The governor cited an increase in reported bear sightings and aggressive encounters. Opponents have said they intend to try to block the Dec. 5 hunt in court. Source: New York Times
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Rep. Andy Kim Is Re-elected in a New Jersey Swing District
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will return to Washington for a third term after a race that appeared to narrow in recent weeks. Source: New York Times
Teacher at Center of Hijab Uproar Sues Olympic Medalist for Defamation
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
After a New Jersey second-grader told her mother that her teacher had tried to pull off her hijab, the story went viral on social media. Source: New York Times
Hoping to Carry a Gun in New Jersey? You Might Need Insurance First
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
Legislative leaders are promoting some of the strictest firearms rules in the country, a response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned a New York law barring most people from carrying guns in public. Source: New York Times
14 Guards at New Jersey Women’s Prison Are Indicted Over Beatings in 2021 Raid
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
The guards entered the women’s cells to forcibly remove them. One woman was punched almost 30 times. Source: New York Times
Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
A long-debated project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Tightens Gun Laws After Latest Mass Shooting
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
The legislation, which Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Tuesday, comes amid a push by states with strict gun laws to work around a Supreme Court ruling aimed at dismantling them. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Stops New Jersey From Dissolving Watchdog Agency
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
New York officials object to their neighbor’s move to eliminate an agency that was created to keep organized crime off the local docks. Source: New York Times
30 Percent of N.Y.C. Cases Are Omicron BA.2, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
Overall cases have been ticking up, but remain far below the peak of the surge driven by BA.1 that started in December and retreated in January. Source: New York Times
Future of Agency Created to Keep Mob Off Docks Now Up to Supreme Court
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
New Jersey wants to dissolve a product of the “On the Waterfront” era. New York wants the country’s highest court to keep the bistate commission alive. Source: New York Times
Gov. Murphy Tones Down Liberal Message in Bid for Suburban Voters
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
In the first budget address of his second term, Gov. Philip Murphy responded to New Jersey voters’ discontent at a time of surging gas costs and high taxes. Source: New York Times
New York City public school children head to their first day of class without masks.
By Gotham Rex on March 7, 2022
Source: New York Times
New York City public-school children head to their first day of class without masks.
By Gotham Rex on March 7, 2022
Source: New York Times
New York Drops Indoor Mask Mandate, Easing Covid Rules
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
After a scare in November, New Jersey’s governor and other Democratic leaders held back-channel talks over lifting mandates and helping voters impatient with restrictions reclaim a sense of normalcy. Source: New York Times
Connecticut to End Statewide School Mask Mandate
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
As new Covid cases continue to recede, states are taking a closer look at their pandemic restrictions. Source: New York Times