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.
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 justice concerns
ICE agents deployed to airports, including Newark, as TSA staffing strained during shutdown
Booker condemns use of TSA workers, visits Newark airport amid staffing crisis
Leqaa Kordia returns to Paterson after year in ICE detention linked to Columbia University protest
Immigration judge grants release as case continues; supporters hold welcome home rally in her New Jersey community
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 conference will examine trauma’s role in crime and incarceration
Experts will discuss how cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed care could reshape rehabilitation.
What’s in Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first New Jersey budget
The $60.7 billion spending plan seeks to close a $3 billion deficit while avoiding new taxes on individual…
What they’re saying: Reactions to Gov. Sherrill’s first state budget address
The budget includes $2 billion in spending cuts, a sixth consecutive full pension payment, and record K-12 education…
Immigration
Investigating immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation in the Garden State
