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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security are holding a shadow hearing in Newark on all the violations at Delaney Hall - how it never should have opened in the first place & all the rights violations now occurring inside. We must claw back funding for ICE & free all people detained.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
✈️ HAPPENING NOW: As fans arrive at the first World Cup game in New Jersey, a plane is circling MetLife Stadium to remind game day staff: FIFA WORKERS HAVE RIGHTS! We’re not going to let predatory temp agencies cheat their workers. Learn more at temprights.org
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Workers, students, and families are uniting for May Day under one banner: Workers Over Billionaires. The system is rigged for the ultra-rich—let’s fight for a future that protects all working people. Join us in Jersey City. Tax the rich. No ICE. No war. www.mobilize.us/njea/event/9...
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Third Act New Jersey @thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
We'd like to amplify No Kings protests of @maketheroadnj.bsky.social in Rahway, New Providence, and Mountainside to tell Rep. Tom Kean Jr to stop his unfettered support for ICE. Search for one of those demonstrations here and sign up and show up against authoritarian power grabs! www.nokings.org
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Did you know? Because of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” NJ residents filling taxes w/ an ITIN can no longer receive the Child Tax Credit. As cost rise, ITIN filers pay more than their fair share, yet are excluded from this essential program. On Tuesday, we told legislators to:
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Today, New Jersey sign into law a permanent ban to end all 287(g), so that no state or local law enforcement agency in NJ can be deputized to take on immigration enforcement authority, eliminating one of the Trump regime’s key tactics for mass deportation and family seperation.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Join us today at 3pm in Fair Lawn to tell Rep Gottheimer to stand up against Big Tech and reject any campaign contributions from Palantir! Rep. Gottheimer has received thousands in political contributions from Palantir executives & senior leadership.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Surveillance tech company Palantir is taking billions in federal contracts from your taxpayer dollars to help ICE track, abduct & deport immigrants. Join us on Monday, March 2nd at 3pm in Fair Lawn to tell Rep. Gottheimer, stop taking Palantir money! Join us here: actionnetwork.org/events/gotth...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Palantir is taking billions in federal contracts from your taxpayer dollars to help ICE track, abduct, and deport immigrants. Tell Congress, no Palantir blood money! secure.ngpvan.com/IiMV979luE64... #PalantirPayroll
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse. ICE killed him. At least 8 people dead in 3 weeks. Congress is about to vote to INCREASE ICE’s budget. Call your Senators TODAY and demand: Defund ICE and CBP. 📲Call TODAY! secure.ngpvan.com/iveYtnwNjE2L...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
At a time of ICE raids & growing fear, NJ had a chance to draw a clear line & didn't. “[We're] deeply concerned about the signal we send by not taking proactive action." Families deserve safety, dignity & leaders who will stand up for them. pix11.com/news/local-n...
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NJ immigrant supporters criticize bill’s pocket veto
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (PIX11) — New Jersey’s now-former Governor is facing criticism from some after deciding not to sign certain bills into law on his final day in office. One bill that was pocke…
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
En su último día en el cargo, el ex gobernador Phil Murphy vetó legislaciones que protegeria a millones de inmigrantes. Unete a nuestro Facebook Live donde hablaremos de lo que paso y como puede ser parte en la lucha que viene! 📆Jueves 22 de Enero ⏰5:00pm www.facebook.com/share/1D2ht6...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
On his last day in office, @govmurphy.bsky.social vetoed immigrant safety legislation that would protect millions of people from ICE. This is shameful. We are eager to work with the incoming Sherrill administration to pick up where he left off and deliver for New Jersey.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“ICE can’t be trusted on our streets or in our communities & New Jersey has to step up.” NJ must protect immigrant families now. A package of immigrant protection bills sits on @govmurphy.bsky.social desk. Call 609-292-6000 & tell him to sign these bills NOW! newjerseyglobe.com/governor/opi...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
CALL NOW: In just FOUR days, the immigrant protections bills that just passed the Senate & Assembly will EXPIRE. @govmurphy.bsky.social has FOUR days to sign these bills and stand up for our state’s 2.3 million immigrants one last time — he should take it. Call 609-292-6000 NOW!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
In just 5 days, the immigrant protections bills that just passed the Senate & Assembly will EXPIRE. Gov. Murphy has 5 days to sign these bills & stand up for our state’s 2.3 mill immigrants one last time. NOW: Call 609-292-6000 & tell @govmurphy.bsky.social SIGN the immigrant protections bills!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In a MAJOR win for our immigrant community against Trump's abuses, the NJ legislature passed an immigrant protections package that: ✅ Protects privacy ✅ Protects due process rights ✅ codifies the 2018 Immigrant Trust Directive This is what leadership looks like!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The Assembly just passed three bills to protect New Jersey from ICE! Now the bills head to the Senate.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
State lawmakers are voting TODAY on three bills that would protect our communities from ICE. Call your state senator and assembly members now and tell them to support the Safe Communities Act, the Privacy Protection Act, and the Immigrant Trust Act! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/n...
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A Push to Expand the Rights of Immigrants in Defiance of Trump
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Yesterday, the State Assembly advanced three critical bills to protect immigrant families and stand up for New Jersey. We’re grateful to the hundreds of New Jerseyans who showed up to support. Now, it’s time for the State Senate to send this bill to the Governor’s desk! #PassthePackage
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NJ panel advances bills aimed at shielding immigrants from federal agents • New Jersey Monitor
One of the bills would codify a 2018 state order that restricts when local law enforcement can help federal immigration agents.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We’re one step closer to ensuring privacy, safety, and community for the 2.3 million immigrants that call New Jersey home. Now, it’s time to tell the NJ State Senate: #PassthePackage and protect our immigrant communities!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“My [immigrant] clients are unsure if they should enroll their children in healthcare, or if they should apply for a driver’s license, out of fear that their private information will be shared.” – Franchesca Chabla, attorney It's time to #PassThePackage and protect our state!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We’re in Trenton today to stand up for the 2.3 million people who came to the United States in search of a better life — and found it right here in New Jersey. Today, the Assembly will vote on three critical bills to protect privacy, safety, and community. Let’s get them passed!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Through the NJ Million Voters Project, @MaketheRoadNJ helped reach thousands of low-propensity voters across key districts w/ a 124–136% turnout increases, proving that when we organize working-class, immigrant & youth voters, we can win! www.insidernj.com/press-releas...
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New Jersey MVP Partners Celebrate Largest Nonpartisan Voter Outreach Program in History with More Than 1 Million Outreach Attempts - Insider NJ
The New Jersey Million Voters Project (NJMVP) and its partners announced today the results of the state’s largest nonpartisan voter outreach program in history, which reached more than 694,000 New Jer...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Today! Despite the frigid temperatures, ,ore than 30 orgs across New Jersey are standing together to demand a fair, welcoming state where everyone can live and thrive. Today, we are calling on legislators to pass the People’s Agenda in lame duck!
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Make the Road States @mtrstates.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
While billionaires like Peter Thiel and Alex Karp embed their technology into our government and profit from surveillance, militarization, and authoritarianism, communities are being detained, disappeared, and deported—all while footing the bill.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This #GivingTuesday, stand with the NJ immigrant & working-class families leading powerful change. From stopping a new ICE jail to winning tenant protections & mobilizing voters statewide, our communities prove that when we organize, we win. Donate today: maketheroadnj.org/donate
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We, the people, have an agenda, and we aren’t going anywhere. Learn more about the People’s Agenda and take action today to create a more accessible, affordable, safe, and welcoming New Jersey: action.aclu.org/send-message...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This past weekend, after historic voter turnout hundreds of New Jerseyans gathered in Jersey City to demand concrete action to protect families, stop ICE abductions & provide real opportunities to thrive. ✅Pass the Immigrant Trust Act NOW! ✅Divest from Palantir NOW!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New Jersey families shouldn't pay for Big Tech's AI data centers. We need @PowerPlayNJ to build clean energy here at home, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and make corporations pay what they owe. Email your legislators now and remember to VOTE! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Trenton to Lower Utility Bills with Clean Energy!
Big Tech and their AI data centers are straining our power grid — and New Jersey families are footing the bill. We all pay more for electricity while Big Tech and private utilities profit. There's a ...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
South Jersey, heads up! Join (name of your organization) on 11/1 for the South Jersey Community Civic Action Session. Learn how to build power in your community and celebrate local organizing wins to inspire the hard work ahead of us! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/wtp/event/85...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
.The @newjerseyoag.bsky.social is suing Amazon for illegally misclassifying thousands of Flex drivers to steal wages and deny benefits. Labor organizations nationwide are standing in solidarity with NJ Amazon Flex Drivers, calling this lawsuit a national model. When we fight, we win! ✊
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We stand with @replamonica.bsky.social today, tomorrow, and every day after. #StandWithMcIver #DefendDemocracy
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Today, we’re outside the U.S. District Court to stand shoulder to shoulder w/ @replamonica.bsky.social as she faces bogus charges for providing oversight as an elected member of Congress to keep her constituents safe. We won’t stay silent! #StandWithMcIver #DefendDemocracy
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Central Jersey, heads up! Join @maketheroadnj.bsky.social on Oct.18 for the Central Jersey Community Civic Action Session. Learn how to build power in your community and celebrate local organizing wins to inspire the hard work ahead of us! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/wtp/event/84...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Are you between the ages of 14-25 & want to make a difference in your community? Join us for a day filled w informative panels, engaging workshops & leave ready to change the world. Come discover your power Oct. 4 at the Youth Power Summit in Princeton. Register today! njisj.org/youth-power-...
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🏡✊This is what tenant power looks like. After years of organizing, Passaic tenants won one of NJ’s strongest rent control laws, capping rent hikes at 3% & closing landlord loopholes. Learn how they did it & what’s next below: www.nj.com/news/2025/09...
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This N.J. city just took an important step to keep rents from skyrocketing
Passaic's new rent control ordinance cuts maximum annual increases in half and eliminates a loophole that allowed landlords to dramatically raise rents when tenants moved out.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
📣Passaic tenants are leading the way! By winning one of NJ’s strongest rent control ordinances, tenant leaders showed us that when we organize, we win! “Tenants are feeling the squeeze on housing costs & it is sufficient to motivate people to take action.” njdemocrat.substack.com/p/rent-contr...
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RENT CONTROL IN PASSAIC: ACTIVISTS 1, LANDLORDS 0
But while NYC’s Mamdani rallies voters on rent control, Sherrill and Ciattarelli are silent
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🚀 Momentum alert! Through NJMVP: ✅We’ve made 741,991 attempts
✅Reached 609,742 voters
✅Had 8,500+ meaningful conversations across 21 counties

Most of those were low-propensity BIPOC voters who didn’t vote in 2024—and now they are being heard!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Childcare benefits the public, not just parents and children. 🗣️ Demand they RESTORE THE FUNDING at the #FixChildcareNow Town Hall. 📅 Sat, Sept 13 | 9:30 AM | The Waterfront at 2 Grafton Ave, Newark, NJ Register online at: bit.ly/FixChildcareNow #ChildCareForAllNJ
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
#tbt: Passaic just passed one of NJ’s strongest rent control laws, capping rents at 3% & ending vacancy decontrol. A historic victory for the 9,800+ tenant households and 4,000 families now shielded from displacement! njurbannews.com/2025/09/04/p...
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Passaic Enacts Sweeping Rent Control Ordinance, Capping Increases At 3%
Passaic caps rent hikes at 3% and ends vacancy decontrol, aiming to protect thousands of families from displacement.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📣 NJMVP partner AAPI New Jersey is kicking off voter season! ✅ Thursday, Sept. 4 Get Out the Vote Kick-Off Training 🔗 Register here: www.mobilize.us/aapinewjerse... Be part of the movement to get our communities ready and excited to vote this year! 🗳️✨ #NJMVP #civicengagement #NJVotes
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🎉 VICTORY! In a unanimous vote, Passaic stabilizes rents at 3% and becomes the 5th city in NJ to eliminate vacancy decontrol! This new housing ordinance will impact more than 10,000 tenants, nearly half of the city’s renter population.  #PassaicTenants #RentersRising
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
📢Tonight, Passaic City Council will vote on one of the strongest rent stabilization laws in NJ, protecting 4,000+ families from displacement & ending vacancy decontrol! ➡️ Today, September 2nd ⏰ 6:30pm 📍 Passaic City Hall - 330 Passaic Street #PassaicTenants #RentersRising
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🏠 Did you know? Passaic’s proposed housing ordinance ends vacancy decontrol, a loophole that lets landlords hike rents when tenants move out. This ordinance would protect thousands of families from displacement. Let’s finish the fight! 📍 Sept 2, 6:30PM | Passaic City Hall
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
📢 Did you know? Passaic’s proposed housing ordinance would stabilize rents at 3%. That means thousands of families can stay in their homes without the fear of sudden rent hikes. The ordinance has to pass ONE MORE VOTE! Join us TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND at 6:30PM at Passaic City Hall!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
LET’S KEEP THE PRESSURE GOING AND PACK THE ROOM AGAIN! Tuesday September 2nd- 6:30pm 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ On August 5th, 200+ Passaic tenants made history by introducing an ordinance that would strengthen tenant protections. The ordinance now moves to a second and FINAL VOTE!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
#NJMVP is still reaching 1million voters to ask the questions that often go unheard: 📌 What issues impact you the most? 📌 What would make you feel motivated to vote? 📌 What do you want leaders to focus on? Civic engagement should be about all of us. Let’s make it a reality!
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
When Senator Gordon M. Johnson says “everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes & neighborhoods," he’s right. As ICE escalates Trump’s attacks, NJ legislature must act now! No delays, no excuses. Families’ safety is on the line. Pass the #ImmigrantTrustAct! www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinio...
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New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act. Our migrants musn't live in fear | Opinion
New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act. We must stand tall against the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants.
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Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @maketheroadnj.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🙌History in Passaic! On Aug. 5, Passaic moved to cap rent hikes at 3% & end vacancy decontrol. The new ordinance will keep families in their homes & fight displacement. This is a victory led by Passaic tenants, housing advocates & allies! www.northjersey.com/story/news/p...
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City of Passaic moves toward lowering its cap on rent hikes as advocacy groups speak up
Passaic introduced an ordinance to cap rent hikes at 3%, with some exceptions, including for newly constructed units.
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