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Public Records

Bloomfield resident sues township over handling of public records request

By Steve Janoski
Immigration | State Government

State inspectors denied access to Newark detention center as unrest escalates

By Steve Janoski
Close-up of an official Argentine soccer ball resting on a green field with a blurred background.

New Jersey, New York launch investigation into FIFA World Cup ticket sales

By Krystal Knapp
State officials say fans faced soaring prices and may have been misled about seat locations

Courts | Education

Appeals court weighs limits of comptroller’s subpoena powers in charter school case

By Krystal Knapp
Immigration

Delaney Hall protests continue as tensions with ICE escalate

By Steve Janoski
Pinelands Matters | Commentary

A roundabout solution in search of a problem

By Heidi Yeh
What's Left | Commentary

‘A betrayal of the Highlands’: Council approves massive warehouse project on protected farmland

By Jeff Tittel

Press conference at State House on data centers.
State Government | Energy

Sherrill unveils statewide plan to regulate data centers in New Jersey

By Krystal Knapp

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Window on New Jersey: Scenes from the Garden State

Immigration | Federal Government

New Jersey governor denied entry to Delaney Hall as ICE detainee strike continues (5:10 p.m update)

By Krystal Knapp

Portraits of New Jersey: Faces and voices of the Garden State

By Andres Kudacki

News in brief

Prison guard indicted for smuggling contraband into Northern State

State comptroller orders youth treatment center in Somerset County to repay $1.5 million to Medicaid

NJ State Police detective convicted in fatal 2023 high-speed chase

Sherrill taps cannabis commission official to head New Jersey alcohol agency

Commentary

New Jersey’s water crisis: A deficit of planning and a drought of action

New Jersey can’t afford fewer watchdogs

Farming the government: New Jersey’s broken farmland assessment program helps the wealthy while we go broke

Are the New Jersey Pinelands safe from data centers? 

Immigration

Tensions rise at Delaney Hall after strike organizer removed from detention center

Protesters blocked a van from leaving the facility Sunday evening.

N.J. appeals court to decide whether state comptroller can force charter school to hand over financial records

College Achieve Public Schools has fought a subpoena for more than a year and a half.

New Jersey lawmakers condemn conditions inside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark

Following a Saturday tour of Delaney Hall, Sen. Andy Kim and Rep. Rob Menendez described troubling conditions inside…

Hundreds of ICE detainees launch hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall

Detainees are calling on Gov. Mikie Sherrill to visit the detention center and investigate conditions there

Judge sends Newark’s lawsuit against Delaney Hall operator to mediation

Nearly 300 detainees sign new SOS letter from inside Newark ICE facility

New Jersey environmental groups push for statewide moratorium on data centers

Inspection finds only minor issues at Mid-State Correctional Facility clinic


Immigration

Roxbury ICE detention plan on hold pending environmental review

New Jersey may need more than $1B to replace crumbling maximum security prison facility in Trenton

A 2025 watchdog report renewed calls to demolish and rebuild the aging prison complex

Nursing home residents and advocates urge New Jersey to raise long-stagnant $50 personal needs allowance

Lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill that would raise the monthly personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents to $140.

Five minutes with saxophonist Abraham Burton

The Rutgers professor reflects on improvisation, teaching, and why AI can’t replace live music.

Close-up of a ride-sharing car with a bright red illuminated sign for night-time travel.

Gig economy shakeup: New Jersey adopts worker classification rules that will likely make ride-hailing drivers employees

New Jersey may tighten rules for gig workers as deadline looms, raising concerns from business owners and freelancers

New Jersey lobbying hits record $110.6 million as spending to influence state policies surges

New Jersey City University continues layoffs ahead of merger with Kean University


Immigration

Investigating immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation in the Garden State

Immigration | Photos

The Delaney Hall immigration detention center uprising in photos

By Andres Kudacki

Feds urge judge to reject New Jersey bid to block ICE detention center work in Roxbury

Environmental advocates urge judge to halt Roxbury detention project

New Jersey officials seek injunction to halt planned ICE detention camp in Roxbury

GOP state senator proposes database of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes

Civil rights groups urge appeals court to dismiss charges against McIver over Delaney Hall oversight visit

New bill would bar public funding for ICE detention centers in NJ

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