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Bill on sentencing latitude advances
It has been a long time coming, but the political climate, feeling the sagging economy’s drag on state revenues, has shifted to create an opening for sentencing reform.

Medical marijuana measure is given a look but not a vote
The generally charged issue of medical marijuana underwent a relatively benign Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee hearing in late May.

Examination of alcohol tax
Duke University economics and sociology professor Dr. Philip Cook delivered the inaugural Harold and Marguerite Demone lecture at the Rutgers School of Public Health on April 23, using the occasion to make the case for increasing the tax on alcohol.

Lawsuits, panels lead colleges to reassess undergrad drinking
Some New Jersey colleges have had to learn in the hardest way of all that they need to confront excessive drinking by undergraduates.