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Priya Jain Clears Senate Hearing for NJ Transportation Chief

Priya Jain cleared her first major hurdle toward becoming New Jersey's next transportation commissioner Thursday, winning unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee after a hearing that touched on everything from highway litter to crumbling bridges to the chronic funding headaches plaguing NJ Transit. The committee's unanimous vote positions Jain, an engineer with extensive private-sector experience, for a confirmation vote before the full Senate later this month. Gov. Mikie Sherrill nominated her to lead the state Department of Transportation, where she has been serving in an acting capacity.

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LG Caldwell Honors Pathways to Apprenticeship Graduates

Twenty-four North Jersey residents picked up certificates at Elmwood United Presbyterian Church in East Orange this week, completing an intensive six-week program designed to move working-class men and women from the margins of the labor market into the building trades. Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell was on hand to mark the occasion, addressing graduates from East Orange, Newark, Irvington, and Orange who completed the Pathways to Apprenticeship New Jersey program, known as P2ANJ.

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NJ Film Commission Expands Film Ready Communities to 58

Fifteen more New Jersey municipalities have earned Film Ready Community certification, the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission announced March 11, bringing the statewide total to 58 certified communities prepared to host professional film and television production.

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Governor Sherrill Scales Back $10.7B Newark Bay Bridge Project to $6.7B

Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced March 3 she is reducing the scope of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's controversial Newark Bay Bridge expansion project, cutting the cost from $10.7 billion to $6.7 billion while addressing environmental and traffic concerns raised by local officials and advocacy groups.

Karen O'Brien