YES! I MEAN NO! — "Did Murphy's office order corruption probe into fired official? State says yes, then no, lawyer alleges," by NJ Advance Media's Ted Sherman :"A former high-ranking Health Department official who took New Jersey to court after he was fired at the height of the pandemic says lawyers for the state revealed 'someone in the Governor's Office' ordered a corruption investigation targeting him. But a lawyer for the former official said that admission was allegedly retracted just after Gov. Phil Murphy's former chief counsel, Matt Platkin, became acting attorney general this week."
PUTTING THE HIGHER IN EDUCATION — " Rutgers releases first-of-its-kind report on impact of weed legalization in N.J.," by NJ Advance Media's Suzette Parmley: "A first-of-its-kind study made public on Monday by the New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University hopes to answer such questions and provide a starting point for cannabis research. A first-of-its-kind study made public on Monday by the New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University hopes to answer such questions and provide a starting point for cannabis research … The data includes a hard look at cannabis legalization's impact on law enforcement patterns. The study shows a snapshot of present-day usage and law-enforcement measures across age, racial, and gender lines. Some of the most glaring racial disparities occurred within the legal system, according to the study. The number of Black residents arrested for selling marijuana was more than five times higher than white residents. Black residents were four times as likely to be arrested for possession … The Rutgers study also gauges youth attitudes toward marijuana — from medical and behavioral health factors to learning and social adjustment. Among the issues being examined include suicide rates, number of people entering treatment facilities for marijuana addiction, and graduation and college matriculation rates in light of cannabis legalization." LEGALIZE DOGS! — "Service dogs are allowed everywhere disabled people go. N.J. lawmakers want to make sure everyone knows," by NJ Advance Media's Susan K. Livio: "A legally blind man walked into a deli in Essex County to buy a sandwich in 2013, only to be told by an employee that the customer's service dog wasn't allowed. The man sued for discrimination, and in a settlement negotiated by the state Division on Civil Rights, the customer received $1,500. The restaurant owner, while not admitting to any wrongdoing, was ordered to train employees on the legal acceptance of guide dogs. The unfortunate episode is part of the inspiration behind a bill that a state Assembly committee approved Monday that would require employers in New Jersey to train their workers on the legal rights of people with disabilities who rely on service dogs. 'Unfortunately, some businesses remain unclear about state regulations protecting New Jersey's disabled residents who require service dogs. These animals are not pets,' Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, D-Essex, one of the bill's sponsors, said in a statement after the vote Monday." PORT DOESN'T RESPECT BOLLWAGE'S AUTHORITY — Bollwage, Cryan join forum protesting Port Authority deal with Amazon, by POLITICO's Daniel O'Connor: Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage joined officials from several community organizations at an online forum Tuesday to criticize a deal between Amazon and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that would allow the company to build a shipping hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. Bollwage said he was not made aware of the plans for the airport, part of which is located in Elizabeth, until after the Port Authority had voted to approve the deal. The Port Authority operates the airport. "I have a problem whenever the Port Authority decides to build on property and then not provide tax rebates to the surrounding communities," Bollwage said. CIATTA-REALLY, JACK? — "81% turnout! But, no women or blacks need vote," by Anjali Mehrotra for InsiderNJ: "Jack Ciattarelli would like the modern election system to take inspiration from the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. The failed 2021 GOP gubernatorial candidate's (extremely) hot take that the 81% turnout achieved in 1860 holds valuable lessons for today's legislators is egregious. It overlooks the fact over half the voting age population — women or people of color — did not even factor into that calculation. While I feel his pain regarding voter turnout in 2021, he also ignores what political insiders know well — that turnout in a presidential election year is always higher than off years." HOUSING — "New Jersey courts 'struggling' to fairly apply eviction law, advocates claim," by NJ Spotlight News' Brenda Flanagan: "A coalition of 20 advocates has filed an amicus legal brief that argues many New Jersey courts are making mistakes in eviction cases, because they're 'struggling to understand' a new statute, said attorney Catherine Weiss of the Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest. The statute was designed to protect tenants who fell behind on rent during the pandemic. 'If a court doesn't pay attention, then the tenant stands at very great risk of eviction whether or not the papers that were filed meet legal standards,' Weiss said. The brief states, '…the number of procedural mistakes in this case could lead litigants to assume that evictions can and will go forward regardless of the rules.'" —"Decades-old racist covenants on property deeds have lasting effect in New Jersey," by News 12 New Jersey's Brian Donohue : "Occasionally, New Jersey residents who attempt to sell their homes make a surprising discovery in the deeds and paperwork filed decades ago — a disturbing reminder of the history of discrimination faced by African Americans and other minorities. In 1940, former River Edge Mayor John Pell Zabrisek and his brother were selling a large section of their 100-acre family farm to home developers. In the paperwork for the sale, a clause reads: 'No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or lot' except domestic servants." THEY'RE ALL RIGGED IF THE CANDIDATE YOU SUPPORT DOESN'T WIN — "N.J. could have 15 Election Days this year," by New Jersey Globe's David Wildstein : "The number of Election Days in New Jersey is astonishing: it could be fifteen this year, more or less, depending on the circumstances. Elections in 2022 started on January 25 when nine school districts across the state held special school referendums to approve capital project and improvement spending. That's one of four special school board Election Days throughout the year, along with March 8, October 4 — the Commissioner of Education approved moving the September election to October this year — and December 13." —Lisa Swain: " We cheapen the grief of the Holocaust by conjuring Nazi tyranny — it must stop" —Roy Freiman: "Assemblyman: Here's how $600M will benefit the taxpayer" —Pizarro: "Phil Murphy and Platkin factor" —"'A real crisis': License backlogs in some states are preventing health care workers from seeing patients" —"NJ sees holiday tax collection surge ahead of potential spring slump" —" Who is responsible when a nursing home is providing poor care? Sometimes it's hard to find out" —"The O'Toole Chronicles: In the tank"
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