Thursday Aug 31, 2023
NJ Spotlight News August 31, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Senator Cory Booker joins with urban mayors from around the state to discuss community violence intervention; The Biden Administration taps Atlantic City airport as one of several locations to house some of the 60,000 asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York City; Hudson County creates a Vision Zero Task Force to eliminate all traffic fatalities in the county, similar to successful programs in Hoboken and Jersey City; The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail extension hits another hurdle as the federal government pulls its notice of intent which gave the green light to begin work; Harm reduction centers around the state mark International Overdose Awareness Day as New Jersey unveils its first new harm reduction center in five year; US health officials recommend the DEA reclassify cannabis as a schedule 3 drug.