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Keeping New Jersey Informed. NJ SEED's weekly curated digest, received by members of the NJ Legislature, the NJ Congressional Delegation and key members of the Administration.

October 17, 2023 · nj.gov

Governor Murphy Establishes State Artificial Intelligence Task Force

NJ SEED: There are countless risks presented by AI and the effect it could have on our lives. Predictions of how AI could take over virtually every...

October 17, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Feds’ Clean-Energy Plans Include Hydrogen Hub Serving NJ and Its Neighbors

NJ SEED: If the proposed Hydrogen is indeed clean energy then a Mid- Atlantic Hub in New Jersey makes sense. The state is well situated with respect...

October 17, 2023 · newjerseyglobe.com

20% of All VBMs Already Returned

October 10, 2023 · nj.gov

Acting Governor Way Signs Joint Resolution Commemorating State Troopers Fraternal Association on 60th Anniversary

NJ SEED: The NJ State Police play a vital role in keeping New Jersey a safe place to work and live. The Troopers Association has represented the law...

October 10, 2023 · nj.gov

Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Revamping State Hazard Mitigation Team

October 10, 2023 · nj.gov

NorthJersey.com Op-Ed by New Jersey Economic Development Authority President and CEO Tim Sullivan - “We Have to Sustain New Jersey’s Economic Growth. This is How.”

NJ SEED: The state has done well with its comeback from the pandemic. The economy appears to be strong with wage increases keeping pace with...

October 10, 2023 · newjerseyglobe.com

106,114 Have Already Voted in N.J. Elections

NJ SEED: What was once Election Day has become Election Season and in NJ General Election each year is important. Important because those who we...

October 10, 2023 · nationalgeographic.com

Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? How The Holiday Has Been Shaped by Oppression

October 3, 2023 · nj.gov

New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Surpass $15 Per Hour Target Set by Gov. Murphy

NJ SEED: Congratulations to those NJ workers covered by the state’s minimum wage law. The minimum wage has nearly doubled in just over 5 ½ years...

October 3, 2023 · app.com

Our New Jersey Forests Are Not ‘in need of redevelopment’

NJ SEED: Commercial interests turn more and more to South Jersey’s open lands on which to expand. It’s a balance question. Do the state’s forested...

October 3, 2023 · 6abc.com

New Jersey Fishermen's Supreme Court Fight Against Government Monitors Could Have Ripple Effect

NJ SEED: NJ’s commercial fishing industry is not an industry on which SEED has been primarily focused. However, a US Supreme Court ruling in favor of...

October 3, 2023 · politico.com

Why is New Jersey So Corrupt? A Corruption Researcher Offers Some Answers

NJ SEED: “It’s a long-term process,” said Oguzhan Dincer, Director of Illinois State University’s Institute for Corruption Studies. In NJ, he...

September 26, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Prosecutor lays out case against Menendez on bribery, corruption charges

September 26, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Clean-Cars Plan Spurs Strong Testimony for and Against

NJ SEED: The DEP Commissioner suggests that there is no intention to ban gas-powered cars but once the government’s foot is in the door the record...

September 26, 2023 · newjerseyglobe.com

With Menendez Under Indictment, What’s Going to Happen to His Senate Seat?

NJ SEED: A common practice of New Jersey politicians announcing intentions to go for a perceived vacancy is alive and well for the 2025 US Senate...

September 26, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Administration Won’t Back Down on Clean-Energy Goals

NJ SEED: To most the goals may be worthy. To many the timeline to achieve them is not.

September 19, 2023 · nj.gov

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $960,000 to Support Construction Business Development in Newark, New Jersey

September 19, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Coalition Aims to Derail Move to Restrict New Sales of Fossil-Fuel Vehicles

NJ SEED: The cost of an EV mandate to be implemented in 12 years on top of an Energy Master Plan with potential consumer costs still not revealed...