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New Jersey Congressional Primaries Ramp Up Amid Battles over ICE, Progressive Politics

New Jersey Congressional Primaries Ramp Up Amid Battles over ICE, Progressive Politics

MORRISTOWN—Newark Mayor Ras Baraka took the stage at a New Jersey League of Municipalities party in Atlantic City on November...

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Sherrill: Trump ICE Plan for Newark Airport Skirts Federal Law, Agents Lack Training

Sherrill: Trump ICE Plan for Newark Airport Skirts Federal Law, Agents Lack Training

TRENTON—Governor Mikie Sherrill warned on Sunday that the Trump administration's plan to deploy ICE agents to Newark Liberty International Airport...

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Trump Admin Targets NJ Abortion Insurance Mandate; $1.5B Medicaid Funds at Risk

Trump Admin Targets NJ Abortion Insurance Mandate; $1.5B Medicaid Funds at Risk

TRENTON—More than 513,000 New Jersey residents could lose abortion access through their health insurance as Governor Mikie Sherrill faces a...

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Coughlin Law Firm Uses Speaker’s Anti-SLAPP Law to Defend Rahway Speech Restrictions

Coughlin Law Firm Uses Speaker’s Anti-SLAPP Law to Defend Rahway Speech Restrictions

RAHWAY—Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin shepherded New Jersey’s Uniform Public Expression Protection Act through the Legislature to shield citizens from retaliatory...

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Leqaa Kordia Freed on $100K Bond After Year in ICE Custody

Leqaa Kordia Freed on $100K Bond After Year in ICE Custody

PATERSON—Leqaa Kordia walked free from ICE custody Monday after posting a $100,000 bond ordered by a Texas immigration judge. The...

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NJ Jersey City Mayor Solomon Names Andy Kaplan as Infrastructure Director

NJ Jersey City Mayor Solomon Names Andy Kaplan as Infrastructure Director

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon has appointed a new Department of Infrastructure director to oversee the city's transportation and engineering operations....

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State Audits Uncover Improper Classification

State Audits Uncover Improper Classification

TRENTON—A New Jersey shipping company has agreed to pay $7 million and reclassify over 1,000 delivery drivers as employees after...

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ICE Agents Detain NJ Father, Leave US Citizen Kids Unattended

ICE Agents Detain NJ Father, Leave US Citizen Kids Unattended

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP—ICE agents detained a father in Somerset County municipality last week while he transported his two U.S. citizen children...

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NJ Former Corrections Lieutenant Indicted in $400K Ammunition Theft

NJ Former Corrections Lieutenant Indicted in $400K Ammunition Theft

Correction, March 16: A previous version of this article incorrectly included a photograph of a person with no connection to...

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NJ Sherrill Cabinet Picks Jain and Washington Clear Senate Hurdle

NJ Sherrill Cabinet Picks Jain and Washington Clear Senate Hurdle

TRENTON—Governor Mikie Sherrill's nominees to lead New Jersey's transportation and health agencies won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee...

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