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700K New Jersey workers face barriers to unemployment benefits, study finds
New Jersey should do more to meet the needs of a 21st Century workforce, progressive advocacy group the Center For Popular Democracy says.
Major issues nearly absent from campaign trail, advocates say
With candidates for New Jersey's Legislature focused on topics like abortion and offshore wind, activists say issues like NJ Transit and racial justice are largely ignored.
Borrowers weigh personal, professional options as student loan payments resume
Nearly 45 million Americans collectively owe more than $1.7 trillion in 2023 and have an average outstanding loan balance of less than $25,000, according to the Federal Reserve.
Debt limit deal hits turbulence in Congress as leaders prep for vote
Conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats both aired their disappointment with the agreement forged over the weekend.
A milestone for New Jersey as cannabis industry hits one-year mark
Critics say New Jersey cannabis regulators are acting too slowly. State officials disagree, calling their actions thoughtful and deliberate.
Wind project may ‘adversely affect,’ but not likely to ‘jeopardize,’ endangered marine life, agency says
The project will likely not jeopardize endangered whales, sea turtles, or Atlantic sturgeon, or harm their habitats, said the agency.
Of more than 7,500 threats against members of Congress in 2022, just 22 prosecuted
In 2022, the U.S. Capitol Police presented 313 cases to U.S. attorney offices after determining that they represented criminal threats against members of Congress. Twenty-two of those cases were prosecuted.
White House says DOJ had ‘unprecedented access’ to Biden home during search
The historic 13-hour search of the sitting president’s residence in Wilmington uncovered yet more classified documents from Biden’s tenure as vice president, and dating back to his time as a U.S. senator.
States limiting business with banks that ‘boycott’ fossil fuels could pay high cost, study says
A law restricting business with banks that have policies against fossil fuels and firearms took effect in Texas in 2021.
U.S. attorney general names special counsel for classified docs found in Biden’s garage
The discovery of classified documents in President Biden’s private residence drew comparisons to the classified documents found inside Donald Trump’s Florida home.
More than $37 billion in disaster aid under scrutiny in congressional lame duck
President Biden has requested more than $37 billion for disaster relief on top of a $9 billion COVID-19 funding request and an additional $38 billion in aid to Ukraine.
New Jersey House incumbents hold stark cash leads
Incumbents in the state's five most competitive districts have wide, sometimes chasmic, cash advantages over their challengers.