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March 5, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Coronavirus

Third stimulus check update: Here’s how many N.J. residents would now get nothing under new plan for $1,400 payments

Senate Democrats plan to lower the threshold for getting direct payments under the coronavirus stimulus bill.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Coronavirus

Fight on N.J. nursing home crisis turns political: ‘If this was an animal shelter, there would be an uproar.’

The minority Republicans hold their own hearings on a long-promised post-mortem on what happened.

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Murphy appoints new members to chiropractor board after it reinstates license of convicted sex offender

All of the current board members are "holdovers" from previous administrations and the governor vowed to make changes.

By Karin Price Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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‘Bruce Springsteen Day’ could soon be a thing in N.J.

The state Legislature is considering a bill to designate the musician's Sept. 23 birthday as "Bruce Springsteen Day."

By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Booker pushing new policing bill in Senate as House responds to George Floyd killing

The House passed legislation to ban chokeholds, stop racial profiling and limit the use of deadly force.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Rights of LGBTQ residents in nursing homes will be protected under new N.J. law

The law prohibits long-term care facilities from denying admission, transferring, discharging, or evicting residents, as well as denying service, medical care, or other reasonable accommodations.

By Sophie Nieto-Munoz | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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