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TRENTON, N.J. — A bill that would have prohibited background checks from containing criminal records under expungement was blocked by Governor Phil Murphy today. Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed …

Newark, NJ – Last night, two Newark police officers were gunned down in the line of duty, one dead, one critical, allegedly by a 14-year-old shooter, in a chilling incident …

YONKERS, N.Y. — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday the successful conclusion of an eight-year oversight agreement with the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), marking significant improvements in the department’s policies, …

TRENTON, NJ – Criminal justice reform in New Jersey has not only been dangerous, but damaging to the real victims of violent crimes throughout the state. Now, a bill in …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ—Memorial Day weekend was chaotic at the Jersey Shore, not the best way to start the summer tourism season that depends heavily on families. Instead of images of …

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has expressed strong opposition to recent legislative efforts to reform the state’s Open Public Records Act. Ed Potosnak, Executive …

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bumper reforms package Mexico’s president stitched together in the dying days of his presidency may fizzle in the legislature but it points …

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a groundbreaking bill that aims to overhaul the state’s approach to affordable housing. The proposed legislation seeks to abolish the Council on …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday said it was launching the most major reforms to disaster management relief in two decades as climate change-driven extreme weather …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei has issued a decree calling for extraordinary sessions to speed up reforms, reinstate the tax on salaries abolished by the previous government, …

By Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – At least 15,000 people demonstrated in Slovakia’s capital on Tuesday as protests grew against plans of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government to fast-track criminal …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will discuss changes to the EU’s fiscal rules on Thursday and Friday to reach a deal or bring positions closer …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand’s new government will introduce legislation to reform the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s mandate and lift a ban on the sale of cigarettes to future …

By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – The EU is falling behind Britain in tapping into savers’ money to boost the stock market, despite reforms in continental Europe being a …

TIRANA (Reuters) – The European Union wants to bring six Western Balkan countries closer to membership of the bloc but wants them first to implement reform and create their own …

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Tunisia reached a preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund a year ago on a $1.9 billion loan programme, but 12 months later …

By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is pushing the World Bank and regional multilateral development banks to complete work on new rules for leveraging shareholder …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it sees some signs of stabilization in China’s economy from recent data, but believes the country can accelerate growth over the …

TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn is spearheading a legislative effort aimed at averting a crisis in New Jersey’s child care sector, set to worsen after federal pandemic support ends …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has limited room for further monetary policy easing, and it should pursue structural reforms such as encouraging entrepreneurs rather than counting on macroeconomic policies to revive …

By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s annual economic growth rate slowed to 2.51% in the second quarter, data showed on Friday, hurt by a fall in oil production amid …