News In Brief

Short daily items on New Jersey news — quick reads on government, courts, elections and the stories our reporters are watching.

Former NJ corrections officer sentenced for killing pedestrian
Sep 10, 2026Sep 10, 2026
New law aims to help NJ workers buy the businesses that employ them
Sep 5, 2026Sep 7, 2026
New charges filed against retired Island Heights cop
Sep 4, 2026Sep 6, 2026
Trump administration rejects New Jersey’s appeal for $84 million in blizzard aid
Sep 3, 2026Sep 7, 2026
Agency raises New Jersey bond rating, citing pension payments and budget management
Sep 3, 2026Sep 7, 2026
Sherrill freezes 2027 health benefit contribution rates for state workers
Sep 2, 2026Sep 7, 2026
Match Group to pay $650,000 over dating app background-check disclosures
Sep 1, 2026Sep 7, 2026
New Jersey clears the way for plug-in balcony solar panels
Sep 1, 2026Sep 7, 2026
Prospect Park councilman admits role in illegal gambling operation
Aug 29, 2026Aug 31, 2026
NJ corrections officer pleads guilty in bribery case
Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026
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Aug 16, 2026Aug 17, 2026
ICE medical payment system breakdown threatens detainees’ access to care
Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 2026
Pallone calls for EPA testing near Keyport landfill
Aug 7, 2026Aug 9, 2026
Sherrill signs law expanding transit options for seniors, disabled
Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026
NJ attorney general opposes OppFi bank acquisition
Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026
ACLU-NJ raises constitutional concerns over Delaney Hall visitation restrictions
Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 2026
Court temporarily blocks ban on voter registration groups at citizenship ceremonies
Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026
Sandoz reaches $400 million settlement in generic drug price-fixing case
Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026
New Jersey challenges Trump administration’s latest global tariffs
Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026
Federal corrections officer charged with sexually abusing Fort Dix inmate
Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026
New Jersey creates new unit to investigate discrimination in schools
Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 2026
New Jersey challenges Trump administration rules tied to counterterrorism grants
Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 2026
Sherrill administration advances transit-oriented housing plans
Jul 17, 2026Jul 19, 2026
Federal judge sides with states in grant funding dispute
Jul 17, 2026Jul 19, 2026
Neptune Township bans data centers and ICE detention facilities
Jul 13, 2026Aug 26, 2026
New Jersey launches online Child Tax Credit application portal
Jul 11, 2026Jul 11, 2026
NJ pharmacy board suspends Woodbury pharmacist’s license
Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026
East Orange grocery store owner sentenced in $2.2 million food stamp fraud case
Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026
Social media giant Meta loses bid to dismiss New Jersey lawsuit over children’s safety
Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Authorities bust alleged $8 million luxury car theft network in New Jersey
Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026
Former Newark code enforcement officer pleads guilty in bribery case
Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026
Appeals court upholds arbitration in Rutgers employee’s flu vaccine firing
Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026
Booker vows legislative action after U.S. Supreme Court sides with Monsanto
Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026
NJ immigrant advocacy group condemns Supreme Court rulings on TPS and asylum
Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026
Federal judge dismisses sanctuary city lawsuit; Bhalla urges local action
Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026
New Jersey health inspectors denied full access to Delaney Hall again, Sherrill says
Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026
NJ Corrections Ombudsperson to host virtual public listening session July 15
Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 2026
Middlesex County man sentenced in $7.7 million securities fraud case
Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 2026
New Jersey takes aim at hidden fees that inflate consumer costs
Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 2026
New Jersey to receive $365K in CVS insulin billing settlement
Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 2026
Former Princeton resident accused of $2.5 million investment fraud
Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 2026
Pallone, Mejia conduct unannounced oversight visit to Delaney Hall
Jun 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026
Sherrill appoints Lisa Montalbano as disability ombudsman
May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
Prison guard indicted for smuggling contraband into Northern State
May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
State comptroller orders youth treatment center in Somerset County to repay $1.5 million to Medicaid
May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
NJ State Police detective convicted in fatal 2023 high-speed chase
May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Sherrill taps cannabis commission official to head New Jersey alcohol agency
May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
Mercer County corrections officer pleads guilty to bribery scheme involving jail contraband
May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
Sherrill nominates Joseph Ribsam to lead New Jersey Department of Children and Families
May 4, 2026May 6, 2026
Plainfield ex-mayoral candidate admits mailing fake voter applications
Apr 30, 2026May 6, 2026
Dover pays $100K to settle workplace harassment lawsuit filed by former health employee
Apr 9, 2026Aug 31, 2026
New Jersey opens door to new nuclear power projects after 40-year ban
Apr 8, 2026Apr 9, 2026
Pemberton schools paid $125K to settle latest pregnancy discrimination lawsuit
Apr 8, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Governor to move into Drumthwacket mansion in Princeton full-time
Apr 3, 2026Apr 3, 2026
New Jersey attorney general joins lawsuit challenging EPA rollback of mercury emissions limits
Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 2026
New Jersey judge denies injunction over Facebook blocking by mayor
Mar 22, 2026Mar 22, 2026
State expands EMR lawsuit, citing new fires at Camden facility and Delaware Bay barge
Mar 20, 2026Mar 20, 2026
Sherrill unveils youth mental health, online safety efforts at Cherokee High School
Mar 19, 2026Mar 19, 2026
Attorney general investigating fatal police shooting in Lacey Township
Mar 16, 2026Mar 16, 2026
Red Bank investment firm fined for failing to follow investor protection rules
Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 2026
Sherrill administration announces $1.2M grant for Phillipsburg sinkhole repairs
Mar 6, 2026Mar 6, 2026
Tedesco touts hospital turnaround, public safety gains in Bergen County address
Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 2026
New Jersey attorney general leads multistate effort defending birthright citizenship at Supreme Court
Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to New Jersey affordable housing law
Feb 24, 2026Feb 24, 2026
Sherrill signs ethics, government efficiency, permitting and youth safety orders
Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 2026
New law targets chronic absenteeism in New Jersey schools with attendance task force
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
New Jersey shootings fell sharply in 2025, state officials say
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
New Jersey law will create statewide affordable housing directory
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
Multistate brief led by New Jersey attorney general challenges Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
Dec 23, 2025Dec 23, 2025
New Jersey co-leads multistate suit over Trump move to defund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Dec 22, 2025Aug 26, 2026
New Jersey reaches settlement with Hoboken over affordable housing residency preference
Dec 15, 2025Feb 27, 2026
New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit accusing Uber of deceptive subscription practices
Dec 15, 2025Feb 27, 2026
New Jersey bill would require officers to show faces and identify themselves before arrests
Dec 11, 2025Dec 23, 2025
New Jersey Cultural Trust awards $1M to 37 history and humanities organizations
Dec 7, 2025Feb 27, 2026
Watson Coleman reintroduces bill to encourage employee profit-sharing
Dec 7, 2025Feb 27, 2026
Former Senator Bob Menendez barred from holding public office in New Jersey
Dec 5, 2025Dec 6, 2025
Hopewell Township joins regional lawsuit against Trenton Water Works
Dec 2, 2025Feb 27, 2026
How to share your ideas or résumé with the new governor’s transition team
Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 2025
Mikie Sherrill names Alex Ball, Tim Lydon to top leadership roles in new administration
Nov 6, 2025Nov 7, 2025
Sherrill names Caldwell and Doucette to lead New Jersey transition team
Nov 5, 2025Nov 5, 2025
More than $132 Million in New Jersey Medicaid funds recovered, watchdog says
Oct 10, 2025Nov 7, 2025
H-1B crackdown could upend New Jersey academic research hubs, from Rutgers to Princeton
Sep 25, 2025Sep 26, 2025
Platkin files lawsuit to permanently bar Menendez from holding public office in New Jersey
May 5, 2025Aug 10, 2025
Williams-Transco abandons Northeast Supply Enhancement gas pipeline project
Apr 21, 2024Aug 26, 2026
Feds: N.J. broker scammed grieving U.S. Army families out of $3.5 Million in death benefits
Jul 8, 2023Mar 29, 2024
Know the background of your broker or investment adviser before you invest your money
Jun 14, 2023Mar 27, 2024