Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds Jackson, D-Mercer, said police could respond to calls for help or even do a walk-through, just not be sitting inside polling locations the whole day.
Black lawmakers and advocacy groups are advocating for legislative leaders to hold hearings in March on a bill creating a New Jersey Reparations Task Force.
Around 20% of New Jersey's budget for youth prisons would be reallocated to a pilot program focused on Camden, Newark, Paterson and Trenton under a bill.
“We have to keep them separate as long as we’re required to do social distancing indoors,” MVC chief administrator Sue Fulton said. “So when does that end? When is the COVID crisis over?”
Democratic lawmakers vote to codify in law Gov. Phil Murphy's 2020 election rules, which are being challenged in court by President Donald Trump's campaign.
An Assembly committee Monday passed a package of seven bills that address police and race issues, in addition to a marijuana decriminalization plan that also stems from racial disparities in enforcement.
Mandatory license suspensions for things unrelated to unsafe driving would end. It would be discretionary in some matters, including unpaid child support.