The rate of chronic absenteeism dropped during the 2023-24 school year

Absence rates last year were still higher than before the pandemic

Interview: Jay Boxwell, legislative director for NJ VFW

Health care workers still face stigma around mental health struggles

These departments have been left to struggle despite their importance to community well-being

New Jersey took steps to address staffing issues. It is not clear how much these actions have helped

The focus in 2024 remained on reforms after sobering assessment of state’s COVID-19 response

All of NJ’s House Republicans agree to election-year bill

COVID-19 pandemic coincided with more adult diagnoses related to such trauma, report shows

Opioid settlement funds paid to equip EMTs and a mobile van with medicine

New Jersey was one of two states to take part in a federally funded pilot program

After pandemic-fueled surge, demand dips and developers scale back plans for more building

Tutoring programs can be the catalyst to develop a robust pipeline of passionate, dedicated teachers and citizens who will shape our future

NJ Spotlight News series looks at New Jersey challenges and possible solutions

A recent review of NJ’s COVID-19 response cited systemic failures

Plus, a look at the controversial public records reform bill

Gov. Murphy released a massive report that documents NJ’s response to the pandemic

New report outlines how COVID-19 caught officials off guard, ill-equipped and poorly-informed

Ørsted may be history, but new installations approved by BPU, federal offshore-wind tax credits and ‘inflation-proof’ contracts augur well for this sector