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NJ veterans relieved new law will help burn pits victims
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Signed by President Biden Wednesday, PACT Act expected to help millions of service members
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law one of the most significant expansions to medical benefits for veterans in more than three decades. The PACT act extends health coverage to veterans who’ve developed illnesses after being exposed to toxins from burn pits used on U.S. military bases during their service, predominantly in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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NJ veterans relieved new law will help burn pits victims
Clip: 8/11/2022 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law one of the most significant expansions to medical benefits for veterans in more than three decades. The PACT act extends health coverage to veterans who’ve developed illnesses after being exposed to toxins from burn pits used on U.S. military bases during their service, predominantly in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Hundreds of Clara Maass Medical Center nurses vote for union
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 1m 3s | Almost eight in 10 nurses at the Belleville hospital voted in favor of unionization (1m 3s)
Lawmakers not to blame for judicial vacancies, Scutari says
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 3m 47s | ‘We are moving as quickly as we can to put people that are qualified on the bench’ (3m 47s)
Monkeypox vaccine to be administered in smaller doses
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 4m 42s | NJ has logged 293 cases, with most of them in Hudson County (4m 42s)
Montclair Starbucks employees vote to join union
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 59s | More than 186 stores nationwide have joined Starbucks Workers United since January (59s)
NJ lawmakers hold public hearings on renewable energy bills
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 3m 43s | One bill would require state to increase renewable energy sources of electricity sold here (3m 43s)
Should preserved NJ farmland be used for special events?
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Clip: 8/11/2022 | 3m 44s | Lawmakers say income stability for farmers. Opponents fear hit to preservation program (3m 44s)
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