TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday that New Jersey has joined nationwide settlement agreements with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, and drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, to resolve claims involving their alleged roles in fomenting the country’s opioid crisis. In settlement agreements finalized over the Read more…
TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has announced several key measures the Department of Law and Public Safety will be taking during the 2022 General Election to help ensure a fair, free, and smooth running election, to protect the right to vote, and to assist voters, election officials, and Read more…
For anyone looking for more options and lower health insurance premiums, Get Covered New Jersey will open enrollment for the health insurance marketplace starting Tuesday, Nov. 1. According to state officials, new federal funding means that no one will pay more than 8.5% of their income for health insurance purchased Read more…
New Jersey State Sen. Vince Polistina, Assemblyman Don Guardian and Assemblywoman Claire Swift (all R-2), Wednesday announced new legislation that will aid law enforcement in addressing juvenile crime issues within the State of New Jersey. “Following the decriminalization of marijuana and the changes to the juvenile justice laws, many law Read more…
NEWARK – The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is reminding consumers to “Investigate Before You Donate,” and avoid fraudulent charitable solicitations, when seeking to donate for victims of Hurricane Ian. The Division offers the following tips for New Jerseyans who seek to donate for victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Read more…
Residents and tenants have until Dec. 30 to file for the new ANCHOR benefit program, which replaces the NJ Homestead Rebate program. Applications are being mailed to homeowners and tenants across New Jersey. If you don’t receive your mailer by the first week of October, contact the NJ Division of Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University is among the Top 100 Public National Universities, according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report College Rankings released this week. Stockton ranked 91st out of 227 public colleges and universities in the nation and 182nd of 440 in the Best National Universities ranking. Read more…
State permits home delivery of…cocktails TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Friday announced that the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control will allow home delivery of alcoholic beverages. The ABC issued a special ruling to allow third-party delivery services such as DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex to deliver alcoholic Read more…
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has announced that the application period has opened for the newest class of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Honors Program, a two-year program that offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted lawyers the opportunity to start their legal careers in public Read more…
New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette today issued a statewide drought watch and is urging residents and businesses to conserve water as persistent dry and hot conditions continue to stress water supplies throughout the state. The commissioner’s declaration of a drought watch is the first in the state’s Read more…