(Myriam Zilles from Unsplash)Employees and taxpayers are paying ever more, and our schools and hospitals will collapse if we fail to enact reform
(Myriam Zilles from Unsplash)Employees and taxpayers are paying ever more, and our schools and hospitals will collapse if we fail to enact reform
(Suzanne Buchanan)Notice the changes in movie theaters and doctor's offices? That's our work on behalf of New Jerseyans who experience the world differently
(NJ Spotlight News)Law gives highly trained professionals freedom to prescribe medication, deliver health care without physician oversight
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)Opposition to immigrant detainment centers, like that planned for New Jersey, thrives even among president's fellow Republicans, senator says

New Jerseyans' demand for mental wellness and crisis services hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels -- it's surpassed them
(AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)'Threats from our own federal government' among reasons to back legislation, chairman tells committee in Trenton
(NJ Spotlight News)One of the nation's largest health care providers will close 90 offices by the end of November
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Republicans pass measure to open services, pay workers

Advocates say inaccessible offices, rushed care and bias continue to endanger lives
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Rates to rise significantly for hundreds of thousands of people in NJ, with Congress unlikely to help
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Fifth time the Government Accountability Office finds unlawful termination of funding
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Without it, supporters argue, 988 system could end up costing more in the long run
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)NJ affiliates will continue to deliver services but ineligible for Medicaid funding
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Planned Parenthood files suit to block ‘backdoor abortion ban’

Health fair in Branch Brook Park featured screenings for various health conditions
(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Work begins on GOP bills to slash spending to pay for tax cuts
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Federal tax credits that help cost of Get Covered NJ about to expire
(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Trump, Republicans want tax cuts. To pay for that, health care, education, social safety net must get slashed
(Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay)NJ bill would mandate insurance coverage without prior authorization or ‘step therapy’
(NJ Spotlight News)‘Immigrants play a large role’ in long-term care