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May 5, 2022

New Jersey Politics

New Jersey Marijuana

Oversight hearing over delayed opening of N.J. legal weed market set for next week

New Jersey legal weed sales began April 21, and continue at 12 dispensaries across the state.

By Suzette Parmley | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Better late than never? Murphy will celebrate with a much-delayed inaugural ball.

Tickets for the black-tie event run $300, according to New Jersey Forward’s website. It’s a non-profit group that can keep its donors hidden.

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Essex

Corporate home buyers raising rents and prices in Newark, report says; city vows action

A Rutgers study found that nearly half the 2,500 single or multi-family homes bought in Newark from 2017-2020 were by corporate investors.

By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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News

Stay in N.J. and we’ll give NYC companies a tax break to move here, congressman tells commuters

A North Jersey Congressman who's opposed New York's congestion price plan urged workers to continue working from home while wooing employers with tax breaks to come to N.J.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J.’s strong record protecting abortion rights has spanned decades. Advocates say it can do more.

Forty years ago, the N.J. Supreme Court ruled “the right to choose whether to have an abortion ... a fundamental right of all pregnant women."

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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News

Shoppers caught unprepared, but some show support for N.J.’s new plastic bag ban

Shoppers had a mixed bag of reactions to new restrictions against giving out or selling plastic bags and Styrofoam products.

By Steven Rodas | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Jackie Roman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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