New Jersey League of Municipalities

Cannabis Legalization

NJLM, the NJ Urban Mayors Association, and the NJ Conference of Mayors issued a coalition letter to the Governor and the State Legislature on the anticipated legalization of cannabis. Please review the letter and, reach out to your State Legislators. Read on...
Dates Set For Public Hearings Regarding Proposed Order to Dismiss Older Municipal Court Cases

The Acting Administrator of the Courts set out the time and place for the three hearings regarding the dismissal of minor municipal court complaints pending for more than 15 years. The hearings will be held in Newark, Somerville, and Mt.Holly Oct. 22-24. Read on...
OPRA & OPMA Bills

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will be considering two significant bills regarding OPRA and OPMA this week. However, the League still has major concerns with the bills and continue to oppose S-106 and S-107. Read on...

New Jersey Opioid Litigation – Municipal & County Survey

DLGS has issued Local Finance Notice 2018-25 requesting municipalities' and counties' assistance in the NJ Opioid Litigation. Municipalities and counties are invited to fill out a survey by Nov. 2 helpful to litigation & affected Local Units. Read on...
Governor Outlines Strategy for Economic Development

Gov. Murphy presented his outline to grow the New Jersey economy. In a speech in Nutley, the Governor presented a vision focused on investments in the state’s education system and workforce development programs so to attract and retain workers. Read on...
2018 Conference App Now Available!

Ready for the Annual League Conference? There is an app for that now available! Download the official conference app and have the Annual Conference information at your fingertips in a searchable format that can be input into a customized schedule. Read on...