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Brookdale Professor’s Rant Against Conservative Student Goes Viral

A New Jersey community college is investigating why a professor shouted the F-word at a student in an incident that was caught on camera. The student identifies as politically conservative, and the incident has sparked complaints about the college as a liberal atmosphere where alternative political viewpoints are not tolerated. During a Sociology 105, Intercultural Communication…

Controversial nuclear bailout is headed to Murphy’s desk. Rates could go up

After months of debate, the legislature passed a controversial bill to give the state’s largest utility company hundreds of millions of dollars through a new subsidy that will be paid by Garden State utility customers. The bill, A3724, has come under fire from environmental groups and consumer advocates. It provides a $300 million per year subsidy…

Shore Sheriff Stands Firm: ‘We Will Not Voluntarily Become a Sanctuary County’

Sheriff Bob Nolan of Cape May County, New Jersey, has been on the job for fewer than 80 days — but as a seasoned law enforcement professional of , he hit the ground running. Nolan and the Cape May County freeholders have united in their opposition to becoming a sanctuary state, as New Jersey’s Democrat Gov.…

Lakewood fraud amnesty offer gets 159 takers who will repay $2.2M

The Medicaid fraud amnesty program offered to Ocean County residents after 26 people were arrested last summer in a massive sweep has resulted in consent agreements with 159 residents who will repay $2.2 million, state officials announced Tuesday. The announcement comes more than three months after the Dec. 12 deadline to enter the Ocean County Recipient…

A new legal weed plan allows for hundreds of dispensaries across N.J.

A state lawmaker has unveiled a plan to legalize marijuana that would permit hundreds of dispensaries across New Jersey and would allow people to grow a small number of plants at home. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer, quietly introduced the bill last week after months of speculation about when it would drop and what it would contain.…

More Money Murphy Proposes $242 Million Increase to NJ Transit

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $37.4 billion budget plows $242 million more into NJ Transit, but advocates said it was unclear if it would avoid a possible fare increase. Added funding for the agency’s operations would be in addition to $141 million allocated in the fiscal year 2018 budget for a total of $383 million for NJ…

Murphy’s Uber New Tax Increase Plan Includes Tax on Uber

Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled an ambitious progressive agenda Tuesday when he pulled back the curtain on his $37.4 billion state budget proposal. The spending plan is a $2.7 billion jump over the state’s last budget signed by former Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican. Murphy, a Democrat, wants to, among other things, fully fund schools and the…

Murphy Makes Good on Tax Increase Promises by Raising Sales Tax in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy is set Tuesday to unveil his first state budget proposal that will include more than $1.5 billion in new revenue from taxes and closing loopholes, including a small spike in the state’s sale tax, NJ Advance Media has learned. The extra revenue would also come from a proposed millionaires tax, closures of corporate…

AG must fork over $1.3M to former detective who filed whistleblower suit

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office will have to abide by the terms of a $1.3 million settlement it agreed to in order to end a whistleblower suit from a former detective. The New Jersey Law Journal reported that the office had agreed to pay the amount in January but then tried to set additional requirements…

You’ve been smacked with $1B in surprise medical bills, Jersey. Now lawmakers are acting.

An Assembly panel approved legislation Monday its supporters said would protect patients from getting socked with bills from out-of-network doctors and hospitals — a $1 billion problem lawmakers have failed to settle for nearly a decade. The legislation would protect thousands of New Jerseyans covered by state-regulated health plans from “balance-billing,” or paying what an insurance…

As Trump ends Obamacare individual mandate, N.J.’s stepping in to reinstate it

A state Senate panel Monday backed legislation that requires New Jerseyans to buy insurance or pay a fee — a mandate the Trump administration will end in 2019. The move is a step toward protecting the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The federal landmark health care law requires…

Toy Hand Grenade Causes Alarm in Seaside Park

A call of a possible explosive device that caused emergency personnel to flood the 7th Avenue Beach in Seaside Park on Sunday was prompted by a toy hand grenade, authorities said. Seaside Park spokesman Cpl. Steve Shadiack said the Ocean County Radio Room at 12:50 p.m. received a call that what appeared to be a hand…