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Public Records | Courts

Jersey Vindicator sues for release of body camera footage in Delaney Hall theft case

June 18, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Prediction markets are creating new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical betting by turning politics into a game

June 18, 2026

By The Conversation

ICE abandons proposal to convert Roxbury warehouse into immigrant detention center

By Krystal Knapp

The federal government may sell the $130 million warehouse after months of opposition from New Jersey officials, Roxbury leaders and residents, and a court challenge.

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Appeals court shields much of Seton Hall’s McCarrick report from disclosure

June 16, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Criminal Justice

Attorney general releases annual police discipline report for 2025

June 15, 2026

By Steve Janoski

What's Left | Commentary

Gov. Sherrill’s data center “guardrails” look more like a green light

June 19, 2026

What's Left | Commentary

From the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Expedited Permits

June 9, 2026

Courts | Environment

Camden residents sue EMR, alleging years of pollution and fires harmed neighborhood

June 15, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

The Jersey Vindicator

Independent nonprofit journalism for New Jersey. We investigate powerful institutions and explain how government, housing, utilities, and other public systems work so you can make sense of the decisions shaping life in New Jersey.

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Public Records | Courts

New Jersey Supreme Court: Government-related emails in officials’ personal accounts are subject to OPRA

June 11, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

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

July 22, 2025

By Andres Kudacki

News in brief

Middlesex County man sentenced in $7.7 million securities fraud case

June 19, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

New Jersey takes aim at hidden fees that inflate consumer costs

June 16, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

New Jersey to receive $365K in CVS insulin billing settlement

June 16, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Former Princeton resident accused of $2.5 million investment fraud

June 4, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Commentary

New Jersey’s innovation economy depends on today’s STEM students

June 4, 2026

Gaslighting for gas pollution: Sherrill, Legislature use affordability as cover

June 4, 2026

New Jersey’s commitment to a free press is being tested

June 2, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

New Jersey’s $50 nursing home personal allowance is a disgrace

May 31, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Media | State Government

Former NJ Spotlight News correspondent urges Legislature to reject NJ PBS award to Montclair State

June 11, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

NJ reproductive health bill raises First Amendment concerns

June 9, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Senate panel advances New Jersey crypto ATM ban

June 9, 2026

By Steve Janoski

Sherrill denied chance to speak with detainees during Delaney Hall visit

June 8, 2026

By Steve Janoski

New Jersey expands legal defense funding for immigrants facing deportation

June 7, 2026

By Steve Janoski

Montclair State University beats out independent public media proposal to run NJ PBS

June 7, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Press freedom groups demand dismissal of charges against journalists arrested at Delaney Hall protests

June 5, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Essex County prosecutor’s sergeant charged with stealing injured photojournalist’s gear during Delaney Hall protest

June 4, 2026

By Steve Janoski

South Jersey school district paid $3.1 million to settle sexual abuse lawsuits

June 4, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Faith leaders across New Jersey urge lawmakers to pass “Polluters Pay” Climate Superfund Act

June 4, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Delaney Hall detainees allege retaliation, abuse in new letter

June 4, 2026

By Steve Janoski

Bill would require bias and extremism screening for New Jersey cops

June 2, 2026

By Steve Janoski

State sues GEO Group after health inspectors denied access to Delaney Hall

June 2, 2026

By Steve Janoski

Journalists swept up in Delaney Hall crackdown as press freedom concerns mount

June 1, 2026

By Steve Janoski and Krystal Knapp

Newark imposes overnight curfew around Delaney Hall after another night of clashes

May 31, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Jersey City’s only remaining hospital operating at or near capacity after Heights closure

May 31, 2026

By Krystal Knapp

Immigration

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