NEWS, SPORTS, COMMENTARY, POLITICS for Gloucester City and the Surrounding Areas of South Jersey and Philadelphia
“Said the king to the people everywhere:
"Listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere”
Sen. Pres. Steve Sweeney was surprised to hear that the state-run Small Business Retirement Marketplace signed into law by former Gov. Chris Christie three years ago doesn't exist, reports Samantha Marcus. "They should implement what we legislated [...] This is one I’m going to have to reach out to the administration on,” he said. Murphy signed a more expansive retirement bill,Secure Choice, in February — but, as Marcus writes, "there’s a catch: It could be another two or three years before that’s up and running." (NJ.com)
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DATA SHOWS DISTRICTS PILE UP DEBT BUILDING SCHOOLS
Our public school system carries less debt than other states, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Yet the $1 billion the state spends every year to pay off the bonds to finance school buildings "equals about a quarter of the state’s total debt service," Colleen O'Dea writes. New Jersey averages $5,100 per student, which is roughly 60% of the nationwide average of $8,900 per student. Some districts account for much more of the debt than the rest of the state: 23 districts spent more than $20,000 per student. Check your district here. (NJ Spotlight)
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CROOKS POSING AS IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, POLICE WARN
In an alleged crime that Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said "puts unnecessary fear in our immigrant community," two brothers from Parlin posed as immigration officers to rob a man in Newark. Police said that around 1:30 a.m. last Monday, they cut off the victim's car at an intersection: they jumped out of their car, and ordered the victim out of his car. (Newark Patch)
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11 NJ COMPANIES MADE 2019 FORBES BEST EMPLOYERS LIST
Drum roll please: the top New Jersey-based company featured in the Forbes Best Employers list this year — according to a nationwide survey of 30,000 Americans at businesses with 1,000 employees or more — is NRG Energy, which ranked 44th. The second highest in our state (ranked 64th overall): Celgene, a controversial drugmaker formerly led by CEO turned Senate challenger turned pharma bigwig Bob Hugin. Check out the nine other New Jersey employers featured on the Forbes list below. (Princeton Patch)
- Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick (#88)
- Bayer (Health Care subsidiary), Hanover (#150)
- Century 21, Madison (#190)
- Merck, Kenilworth (#255)
- Prudential Financial, Newark (#273)
- Quest Diagnostics, Madison (#408)
- Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro (#428)
- PSEG, Rockaway (#470)
- Verisk Analytics Jersey City (#491)
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👀 Stories we're keeping an eye on...
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Education
Health
- NJ is warming and it’s making our air harder to breathe (NJ.com)
- Camden org receives grant to fight opioid abuse (Haddonfield Patch)
- Medical marijuana patients in NJ win new protections (NJ.com)
- NJ is the 25th most likely state for doctor shortage (Point Pleasant Patch)
Policing & Public Safety
Politics
- Lacey continuing relationship with Gilmore Firm: mayor (Lacey Patch)
- NJ millionaires tax: Arguments for, against increase (Asbury Park Press)
- Right-wing extremism 'one of the gravest threats facing America,' NJ congressman says (The Record)
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