This article was originally published in New Jersey Monitor. Librarians and schools weary from escalating efforts to ban books have new protections under legislation Gov ... sign the bill into law.

PRINCETON, N.J. (PIX11) — New Jersey looks to turn the page on book bans as Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act on Monday. The legislation, signed at the Princeton ...

New Jersey is the latest state to crack down on crimesters. Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday ... a new theft-focused task force or working with law enforcement and retailers on a different initiative.