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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.
September 20, 2022 · 6abc.com
NJ Senator Looking to Amend Bag Ban Law to Help Online Grocery Shoppers
NJ SEED: The law of unintended consequences is alive and well in the Garden State. It seems perfectly reasonable to a bureaucrat that “reusable” bags...
September 13, 2022 · 6abc.com
US Marks 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks
NJ SEED: For an all-too-brief moment following the tragic events of September 11, 2001 the nation was united. May that spirit of unity once again...
September 13, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Get Ready to Pay More for Heat - NJ signs off on big jump in natural gas prices
NJ SEED: The author of the article correctly notes the impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having on global energy price and accessibility. He...
September 13, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Vocational Schools Report Uptick in Interest as Traditional College Gets Pricier
NJ SEED: After decades of persuasion that everyone must have a college education, the ever-rising cost of a four degree is driving more students to...
September 13, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Towns Welcome ‘Guidance’ on Handling Warehouse Boom
NJ SEED: Be careful what you wish for.” For decades NJ citizens have been told to avoid “smokestack industries” in favor of “clean” industry. By...
September 13, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Lower Hackensack River Named NJ’s 115th Superfund Site
NJ SEED: Superfund, aka CERCLA - The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, was pushed through Congress by (then)...
September 6, 2022 · state.nj.us
Treasury Announces Gas Tax Rate Will Decrease by 1.0 Cent Effective October 1
NJ SEED: The formula to guarantee essential funding to the Transportation Trust Fund while not overtaxing motorists for this purpose appears to be...
September 6, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Push On to Redevelop Unused Government Properties
NJ SEED: A pilot project with real promise to help revitalize for constructive use properties abandoned or underutilized by government entities, is a...
September 6, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Gateway Tunnel Delayed Once Again — And Cost Rises
NJ SEED: Since Gov. Christie tried to kill the Gateway Tunnel project 12 years ago, it refused to die. Just when it looked like it would become a...
September 6, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Costumed advocates float the argument for more river cleanup
NJ SEED: Dressing up in costumes – the sillier the better – and floating down a river in plastic flamingos is sure to attract media attention. It...
August 26, 2022 · nj.gov
Statement from Governor Murphy on Senator Ronald Rice's Retirement from the New Jersey Senate
August 26, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
Gas Utility Figures to Spend More than $500M to Replace 300 Miles of Old Pipes
NJ SEED: It’s not just water pipes that need replacing. Billions and billions of dollars will be needed to replace and upgrade the state’s...
August 26, 2022 · state.nj.us
Governor Murphy Highlights State Investments in Local Communities, Infrastructure with Visit to Paterson
August 26, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
NJ’s Small Share of Lead Pipe Replacement Funding ‘Unacceptable’
NJ SEED: Replacing and upgrading NJ’s aging underground infrastructure is long overdue and it doesn’t get less expensive with each passing year of...
August 26, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
What Does Slowing Housing Market Mean for Buyers and Sellers in NJ?
NJ SEED: A recession in the housing market will have a profound negative impact on many other sectors of the NJ economy.
August 17, 2022 · nj.gov
Murphy Administration Drives Toward Zero Transportation Emissions Future with $10.8 Million Investment
August 17, 2022 · njspotlightnews.org
NJ Readies for Green Future but Say Little About Costs
NJ SEED: January 27, 2020 the Murphy Administration unveiled the NJ Energy Master Plan, which put forth key strategies to reach the Administration’s...
August 17, 2022 · patch.com
Jersey Shore Spot Is One Of Most Expensive Summer Destinations: Survey
NJ SEED: The good news is that by finding one of NJ’s fine beach locations to be among the nation’s best and most expensive acknowledges that the...