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"These frontline workers are the definition of the word hero," said Sen. Patrick Diegnan, D-Middlesex, a sponsor of the proposed law.

The final legislative numbers are in on Gov. Phil Murphy’s first term as governor: More than 1,400 laws and joint resolutions enacted, the most in a four-year term since Gov. Tom Kean’s first.

Sen. Mike Testa, R-Cumberland, said the state can’t leave it up to districts and should step in more forcefully to direct school openings regionally.

A proposal to create a second type of New Jersey driver’s licenses that would be made available to immigrants not legally in the United States was endorsed Thursday by two legislative committees.

Lawmakers hope a phone number and website are better than a list of mostly irrelevant addresses in notifying the public where to vote in an election.

Five state senators have called for the investigation and removal of two Family Court judges who were criticized for downplaying the actions by accused teen rapists.