The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Requests for Applications for $57 million in funding that is available for two new Brownfields technical assistance opportunities: 

• Brownfields Technical Assistance and Research cooperative agreements. 
• Technical Assistance to Brownfields communities. 

Both grant funding opportunities will help provide technical assistance for expansion of community-driven planning for assessment, cleanup, and reuse of Brownfield sites across the country, while creating good-paying jobs and supporting local economies.  

The Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has recently amended poster regulations and updated posters required by the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). 

On October 27, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order updating the framework for court operations to allow more in-person proceedings. The new Order supersedes those previously issued that had limited in-person court proceedings while COVID-19 posed a heightened risk to the health and safety of the public.