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The biggest roadblock for NJ getting everyone to drive EVs
Affordability and charging access remain the biggest obstacles to consumer acceptance of electric vehicles and the government’s ambitious transition targets.
New Jersey affordable housing plans face blowback
A New Jersey proposal to expand affordable housing is facing pushback amid concerns that it would set unreasonable mandates on many local governments.
Opioid crisis in Pennsylvania ‘not a situation that can be solved by the police’
Treating drug addiction is two-fold: one part is law enforcement reducing the supply and another is getting addicts the help they need to recover.
Report: New Jersey, New York, among top states with unfunded liabilities
New Jersey has a larger unfunded liability for post-employment benefits other than pensions than any other state, according to a new report.
Electric car mandate? What 120 dealerships from NJ are saying
Nearly 4,500 dealerships representing all major auto manufacturing brands from every state recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to “tap the brakes” on his proposed electric vehicle mandate based on a lack of consumer demand.
New Jersey lowers standards for teacher certification
New Jersey Gov. Murphy has signed a bill eliminating a requirement for teachers.
Pennsylvania considering ways to totally transform dead shopping malls
(The Center Square) — Today’s decrepit shopping malls may become tomorrow’s mixed-use communities.
Making the conversion happen, though, could be driven by state grants, tax abatements and credits.
A proposed bill, House Bill 1799, would create tax credits and abatements, a grant program, and an outreach program to encourage redevelopment of decrepit shopping malls into mixed-use areas of housing
Did NJ veterans die because of Murphy administration? Calls for investigation
New Jersey Republicans want lawmakers to investigate the findings of a recent report claiming the state violated residents' constitutional rights at two state-run veterans homes.
Murphy signs new law aimed at protecting free speech in NJ
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill that will make it easier for state judges to dismiss frivolous civil lawsuits seeking to intimidate or silence detractors.