NJ Spotlight NewsThis is what happens when cutting-edge research and potentially better protection run into political roadblocks
NJ Spotlight NewsThis is what happens when cutting-edge research and potentially better protection run into political roadblocks
(NJ Spotlight News)Planned Parenthood said Monday it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.

New Jersey is joining a multistate lawsuit seeking to block new federal restrictions on reproductive health care providers that receive Title X funding.

Matthew Watkins describes his job as the township administrator of Bloomfield as the chief operating officer of the town.

Senate committees heard testimony from Donald Trump's picks for Health and Human Services and the EPA. Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders were among the ...

The school funding fight. If Christie's "Fairness Formula" cuts taxes for the rich and education for the poor, do lawmakers have a better fix? Trump ...

Across the country, policy holders getting insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see an average increase of about 25 percent through the federal marketplace. ...

Is the Affordable Care Act becoming unaffordable? For some, double digit premium hikes could be offset by federal subsidy hikes. But others could get slammed. ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director Jackie Cornell explains that her department is working on outreach to ensure people who are eligible ...

When voters consider expanding casinos in North Jersey, horse racing may hinge on their decision. Could horse farms become strip malls? When students accept college ...

They're meeting to head off the first municipal default since the Great Depression. Might solutions to save Atlantic City again be drowned in legislative drama? ...

The number of New Jerseyans that enrolled in the Affordable Care Act for 2016 has surpassed the previous year's enrollment. The deadline has been extended ...

A new legislature gets back to business with a new take on an old agenda reforming the Port Authority that controls the trans-Hudson commute. An ...

Now entering its third year, enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace is now taking place. 17.6 million Americans are now insured; another 10.5 million ...

It's time for open enrollment for Obamacare. After its rocky start, there are now more insured with better coverage at a higher cost. The Secretary ...

Debating paid sick leave for all. Christie on providing addiction recovery services. Trenton unloads vacant properties cheap. And they're small but mighty. Making a joyous ...

At an event in Trenton, Gov. Christie touched on a variety of issues facing the state, including addiction services, Sayreville High School's football hazing scandal ...

Calling in the feds to monitor police in Newark. Calling on the community to stop the killing in Trenton. And checking the pulse of Obamacare. ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Regional Director Dennis Gonzalez says about 360,000 people in New Jersey who were previously uninsured now ...