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YFCICD-00006q(f)K)m)c)a SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 AN EDITION OF THE RECORD PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK $4 .4 9 Daboll, Sirianni forged a bond in tough times SPORTS, 1S Weather today High Low Bit of snow, rain. Weather tomorrow High Low Morning rain or snow. Forecast, 2A holiday fantasy Truman Christmas is a tale of two unlikely friends who set out on a mission. 1LF Period poverty project Group aims to raise awareness of the shortage of menstrual products for those in need. L1 Have it All No Pills or Surgery No Injections Same Day Results SH AH AB, EDICAL DIRECTOR Insurance Accepted Lover Approved! Medwell Clinic Revive Your Intimacy 201-632-1905 Erectile Dysfunction? Improve Stamina Appearance Lawmakers are one step from send- ing sweeping new gun restrictions to Gov.

Phil desk despite know- ing they will likely face constitutionality challenges in court. The bill, largely in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer that made it easier to car- ry concealed weapons, would raise the burden of gun owner- ship in a state that al- ready has some of the strongest laws in the country. But neighboring New York a clear example of the legal questions sur- rounding such restrictions. The Supreme Court ruling followed a constitutional challenge in that state, prompting the Democratic governor and Legislature to pass similar measures that New Jersey is now advancing and are likely to be signed by Murphy.

Those new restrictions have been tied up in court for months with no ruling yet on their constitutionality, but a federal court judge has twice said New laws are unconstitutional. New Jersey lawmakers expect a simi- lar outcome. Senate President Nick Scutari, D- Union and the prime sponsor of the bill in the Senate, said this has been dis- cussed since the Supreme Court deci- sion and that this bill is the at- tempt that we could come up to meet the constitutional requirements NJ push for new gun laws raises legal questions Katie Sobko NorthJersey.com USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY See GUN LAWS, Page 4A Murphy More inside Find additional stories about the changing workplace dynamics. Pages 16A-17A ay its name in a certain crowd, and hear delighted sighs. Mention it to someone who no longer lives nearby, and trigger wistful, faraway glances.

Bring it up in a town without one, and folks will ask: it our turn? The word: Wegmans. If you know, you know. What began in 1916 as the Rochester Fruit Vegetable Company is today a regional supermarket juggernaut, with 109 stores in eight states and the District of Columbia. And more are on the way. Seven new Wegmans stores are slated to open in the coming years, including the in Connecticut (in Norwalk), and one in New York Greenwich Village.

WEGMANS AND THE WORLD SEE IF IT Grocery chain, with 9 NJ stores, battles global issues to become regional power Peter D. Kramer USA TODAY New York State Team ILLUSTRATION BY JENNIFER USA TODAY NETWORK Shoppers looking for a birthday cake at the Wegmans in Montvale. The store opened in September 2017. NORTHJERSEY.COM FILE PHOTO See WEGMANS, Page 8A one of the most delicate dances of any job search: How much will an employer pay? How much can you ask for? For anyone seeking employment in New York City, the compensation question has gotten a little easier to navigate in recent weeks and a simi- lar change could eventually be coming to New Jersey. As of Nov.

1, employers jobs in the city must include a wage or sala- ry range with any job posting, along with information on and other compensation. The transpar- law follows the lead of Connecti- cut, California and a handful of other states. Jersey City and Westchester Coun- ty, New York, adopted similar mea- sures this year, and lawmakers in both New York and New Jersey are trying to take the movement statewide. Advo- cates say the measures even the play- ing for job seekers and can help close the wage gaps faced by women and people of color. Employers in NJ face disclosing pay ranges Laws similar to those in NY, elsewhere weighed Daniel Munoz NorthJersey.com USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK See PAY DISCLOSURE, Page 18A of going to a grocery store: You have to negotiate with the checkout clerk; a clear price and you pay the Christopher To Assistant professor of human resources management at Rutgers University.