The shady side of Newark’s urban renewal
From cigar bars, public restrooms and pawn shops, would-be developers allegedly bought City Hall favors for redevelopment projects with Rolexes, jewelry and cash.
Ian Shearn
Ian T. Shearn is a freelance multi-media journalist based in New Jersey. He was an investigative reporter and the New Jersey Statehouse bureau chief for The Star-Ledger, where he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize. He has published pieces for NJ Spotlight News, ABC News 20/20, The Nation, Mother Jones, and NJ Monthly magazine, among others. He can be reached at ishearn@prodigy.net.
‘We’re in a lot of trouble’: Former Gov. Tom Kean weighs in on the health of democracy in N.J. and the nation
Former Governor Tom Kean sits down with Ian Shearn via Zoom to discuss government transparency and threats to democracy.
The Governor’s lead balloon: Murphy’s $100 million broken promise leaves the health of New Jersey students at risk
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his $100 million plan to eliminate the alarming amount of lead leaching into the drinking water of public schools in the state. But the plan never got off the ground, leaving countless thousands of New Jersey students still exposed to the toxic dangers of lead every day.
