Friday Apr 21, 2023
NJ Spotlight News April 21, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News a Happy Canniversary!! It’s been one year since NJ welcomed its first legal recreational cannabis sales to the garden state. A year later there are now twice as many dispensaries that sell recreational cannabis but no recreational-only sites in the state. And even more concerning, there are NO recreational cannabis businesses owned by women or Black residents; Federal lawmakers are once again pushing legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigrant detention policies. New Jersey’s Junior Senator Cory Booker is re-introducing the “Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.” This as Senior Senator Bob Menendez unveiled a new immigration overhaul plan and is pressing the President to take notice. David Cruz goes one on one with the NJ Senator; AND on this Earth Day …polluters will now be held accountable for their actions here in Jersey. This week Attorney General Matt Platkin and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette announced 8 new environmental enforcement actions targeting polluters across the State whose toxic legacies continue to threaten public health, safety, and the environment. And in an effort to continue to promote a clean New Jersey, a group of elected officials are marking Earth Day by touring a community solar project and pushing to install solar panels on more rooftops around the state.