3 days ago · New Jersey Monitor provides fair and tough reporting on the issues affecting New Jersey, from political corruption to education to criminal and social justice.

2 days ago · In the years following Donald Trump’s first election as president, New Jersey Democrats banned immigration detention centers and approved driver’s licenses for all residents regardless of immigration status.. But with Trump’s second term underway, legislative leaders have not moved a bill that would codify protections for undocumented immigrants, even amid renewed pressure from activists ...

3 days ago · Gubernatorial candidates racing to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy gave low marks to NJ Transit on debate stages this week, with all the Democrats vying for the job agreeing that the agency deserves an F rating. The NJ Transit-bashing — from six Democrats and four Republicans hoping to become governor in ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A memorandum issued on President Donald Trump’s first day in office will pause nearly all offshore wind projects in New Jersey, with the prospect of a longer-lasting standstill if his administration moves to rescind approvals issued under President Joe Biden. Trump’s memorandum orders federal ...

4 days ago · Judge issues nationwide injunction blocking Trump executive order on birthright citizenship BY: Ariana Figueroa - February 5, 2025 WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland Wednesday issued a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to limit the right to citizenship for children born in …

Dec 13, 2024 · New Jersey paid out $121 million in lawsuit judgments and settlements in 2023, but took in $459 million from lawsuits and investigations.

Jan 14, 2025 · New Jersey Republican leaders reacted to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address Tuesday with dismay, arguing the governor and their Democratic counterparts need to increase focus on affordability.. Murphy’s wide-ranging, roughly hourlong speech touched on the state’s cost of living when the governor touted hikes to the minimum wage and property tax relief.

Dec 2, 2024 · Trenton Water Works’ Pennington Avenue Reservoir, which holds about 100 million gallons of water, has been in service since 1899. The long-troubled water utility supplies about 29 million gallons of drinking water to about 200,000 people daily in Trenton, Ewing, Hamilton, Hopewell, and Lawrenceville.

Nov 15, 2024 · A state commission is urging state lawmakers to pass stalled legislation that would reduce the prison population in New Jersey by ending mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders and giving elderly, long-incarcerated people a …

Nov 7, 2024 · Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, a New Jersey native and former Trenton statehouse reporter for NJ.com, shined a spotlight on the state’s crumbling unemployment system and won several awards for investigative reporting from the New Jersey Press Association.