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

Courts | Criminal Justice

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

By Steve Janoski

Energy | State Government

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

By Jeff Pillets

Pinelands Matters | Commentary

Why grass is greener for the environment and the state budget

By Heidi Yeh

What's Left | Commentary

New Jersey lawmakers plan to rollback key flood protections on Earth Day

By Jeff Tittel

State Government

New Jersey lawmaker proposes public database of extremist groups

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

State Government | Environment

Bill targeting scrapyard pollution stalls in New Jersey Legislature

By Jeff Pillets

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

By Andres Kudacki

News in brief

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

New Jersey opens door to new nuclear power projects after 40-year ban

Pemberton schools paid $125K to settle latest pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

Governor to move into Drumthwacket mansion in Princeton full-time

Commentary

New Jersey broke its promise to the Highlands

Signing away the future: How bill S-3870 puts New Jersey on a dangerous energy path

New Jersey cannot afford to deepen its news deserts

Sitting on $1.1 billion while New Jersey gets paved over: Spend the green in Green Acres funding

Immigration

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

Immigration advocates warn bill could deepen fear and erode trust in law enforcement

Civil rights groups urge appeals court to dismiss charges against McIver over Delaney Hall oversight visit

Amicus brief filed in Third Circuit argues that the prosecution threatens congressional oversight and separation of powers

New bill would bar public funding for ICE detention centers in NJ

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

At Brady’s Dock, a neighborhood lives under a cloud of dust

New Jersey Supreme Court rebukes parole board over delayed hearing for inmate

Housing

New Jersey suburbs grow increasingly unaffordable as prices surge past some NYC levels, report finds

New Montvale apartment complex offers stability for homeless veterans

Six-unit development part of New Jersey’s ‘Bringing Veterans Home’ initiative

Sherrill directs NJ Transit to deliver improvements for commuters

Governor gives agency 45 days to produce plan shaped by rider feedback

Federal judges install Robert Frazer to lead embattled New Jersey prosecutor’s office

Kim and Booker back move while blasting White House’s handling of vacancy

ICE agents deployed to airports, including Newark, as TSA staffing strained during shutdown

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

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

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

U.S. paid $129.3 million for New Jersey warehouse for large-scale immigrant detention center

U.S. sues New Jersey over immigration order, escalating fight over federal enforcement powers

New Jersey lawmakers move to rein in ICE with taxes and hiring bans

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