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1. U.S. Supreme Court to rule soon on momentous campaign finance case
(Opinion/Commentary)

... is in the context of a referendum. These laws may be affected as well. New Jersey prohibits campaign giving only by state-regulated industries such as banks, utilities, casinos, and insurance companies. ...

2. Jersey Congressmen work to reduce Amtrak fares for commuters
(N.J./State)

... off the price of a peak fare ticket for commuters along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Originally, the bill included language that would have prohibited Amtrak from offering discounted fares to peak hour ...

3. Liberty and Justice for all
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... able to carry children is a civil rights issue. Where do we stop though? As mentioned above, we prohibit siblings from marrying, for the benefit of society. Should we allow sisters to marry as it will ...

4. From N.J. to D.C.: How – and why – I lobbied to stop the Stupak Amendment
(Life/Style)

... and other women's reproductive health and rights groups after the passage of the House of Representatives' bill containing the Stupak amendment. The amendment would prohibit millions of women from ...

5. Seaside Park rocked by discrimination lawsuit
(N.J./State)

... changed them in 2005, in a measure targeted at the SawMill specifically prohibiting nightclubs. D'Onofrio has spent nearly $1 million defending and appealing various charges. "The idea was to outspend ...

6. Health hazard? Proposed cutbacks in MRI scans stir up opposition
(Health/Healthquest)

... imaging is an essential technology that should be available to Americans without being cost prohibitive. Cutting reimbursements and additionally levying an excise tax on its use is detrimental to quality ...

7. What to do with bad doctors! How New Jersey regulates its physicians
(Opinion/Commentary)

... malpractice payments from lawsuit verdicts or settlements, exclusions or prohibitions from the Medicare and Medicaid programs and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration actions. The database was spawned ...

8. After grueling hearing, state Senate committee approves New Jersey gay marriage bill 7-6
(N.J./State)

... of same-sex marriage and the New York Senate defeated the proposal. The federal government is prohibited from recognizing same-sex marriage by the Defense of Marriage Act. Proponents of the legislation ...

9. Hearing on New Jersey gay marriage bill underway in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... Jan. 1. Last week, the District of Columbus council voted in favor of same-sex marriage and the New York Senate defeated the proposal. The federal government is prohibited from recognizing same-sex marriage ...

10. Gay marriage on Monday’s agenda for New Jersey lawmakers
(N.J./State)

... prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in indoor public places and workplaces and prohibit the product from being sold to minors. The Senate Law, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee will ...

11. State going after gifts to New Jersey’s doctors
(Health/Healthquest)

... and the Advanced Medical Technology Association have adopted voluntary codes of ethics that prohibit member companies from providing entertainment, vacations or meals to physicians, unless the meals are ...

12. New Jersey salt water fishing registry among the bills considered by state Senate
(N.J./State)

... by Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Middlesex), which would prohibit the sending of unsolicited advertising by text message. The bill would also require cell phone companies that offer text messaging services ...

13. Soka Gakkai is not a cult
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

To find out more about SGI, go to www.sgi.org or www.sgi-usa.org Members of the Soka Gakkai are not pressured to contribute financially. In fact, pressure to contribute financially is prohibited in order ...

14. State investigators uncover costly bennies and perks in New Jersey’s local governments
(N.J./State)

... a provision that prohibits local officials from using such spending cuts to raise property taxes."  ...

15. U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Patriot Act
(U.S./Nation)

... case challenges those aspects of the "material support" statute that criminalize pure speech — specifically the prohibitions on providing "training", "personnel", "expert advice or assistance", and "service". ...

16. Bills to bar unemployment fund raids, require quick notice on school toxins top New Jersey Assembly agendas
(N.J./State)

A constitutional amendment to prohibit the state from raiding funds meant to provide unemployment and other benefits and legislation to set lower fees for copies of state government documents, expedite ...

17. Sweeney's first act as N.J. Senate President-elect angers same-sex proponents within own party
(Opinion/Commentary)

... on a Constitutional amendment to either permit or prohibit same sex marriages. Any Republican who opposes the legalization can maintain that position while contending he or she is sufficiently open minded ...

18. Form of public school choice approved by Senate committee
(N.J./State)

... basis prohibited by state or federal law. The sending district would be responsible for transportation for an elementary school pupil who lives more than two miles from the school and to a secondary ...

19. Bill to combat e-cigarettes approved by New Jersey Assembly health committee
(Health/Healthquest)

Legislation proposed to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and include e-cigarettes in the state's Smoke Free Air Act, which prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces, ...

20. AG Milgram approves stun guns for N.J. law enforcement
(N.J./State)

... the lethality and seriousness of the weapons, deploy them consistent with that lethality, and use the weapons only where appropriate," the policy states. Possession of stun guns will remain prohibited ...