
As districts across New Jersey say they will be forced into big layoffs, John Mooney of NJ Spotlight discusses the thorny issue of school funding

As districts across New Jersey say they will be forced into big layoffs, John Mooney of NJ Spotlight discusses the thorny issue of school funding
(NJ Spotlight News)ProPublica and WNYC, our content partners, report on an issue with Holtec International’s application for a New Jersey tax incentive
Governor's Office/Tim LarsenMeet George Norcross. Nearly two-thirds of $1.6 billion in tax incentives in Camden went to his company, business partners, political allies and clients of his ...
Courtesy of the familyAfter being strip-searched, Yuri McKoy was taken to University Hospital in Newark where, he said, an X-ray showed nothing
Governor's Office/Tim LarsenThe suit provides a window into a program that Gov. Murphy has called ‘an $11 billion black hole’
WNYCImmigrants are increasingly held in county jails as they await civil hearings on orders of deportation
Karen Rouse/WNYC NewsFarmers, environmental groups, and park operators have formed a coalition to grapple with a deer population they say is out of control
Edwin J. Torres/Governor's OfficeAssessing the chances of a court challenge to a Trump administration initiative that could severely damage online gaming in New Jersey
DHS/Office of Inspector GeneralThe Essex County Correctional Facility is the largest detention center for immigrants in the region

Michael Patrick Carroll once made national headlines for a comment about slavery. He wants to become Morris County Surrogate
Gage Skidmore via Creative CommonsThe book is called ‘Let Me Finish.’ Matt Katz suggests a better title would have been ‘I Told You So, Idiots’

Ousted from his job as the head of a nonprofit on Monday, former governor accuses Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop of orchestrating his dismissal in ...

Dozens of municipalities have pre-emptively banned marijuana dispensaries. They’re concerned about ‘drugged driving,’ underage users, and other negative effects
Amy Pearl/WNYCThe city reported the lowest number of crimes in fifty years. Mayor Ras Baraka says these are numbers ‘that need to be touted’

By one count, Garden State had the highest rate of deaths in custody of any large jail system in the United States
Ashley OkwuosaLast May, New Jersey gave undocumented immigrants access to state financial aid for college. Although some like Gloria Rodriguez are benefiting, the law has had ...
Creative CommonsMayor Ras Baraka wants to make sure that poor and working-class residents are not displaced as the city tries to attract a middle class
Seabrook Education & Cultural CenterJapanese-Americans from around the country travel to Seabrook, a place that welcomed their forebears who were interned during World War II
Clarisa Diaz/WNYCBy one count, New Jersey's county jails have the highest rate of deaths in custody of the 30 largest systems in the nation

Doing away with cash bail in most cases has definitely not led to the spike in crime naysayers warned was coming