This week on Chat Box, David Cruz talks with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette about plans for Liberty State Park. They also discuss the latest on the removal of lead water pipes in Newark, environmental justice around the state and the progress of Gov. Phil Murphy’s climate initiatives.

Then, Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth), who chairs the Senate Education Committee, discusses education issues, including funding in the upcoming budget and a bill that proposes lifting the property-tax cap to help schools facing cutbacks.

Watch Chat Box on the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel Thursdays at 6 p.m., and on NJ PBS Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.