Fast-tracked New Jersey bill would tap public employee pensions to help Mercer County towns leave Trenton Water Works
Towns could leave the struggling water utility and start their own by borrowing money from the pension system
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New law targets chronic absenteeism in New Jersey schools with attendance task force
The task force will include educators, parents, school administrators, and school board members.
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New Jersey shootings fell sharply in 2025, state officials say
Gunshot injuries decreased by 28%, according to state data.
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New Jersey law will create statewide affordable housing directory
Every municipality will be required to file a quarterly report with the state listing all affordable housing units.
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Mikie Sherrill taps Shirley Emehelu as New Jersey’s next state comptroller
Emehelu will succeed Kevin Walsh, who has led numerous high-profile investigations.
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Only in New Jersey, an inaugural ball at the American Dream Mall
“Only in New Jersey do we inaugurate a governor at a financially troubled, at-times bankrupt mall, built on a toxic site on filled-in wetlands that is located in a flood zone.” – Columnist Jeff Tittel
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From Delaney Hall and beyond: The year in immigration enforcement and its human toll
A multimedia story about The Jersey Vindicator’ 2025 coverage of immigration enforcement.
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New Jersey towns test the limits of protest permits as civil liberties groups push back
From permit deadlines to insurance demands, local fights in towns across New Jersey reveal a broader clash over who gets to take to the streets
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Rider University students draft first 100 days agenda for Mikie Sherrill as New Jersey governor
Professor Micah Rasmussen forwarded a handful of the papers to Sherrill’s transition team.
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New Jersey governor’s race shattered spending records as independent groups poured in $158 million
It was the sixth costliest governor’s race in U.S. history
