Public records request calls for overly broad 'research project,' New Jersey deputy AG argues

Public records request calls for overly broad 'research project,' New Jersey deputy AG argues

New Jersey's Attorney General's office says a Morris County nursing home's request for documents related to how it is paid by Medicaid are overly broad. A court decision is pending. (Stock photo/Getty Images)Attorneys for the state of New Jersey insisted Tuesday that they are not legally bound to comb through decades of records covering some 340 nursing homes to help one Morris County facility better understand how it is paid by the government. …