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Immigration | Cities

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

By Steve Janoski
Immigration

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

By Steve Janoski

Five minutes with saxophonist Abraham Burton

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

Environment

New Jersey environmental groups push for statewide moratorium on data centers

By Krystal Knapp
Criminal Justice

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

By Steve Janoski
What's Left | Commentary

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

By Jeff Tittel
Commentary

New Jersey can’t afford fewer watchdogs

By Krystal Knapp

Immigration

Roxbury ICE detention plan on hold pending environmental review

By Steve Janoski

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Window on New Jersey: Scenes from the Garden State

Scenes from the Garden State by photojournalist Andres Kudacki
Criminal Justice

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

By Steve Janoski

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

By Andres Kudacki

News in brief

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

Mercer County corrections officer pleads guilty to bribery scheme involving jail contraband

Commentary

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? 

A national symbol under threat: New Jersey is failing to protect its bald eagles

Four years and counting: My public records complaint is still pending

News | Nursing Homes | State Government

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.
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

Business group warns rule lacks clarity and flexibility, could reshape contractor work and increase business costs

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

Proposed rule could reclassify many independent contractors as employees. The governor has until Tuesday to act.

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

Camden-based metal recycling company emerges as top environmental spender

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

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

New Jersey civil rights group calls for traffic stop reform, citing racial disparities

Sherrill signs executive order to accelerate housing production in New Jersey


Close-up of a black handgun and beige holster on a textured surface, showcasing firearm details.
Courts

Third Circuit won’t revisit ruling upholding New Jersey ghost gun file restrictions

Close-up shot of a firetruck's door featuring the 911 emergency number.

New Jersey senator proposes 911 mental health screening bill

Legislation would require dispatchers to ask if crises involve emotional or behavioral disorders.

Lawrenceville woman to stand trial over rescued deer kept on farm

New Jersey state officials pursue charges even though the animal is gone.
Paramedic measuring patient's blood pressure indoors, illustrating home healthcare assistance.

States pay Deloitte, others millions To Comply with Trump law to cut Medicaid rolls Samantha Liss and Rachana…

Q&A with Tim Judson: Why New Jersey’s nuclear energy revival could prove costly

Environmental advocates urge judge to halt Roxbury detention project

Appeals court grants new trial in 2017 Passaic drive-by shooting case

Holtec gets a seat at the table in Trenton as New Jersey bets on nuclear power


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

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

Leqaa Kordia returns to Paterson after year in ICE detention linked to Columbia University protest

New Jersey, Roxbury sue to block ICE detention center plan

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