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State Government

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

By Krystal Knapp
News

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

By Krystal Knapp

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

By Jeff Pillets
The longtime anti-nuclear advocate warns that subsidies, unresolved waste storage, and cheaper alternatives undermine the case for new reactors in New Jersey.

State Government | Transparency

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

By Krystal Knapp
Education

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

By Krystal Knapp
Pinelands Matters | Commentary

Are the New Jersey Pinelands safe from data centers? 

By Heidi Yeh
What's Left | Commentary

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

By Jeff Tittel

Immigration | Courts

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

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

By Krystal Knapp

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

By Andres Kudacki

News in brief

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

Sherrill nominates Joseph Ribsam to lead New Jersey Department of Children and Families

Plainfield ex-mayoral candidate admits mailing fake voter applications

Dover pays $100K to settle workplace harassment lawsuit filed by former health employee

Commentary

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

Governor Sherrill’s environmental report card: Moving FAST for polluters

The days after Earth Day: We need a new activism in the fight for the environment in New Jersey

Why grass is greener for the environment and the state budget

News

Sherrill signs executive order to accelerate housing production in New Jersey

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order on April 27…
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Third Circuit won’t revisit ruling upholding New Jersey ghost gun file restrictions

Court affirms computer code used to 3D-print firearms isn’t automatically protected speech
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.

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


State Government

New Jersey lawmaker proposes public database of extremist groups

Bill targeting scrapyard pollution stalls in New Jersey Legislature

Measure aimed at protecting urban neighborhoods has failed to advance in the Senate

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

The filing argues the proposed warehouse conversion would overwhelm local infrastructure and bypass required reviews.

Fewer people released from New Jersey prisons are returning, report says

Reconvictions fall as technical parole violations drive most returns to custody

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

Burlington County school district pays $450K to settle whistleblower retaliation suit


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

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

New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that would tax private prison immigration detention companies

Roxbury ICE warehouse plan draws sharp rebuke from Sherrill, who vows state action

Kim and Booker push bill to stop DHS from turning warehouses into immigrant detention camps

Immigrant rights group targets N.J. Democrats over campaign cash from Palantir

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