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1. Grade inflation equals consumer fraud
(Opinion/Commentary)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Education reform can begin with a policy that prohibits the granting of honor roll grades to students who are not doing work that is on grade level. Grades are deceptive and few ...

2. Public hearing on N.J. sports betting set for Atlantic City
(Sports/Professional)

... would be predicated on the reversal of the Federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992,, a law which prohibits sports wagering in all but four states throughout the nation. Lesniak, ...

3. Health insurance reform: How will it affect YOU this year!
(Health/Healthquest)

... for retirees age 55-64. Effective 90 days after enactment FOR THOSE PRIVATELY INSURED NO DISCRIMINATON AGAINST CHILDREN WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS — Prohibits health plans from denying coverage ...

4. John Wisniewski: Passing of comprehensive health insurance reform is a victory for all New Jerseyans
(Opinion/Commentary)

... insurance companies from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Effective 6 months after enactment. 6. NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CHILDREN WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS — Prohibits new health ...

5. Hopefully, the N.J. Legislature won't pass these 3 bills
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in the NJ Register and prohibits the use of regulatory guidance documents except under certain circumstances. It only adds more red tape to the passage of important environmental regulations. Kara Seymour ...

6. Democrats oppose Christie's proposal to repeal Bergen's Sunday shopping ban
(N.J./State)

... to read: Do not disturb on Sunday. They were reacting Wednesday to the proposal Christie made on Tuesday that the longstanding state law that prohibits business on Sunday in Bergen be repealed as a way ...

7. Essex County executive Joseph DiVincenzo issues order prohibiting political activity
(N.J./State)

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. issued an Executive Order that prohibits full-time, non-elected employees in the Essex County Clerk's Office Elections Unit, Essex County Board of Elections ...

8. Equal Pay in the workplace
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... here's one that would close the gender wage gap almost overnight: a law that prohibits men from supporting women. If men weren't allow to support women, unemployed wives would have to work. Millions ...

9. Governor's office details Christie's order cracking down on New Jersey authorities, boards and commissions
(N.J./State)

... Development Authority and the Urban Enterprise Zone Authority. The order directs: Unless expressly approved in writing in advance by the governor's office, it prohibits hiring of lobbyists to lobby ...

10. Equal pay for women! In honor of Lilly Ledbetter, take action to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Pay Act of 1963 and strengthens penalties courts may impose for violations of existing equal pay laws. It also prohibits retaliation against workers who inquire about or share wage information, a critical ...

11. Sen. Weinberg introduces bills to open government
(N.J./State)

... organizations adhere to the Sunshine Law and would prohibits public agencies and organizations from denying any member of the public the right to record, videotape, photograph or broadcast any public meeting. ...

12. Jeff Tittel: Executive Orders signed by Christie attack environmental protections
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a stalking horse to pull back environmental protections. Many of our rules and regulations come from federal or state laws and this EO could interfere with them. 4. Prohibits government programs that ...

13. Corzine vetoes ‘Dirty Water’ legislation
(N.J./State)

... and vetoed another measure: S-1609/A-3245 — Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. S-1711/A-3411 — Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged ...

14. Steven Goldstein: New Jersey must stop telling children their parents aren’t good enough to marry
(Opinion/Commentary)

... expressly prohibits the recognition of same-sex couples. A federal law called the Employment Retirement and Income Security Act exclusively governs all "self-insured" companies in the United States — ...

15. India battling technology to give baby girls a chance
(World/International)

... a boy child. Magistrate R. V. Jambkar sentenced the two female doctors to three-year jail terms for violating the PNDT Act, which specifically prohibits advertisements relating to pre-conception and ...

16. Schools should include some religious music to achieve an educational and balanced mix to their holiday programs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and balanced in content. Nothing in the First Amendment prohibits public schools from educating students about music, religious and secular, as part of a comprehensive music program that exposes students ...

17. 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. ...

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

... which prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces. Wagner said she's concerned e-cigarettes are being marketed to children because they offer flavors like chocolate, banana and strawberry ...

19. 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."  ...

20. 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, ...