Hundreds of millions of dollars expected from companies, including Amazon and Walmart, to fill federal aid gap

Housing-first solutions under attack from Trump administration, local governments

Much of the money is for teacher training and before-and after-school programs

New Jersey is in line to lose billions for Medicaid, food aid

Interview: Hannah Gross, education and child welfare writer, NJ Spotlight News

NJ legislators have a history of last-minute rush to meet mandatory July 1 finish date for budget

One in seven NJ children deemed ‘food-insecure,’ far more than pre-pandemic

Trillions of dollars in cuts set to trigger sweeping changes to federal programs

Sudden funding cuts by US Department of Justice have immediate impact

Federal funding cuts would destabilize growing NJ preschool program, new report says

While GOP Congress looks to cut safety-net spending, Gov. Murphy plans 16% funding increase for Medicaid, CHIP

Poll numbers point to voter unease with Democrats

Also on Chat Box: Sen. Vin Gopal on how U.S. Department of Education cuts could affect NJ public schools

Losing Title I funding alone could decimate NJ's education funding model

Social justice advocates laud Gov. Murphy for commitment to range of programs, but fear effects of federal cuts