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Bill targeting scrapyard pollution stalls in New Jersey Legislature
Measure aimed at protecting urban neighborhoods has failed to advance in the Senate
Burlington County school district pays $450K to settle whistleblower retaliation suit
District resolved former security supervisor’s claims with a confidential payout, records show
At Brady’s Dock, a neighborhood lives under a cloud of dust
Fires, metallic grit, and relentless industrial noise have transformed the once-quiet Bayonne waterfront, raising public health and environmental…
New Jersey Supreme Court rebukes parole board over delayed hearing for inmate
Justices say board acted arbitrarily in imposing 17-year wait for next review
New Jersey suburbs grow increasingly unaffordable as prices surge past some NYC levels, report finds
New Jersey’s suburban housing market is no longer the affordable alternative to New York City it once was,…
New Jersey, Roxbury sue to block ICE detention center plan
State and local leaders challenge ICE plan as unsafe and unlawful.
New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that would tax private prison immigration detention companies
The bill targets companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group, whose New Jersey profits rose roughly 10% per quarter…
New Jersey lawmakers move to tighten oversight of scrap yards after repeated fires
Proposed rules aim to curb dangerous blazes in Camden and beyond
Immigration
Investigating immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation in the Garden State
