Pending legislation would require public schools to screen students for depression.
Gabriela Mosquera
In an Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing, opponents voiced all sorts of concerns over a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
New Jersey ranks 45th in the country in maternal deaths. According to United Health Foundation, about 38 women die for every 100,000 live births. The ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced a victims compensation and counseling fund in which five of the state's diocese would participate. However, abuse victims ...
Recent legislation would make playgrounds more accessible to children and adults in wheelchairs or crutches.
The 100-year-old law that governs elections is getting an upgrade; the proposals would make registration easier and voting less cumbersome. A New Jersey law to ...
Members of the Assembly are considering a bill that would allow domestic violence victims to report firearms that haven't been seized to a court for ...
The state budget? Paterson people sound off. The state of Newark? Broke and begging for help. Enlisting parents to help Camden schools. A huge advance ...
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a victim of gun violence, encouraged New Jersey lawmakers to enact a new law to protect domestic violence victims from ...
Pension reform? The panel gets guidance from Geithner. Savaging the "Save Atlantic City" plan. Food and fuel stalled by the governor's veto. Does refusing vaccinations ...
Republicans in the Assembly did not vote to override Gov. Christie's veto of a bill that would grant a $90 a month supplement for food ...
A new anti-terrorism team. Legally attacking domestic abusers. Inmates back on the street. Shocking news about poverty here. For-profit hospitals. We're following the money. And ...
Members of the Assembly approved six bills meant to protect victims of domestic violence. Legislation included the creation of a task force on the subject, ...
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Overriding the governor on marriage equality. We’ll talk about why that is becoming a possibility. Plus, big changes in the public schools. A big addition ...
Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera (D-4) says she's not surprised that some Republicans will support marriage equality legislation because it's the right thing to do.
