The Cannabis Regulatory Commission yesterday approved seven medical operators who own 13 dispensaries to expand to the recreational market, after a false start last month.
SEX ED — Murphy ‘willing to entertain’ revising state sex education standards, by POLITICO’s Carly Sitrin: Two years after New Jersey’s bipartisan state Board of Education approved new student learning standards for health and physical education, conservatives are going to war over what’s being taught in the state’s public schools.
EmpowerNJ warns if all the new projects were approved, they could add some 37 million tons of greenhouse gases to the air — a rather stunning figure that represents nearly a 40 percent increase in emissions.
IS NOW AN ADVOCATE FOR PLASTIC BAGS — “Why are plastic bags so bad for New Jersey’s environment that we need a ban?” by The Asbury Park Press’ Amanda Oglesby: “Once the ban takes effect, most grocery stores will require shoppers to use or purchase reusable bags.
JERSEY GIRLS HAVE COMPLICATED FEELINGS ABOUT PUMPING THEIR OWN GAS — New Jerseyans not opposed to pumping their own gas — as long as there’s also a full-serve option, by POLITICO’s Matt Friedman: New Jerseyans are willing to allow self-serve gas within the state’s borders, with one big caveat: Full service must still be available.
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BRANDON NOT GOING — “‘Let’s Go Brand*n’ ends bid for NJ-4 GOP nomination after signatures fall below 200,” by New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein: “Robert Shapiro, a Republican congressional candidate running on the “Let’s Go Brand*n” slogan in New Jersey’s 4th district, won’t make the primary ballot.
The rock was removed by the state and taken to a lab in Piscataway for testing where it was determined there was no residual contamination, according to a May 7, 1997 letter from the DEP’s Division of Environmental Safety, Health and Analytical Programs Radiation Protection Programs. Lupiano said he’s still looking into that report and questions how an uranium ore ends up at Colonia High School.
The corporate headquarters of a subsidiary of the boiler manufacturer Rheem, as well as a fulfillment center for RevZilla, the motorcycle gear and accessories company, have moved into a pair of recently completed buildings along a new boulevard through the heart of the park.
CARVEL SUPPORTERS TO WRITE IN COOKIE PUSS — “Monmouth Dem sheriff candidate may be off ballot for not meeting residency requirement,” by New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein: “Monmouth County Democrats may have lost their candidate for sheriff after Manuel Caravela was disqualified for failing to meet a statutory residency requirement.
CADDIES OF MONTCLAIR UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR TIPS — “Caddies cleaned bathrooms, fetched drinks for no pay from Montclair Golf Club, suit claims,” by The Record’s Julia Martin: “Caddies at Montclair Golf Club in West Orange have filed a class-action lawsuit against the private club for allegedly violating state wage laws by paying them less than minimum wage and failing to pay overtime.
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The lawsuit by Deidre White, the business school’s human resources manager, alleged the program used a temp agency to hire unemployed MBA students, placing them into sham positions at the university itself — for no other reason than to make it appear like a greater number of graduates were getting full-time jobs after getting their Rutgers diplomas.