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

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

    March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
  • Burlington County school district pays $450K to settle whistleblower retaliation suit

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

    March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
  • At Brady’s Dock, a neighborhood lives under a cloud of dust

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

    March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
  • New Jersey Supreme Court rebukes parole board over delayed hearing for inmate

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

    March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
  • New Jersey suburbs grow increasingly unaffordable as prices surge past some NYC levels, report finds

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

    March 25, 2026March 28, 2026
  • Protect the People’s Park: We need the Liberty State Park Protection Act now

    Protect the People’s Park: We need the Liberty State Park Protection Act now

    March 25, 2026March 25, 2026
  • New Montvale apartment complex offers stability for homeless veterans

    New Montvale apartment complex offers stability for homeless veterans

    March 24, 2026March 27, 2026
  • Sherrill directs NJ Transit to deliver improvements for commuters

    Sherrill directs NJ Transit to deliver improvements for commuters

    March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
  • Federal judges install Robert Frazer to lead embattled New Jersey prosecutor’s office

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

    March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
  • ICE agents deployed to airports, including Newark, as TSA staffing strained during shutdown

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

    March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
  • Leqaa Kordia returns to Paterson after year in ICE detention linked to Columbia University protest

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

    March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
  • New Jersey judge denies injunction over Facebook blocking by mayor

    New Jersey judge denies injunction over Facebook blocking by mayor

    March 22, 2026March 22, 2026
  • State expands EMR lawsuit, citing new fires at Camden facility and Delaware Bay barge

    State expands EMR lawsuit, citing new fires at Camden facility and Delaware Bay barge

    March 20, 2026March 20, 2026
  • New Jersey, Roxbury sue to block ICE detention center plan

    New Jersey, Roxbury sue to block ICE detention center plan

    March 20, 2026March 20, 2026
  • New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that would tax private prison immigration detention companies

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

    March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
  • Sunshine week is for government agencies too!

    Sunshine week is for government agencies too!

    March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
  • Sherrill unveils youth mental health, online safety efforts at Cherokee High School

    Sherrill unveils youth mental health, online safety efforts at Cherokee High School

    March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
  • New Jersey lawmakers move to tighten oversight of scrap yards after repeated fires

    New Jersey lawmakers move to tighten oversight of scrap yards after repeated fires

    March 18, 2026March 20, 2026
  • New Jersey bill would charge fossil fuel companies for climate damages

    New Jersey bill would charge fossil fuel companies for climate damages

    March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
  • ‘I wouldn’t feed a dog this food’: New Jersey nursing home residents testify before Senate committee

    ‘I wouldn’t feed a dog this food’: New Jersey nursing home residents testify before Senate committee

    March 16, 2026March 18, 2026
  • Attorney general investigating fatal police shooting in Lacey Township

    Attorney general investigating fatal police shooting in Lacey Township

    March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
  • New Portal North Bridge brings NJ Transit trains onto a faster track

    New Portal North Bridge brings NJ Transit trains onto a faster track

    March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
  • Bergen County man sues Montvale mayor over Facebook block, citing free speech

    Bergen County man sues Montvale mayor over Facebook block, citing free speech

    March 15, 2026March 16, 2026
  • The document divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

    The document divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

    March 15, 2026March 15, 2026
  • The AI data center boom is the next environmental crisis and it’s already starting

    The AI data center boom is the next environmental crisis and it’s already starting

    March 15, 2026March 15, 2026
  • New Jersey conference will examine trauma’s role in crime and incarceration

    New Jersey conference will examine trauma’s role in crime and incarceration

    March 15, 2026March 15, 2026
  • Healing the mind: Trauma and the path to recovery in the criminal justice system

    Healing the mind: Trauma and the path to recovery in the criminal justice system

    March 15, 2026March 16, 2026
  • What’s in Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first New Jersey budget

    What’s in Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first New Jersey budget

    March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
  • What they’re saying: Reactions to Gov. Sherrill’s first state budget address

    What they’re saying: Reactions to Gov. Sherrill’s first state budget address

    March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
  • Full text of New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s fiscal year 2026-27 state budget address

    Full text of New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s fiscal year 2026-27 state budget address

    March 11, 2026March 12, 2026
  • Building a better Trenton Water Works

    Building a better Trenton Water Works

    March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
  • Red Bank investment firm fined for failing to follow investor protection rules

    Red Bank investment firm fined for failing to follow investor protection rules

    March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
  • Photos: At the New Jersey State House, protesters call for an end to the war with Iran

    Photos: At the New Jersey State House, protesters call for an end to the war with Iran

    March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
  • Nature reclaims a once-industrial island on the Delaware River

    Nature reclaims a once-industrial island on the Delaware River

    March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
  • Federal judge rules Trump administration’s New Jersey U.S. attorney leadership structure is unlawful

    Federal judge rules Trump administration’s New Jersey U.S. attorney leadership structure is unlawful

    March 9, 2026March 10, 2026
  • The long fight to save Petty’s Island still isn’t over

    The long fight to save Petty’s Island still isn’t over

    March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
  • Former New Jersey watchdog Kevin Walsh joins Philadelphia law firm

    Former New Jersey watchdog Kevin Walsh joins Philadelphia law firm

    March 8, 2026
  • NJ energy policy: It’s all about the subsidies

    NJ energy policy: It’s all about the subsidies

    March 7, 2026March 7, 2026
  • Sherrill administration announces $1.2M grant for Phillipsburg sinkhole repairs

    Sherrill administration announces $1.2M grant for Phillipsburg sinkhole repairs

    March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
  • Tedesco touts hospital turnaround, public safety gains in Bergen County address

    Tedesco touts hospital turnaround, public safety gains in Bergen County address

    March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
  • NJ lawmakers to consider package of bills aimed at easing housing costs and strengthening tenant protections

    NJ lawmakers to consider package of bills aimed at easing housing costs and strengthening tenant protections

    March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
  • Five minutes with Robert Kaplow: The 50-year journey behind “Blue Moon”

    Five minutes with Robert Kaplow: The 50-year journey behind “Blue Moon”

    March 2, 2026March 7, 2026
  • Roxbury ICE warehouse plan draws sharp rebuke from Sherrill, who vows state action

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

    February 27, 2026February 27, 2026
  • Historic first for New Jersey State Police as Jeanne Hengemuhle takes command

    Historic first for New Jersey State Police as Jeanne Hengemuhle takes command

    February 26, 2026February 27, 2026
  • New Jersey attorney general leads multistate effort defending birthright citizenship at Supreme Court

    New Jersey attorney general leads multistate effort defending birthright citizenship at Supreme Court

    February 26, 2026February 26, 2026
  • Kim and Booker push bill to stop DHS from turning warehouses into immigrant detention camps

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

    February 26, 2026March 2, 2026
  • Immigrant rights group targets N.J. Democrats over campaign cash from Palantir

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

    February 26, 2026February 26, 2026
  • U.S. paid $129.3 million for New Jersey warehouse for large-scale immigrant detention center

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

    February 26, 2026February 26, 2026
  • As Princeton Battlefield nears 250th, preservationists push for new visitor center

    As Princeton Battlefield nears 250th, preservationists push for new visitor center

    February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
  • Sherrill transitions to rolling back environmental protections

    Sherrill transitions to rolling back environmental protections

    February 24, 2026February 27, 2026
  • New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit accusing RFK Jr. of undermining childhood vaccine protections

    New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit accusing RFK Jr. of undermining childhood vaccine protections

    February 24, 2026February 27, 2026
  • U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to New Jersey affordable housing law

    U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to New Jersey affordable housing law

    February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
  • U.S. sues New Jersey over immigration order, escalating fight over federal enforcement powers

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

    February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
  • New Brunswick rejects data center plan following public backlash

    New Brunswick rejects data center plan following public backlash

    February 21, 2026
  • New Jersey lawmakers move to rein in ICE with taxes and hiring bans

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

    February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
  • Affordability doesn’t mean sliding down the slippery slope of rolling back environmental protections

    Affordability doesn’t mean sliding down the slippery slope of rolling back environmental protections

    February 18, 2026February 27, 2026
  • Sherrill: Gateway tunnel funds flowing again after Trump freeze failed

    Sherrill: Gateway tunnel funds flowing again after Trump freeze failed

    February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
  • New Jersey Attorney General’s office drops corruption case against Dem power broker George Norcross

    New Jersey Attorney General’s office drops corruption case against Dem power broker George Norcross

    February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
  • New Jersey emergency planners brace for possible water shutdown as Trenton mains keep breaking, reservoir levels drop

    New Jersey emergency planners brace for possible water shutdown as Trenton mains keep breaking, reservoir levels drop

    February 12, 2026February 12, 2026
  • Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process

    Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process

    February 12, 2026February 12, 2026
  • At least a dozen Hamilton residents have died from Legionnaires’ disease since 2018, public records show

    At least a dozen Hamilton residents have died from Legionnaires’ disease since 2018, public records show

    February 11, 2026February 12, 2026
  • This winter is no snow joke for New Jersey’s wildlife

    This winter is no snow joke for New Jersey’s wildlife

    February 11, 2026February 27, 2026
  • Perth Amboy worker’s whistleblower suit alleges retaliation for raising insurance bidding, pay-to-play concerns

    Perth Amboy worker’s whistleblower suit alleges retaliation for raising insurance bidding, pay-to-play concerns

    February 11, 2026February 11, 2026
  • Republican Congressional hopeful Tiffany Burress at risk of losing North Jersey home to foreclosure

    Republican Congressional hopeful Tiffany Burress at risk of losing North Jersey home to foreclosure

    February 11, 2026February 11, 2026
  • Liberty State Park dirty deal on hold

    Liberty State Park dirty deal on hold

    February 4, 2026February 27, 2026
  • ‘An agency out of control’: Planned ICE detention processing warehouse in Roxbury sparks bipartisan backlash

    ‘An agency out of control’: Planned ICE detention processing warehouse in Roxbury sparks bipartisan backlash

    February 4, 2026February 6, 2026
  • Indictment against South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross tossed again on appeal

    Indictment against South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross tossed again on appeal

    January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
  • A big win for the Ramapo Mountains Reservation and the people

    A big win for the Ramapo Mountains Reservation and the people

    January 29, 2026February 27, 2026
  • The Jersey Vindicator’s best photos of 2025

    The Jersey Vindicator’s best photos of 2025

    January 29, 2026February 3, 2026
  • Money wasted tax payer

    New Jersey school district missed $49 million in savings by skipping state health plan, audit finds

    January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
  • Let the sunshine in: What we want from Gov. Sherrill on transparency

    Let the sunshine in: What we want from Gov. Sherrill on transparency

    January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
  • Essex County adds tent and toilets outside Delaney Hall as immigrant families keep waiting in the cold

    Essex County adds tent and toilets outside Delaney Hall as immigrant families keep waiting in the cold

    January 22, 2026January 22, 2026
  • Jersey Vindicator chosen as 2026 Report for America newsroom; corps member to cover housing and affordability in New Jersey

    Jersey Vindicator chosen as 2026 Report for America newsroom; corps member to cover housing and affordability in New Jersey

    January 22, 2026January 28, 2026
  • Richard Codey, longtime New Jersey legislator and former governor, to lie in state in Trenton

    Richard Codey, longtime New Jersey legislator and former governor, to lie in state in Trenton

    January 21, 2026January 22, 2026
  • Photos: Mikie Sherrill’s inaugural ball at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Photos: Mikie Sherrill’s inaugural ball at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey

    January 21, 2026January 22, 2026
  • Sherrill signs ethics, government efficiency, permitting and youth safety orders

    Sherrill signs ethics, government efficiency, permitting and youth safety orders

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Murphy signs sweeping New Jersey e-bike law expanding insurance and licensing rules

    Murphy signs sweeping New Jersey e-bike law expanding insurance and licensing rules

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Sherrill order No. 2 directs utilities and state agencies to speed solar, storage and grid projects

    Sherrill order No. 2 directs utilities and state agencies to speed solar, storage and grid projects

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • What Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first executive order does to address soaring electric bills in New Jersey

    What Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first executive order does to address soaring electric bills in New Jersey

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Mikie Sherrill takes office as New Jersey governor, announces moves to control utility costs

    Mikie Sherrill takes office as New Jersey governor, announces moves to control utility costs

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy grants clemency to 148 people in final actions in office

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy grants clemency to 148 people in final actions in office

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Murphy signs ‘Safe Communities Act,’ kills two other New Jersey immigration bills (updated)

    Murphy signs ‘Safe Communities Act,’ kills two other New Jersey immigration bills (updated)

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Faith leaders urge Gov. Murphy to sign bills protecting immigrants in New Jersey

    Faith leaders urge Gov. Murphy to sign bills protecting immigrants in New Jersey

    January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
  • Moral clarity in the present tense: Faith leaders in New Jersey and across the country call on Governor Murphy to sign immigrant protections

    Moral clarity in the present tense: Faith leaders in New Jersey and across the country call on Governor Murphy to sign immigrant protections

    January 19, 2026February 27, 2026
  • Murphy’s environmental legacy: Broken promises and a worse environment

    Murphy’s environmental legacy: Broken promises and a worse environment

    January 19, 2026February 27, 2026
  • Video podcast: Jeff Pillets discusses Trenton Water Works issues with Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin

    Video podcast: Jeff Pillets discusses Trenton Water Works issues with Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin

    January 18, 2026January 18, 2026
  • Murphy’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad transparency record

    Murphy’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad transparency record

    January 15, 2026January 19, 2026
  • Murphy makes no mention of environment in last State of the State address

    Murphy makes no mention of environment in last State of the State address

    January 15, 2026February 27, 2026
  • ICE taps GEO Group subsidiary to track immigrants in $121 million deal

    ICE taps GEO Group subsidiary to track immigrants in $121 million deal

    January 14, 2026January 19, 2026
  • Camden scrap recycler EMR sued by New Jersey attorney general and DEP over hazardous fires

    Camden scrap recycler EMR sued by New Jersey attorney general and DEP over hazardous fires

    January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
  • Murphy restores jury service eligibility for people with past convictions in New Jersey

    Murphy restores jury service eligibility for people with past convictions in New Jersey

    January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
  • Stealth $128 million New Jersey budget bill would fund World Cup marketing, county projects, NJEDA supercomputer infrastructure

    Stealth $128 million New Jersey budget bill would fund World Cup marketing, county projects, NJEDA supercomputer infrastructure

    January 9, 2026January 10, 2026
  • Fatal shooting in Minneapolis by ICE agent sparks protests and vigils in New Jersey

    Fatal shooting in Minneapolis by ICE agent sparks protests and vigils in New Jersey

    January 9, 2026January 10, 2026
  • After Alina Habba’s ouster, Newark’s lead pipe fraud case is in limbo

    After Alina Habba’s ouster, Newark’s lead pipe fraud case is in limbo

    January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
  • New Jersey TRUST Commission calls for inspector general and tougher bidding laws to fight corruption

    New Jersey TRUST Commission calls for inspector general and tougher bidding laws to fight corruption

    January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
  • Bergen County Sheriff’s office settles lawsuit alleging retaliation after sexual harassment reported

    Bergen County Sheriff’s office settles lawsuit alleging retaliation after sexual harassment reported

    January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
  • Fast-tracked New Jersey bill would tap public employee pensions to help Mercer County towns leave Trenton Water Works

    Fast-tracked New Jersey bill would tap public employee pensions to help Mercer County towns leave Trenton Water Works

    January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
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    New law targets chronic absenteeism in New Jersey schools with attendance task force

    January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

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