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NJ Budget Crunch: StayNJ Fight, CWA Rally and World Cup Collide in Trenton

NJ Budget Crunch: StayNJ Fight, CWA Rally and World Cup Collide in Trenton

On a Thursday afternoon inside the State House complex, Governor Mikie Sherrill and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin stood shoulder to...

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Here Is What NJ Collected From Two CVS Medicaid Fraud Settlements, 18 Years Apart

Here Is What NJ Collected From Two CVS Medicaid Fraud Settlements, 18 Years Apart

New Jersey has collected two Medicaid fraud settlements from CVS, eighteen years apart. Ranitidine dosage switching marked the first. Insulin...

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As New Jersey Schools Cut Sports, Private Equity Consolidates the Clubs That Remain

As New Jersey Schools Cut Sports, Private Equity Consolidates the Clubs That Remain

West Orange eliminated middle school athletics to close a $13.5M deficit while 3STEP and Unrivaled Sports acquired NJ facilities and...

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NJ and NY Attorneys General Subpoena FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Sales

NJ and NY Attorneys General Subpoena FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Sales

TRENTON, N.J. — Soccer fan Jordan Likover paid for a Category 1 ticket to a World Cup match in Arlington,...

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NJ Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block State Cops From Aiding Federal Trans Health Probes

NJ Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block State Cops From Aiding Federal Trans Health Probes

TRENTON, N.J. — On May 6, the Trump administration abandoned its appeal of a court order quashing a federal subpoena...

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After $114M Spent, NJ Housing Fund Gets $30M Back. Developers Call It Insufficient.

After $114M Spent, NJ Housing Fund Gets $30M Back. Developers Call It Insufficient.

TRENTON, N.J. — Hackensack's court-approved affordable housing plan carries a funding fuse that burns out July 1. The Greater Bergen...

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The Zombie Pipeline Rises: How a Rejected NJ Gas Project Was Resurrected by Federal Pressure

The Zombie Pipeline Rises: How a Rejected NJ Gas Project Was Resurrected by Federal Pressure

Four times denied by state regulators, the $1 billion NESE pipeline has cleared its final NJ hurdle. Now it heads...

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NJ GOP Lawmaker Slams AG Davenport's Warnings on Trump USPS Gun-Mail Plan

NJ GOP Lawmaker Slams AG Davenport's Warnings on Trump USPS Gun-Mail Plan

TRENTON, N.J. — A Republican assemblywoman is openly challenging Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's warnings about a Trump administration plan to...

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Sherrill Says NJ Could Redraw Congressional Maps If National Battle Escalates

Sherrill Says NJ Could Redraw Congressional Maps If National Battle Escalates

Governor calls constitutional amendment 'a lot of work' as Democrats weigh counter-gerrymanders.TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Mikie Sherrill said that New...

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After Q1 Layoffs, Q2 Opens With Another Blow: Spirit Airlines Shutdown Hits New Jersey

After Q1 Layoffs, Q2 Opens With Another Blow: Spirit Airlines Shutdown Hits New Jersey

New Jersey started 2026 with 4,785 announced layoffs. Spirit's sudden shutdown now adds pressure at Newark and Atlantic City airports.NEWARK,...

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