-
Gov. Murphy Announces Expanded Eligibility for NJ FamilyCare Health Care ...
-
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to Critical Reproductive ...
-
Gov. Phil Murphy Delivers 2023 State of the State, Says New Jersey is Moving in ...
-
Bill to Speed Up Construction Permitting Process Signed by Governor
Bill That Would Force Telemarketers to Explain Why They're Calling in 30 Seconds Advances in Trenton
By TAPINTO STAFF
January 27, 2023TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.
“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.
The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.
“These innovative violence ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy came to Morristown to highlight the expanded eligibility for the NJ FamilyCare health care coverage as part of the “Cover All Kids” campaign. As of January 1, 2023, children under the age of 19 whose families meet income eligibility requirements are now able to obtain Medicaid coverage regardless of their immigration status.
NJ FamilyCare ...
TRENTON — Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to further the State’s ongoing efforts to secure and expand access to reproductive health care. The bill (S-275) will allow New Jersey pharmacists to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives to patients without requiring a prescription.
Patients are typically unable to access self-administered hormonal contraceptives, ...
TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going.
"We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — forward."
Republicans aren't so sure.
"Despite the ...
ELIZABETH — Governor Phil Murphy signed A573, which makes several changes to the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Act designed to speed up the construction permitting process. The bill codifies a three-day construction inspection turnaround from the date of the requested inspection and allows for developers to contract with private on-site inspection agencies if local construction officials ...
TRENTON, NJ — Students in New Jersey, from kindergarten to 12th grade, will soon learn about how to spot misinformation online.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday that directs the Department of Education to create guidelines on media information literacy. New Jersey will be the first state in the nation to do so.
“It is our responsibility to ensure our nation’s ...
