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The bag ban: How did New Jersey do on Day One?
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One business owner said some customers completely understanding ‘and some are miserable’
With the statewide plastic bag ban beginning May 4, stores are no longer allowed to provide single-use carryout plastic bags or containers. Most grocery stores will also be banned from providing single-use paper bags. It’s considered one of the strictest bans in the nation; shoppers will need to bring their own bag or buy a reusable one.
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NJ Spotlight News
The bag ban: How did New Jersey do on Day One?
Clip: 5/4/2022 | 3m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
With the statewide plastic bag ban beginning May 4, stores are no longer allowed to provide single-use carryout plastic bags or containers. Most grocery stores will also be banned from providing single-use paper bags. It’s considered one of the strictest bans in the nation; shoppers will need to bring their own bag or buy a reusable one.
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Business Report: Keeping Newark housing affordable
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Clip: 5/4/2022 | 2m 23s | Mayor Ras Baraka proposes to clamp down on corporations buying up housing in Newark (2m 23s)
Lawmakers quiz labor commissioner over unemployment claims
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Clip: 5/4/2022 | 3m 58s | 'We’ve hired hundreds of staff throughout the pandemic, with more on the way' (3m 58s)
NJ abortion rights supporters rally to defend Roe v. Wade
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Clip: 5/4/2022 | 4m 39s | 'Never in all of these years have I been so afraid for our patients...' (4m 39s)
NJ could be abortion safe haven if Roe v. Wade overturned
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Clip: 5/4/2022 | 7m 19s | Gov. Phil Murphy says non-NJ residents will be welcome for reproductive care (7m 19s)
Parents want remote learning option amid HS cancer concerns
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Clip: 5/4/2022 | 1m 1s | Superintendent says current state rules don’t allow for a remote option at Colonia High (1m 1s)
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