4 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. We strive to hold powerful people accountable and explain how their actions affect New Jerseyans from Montague to Cape May. New Jersey Monitor, PO Box 6843, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest ...

3 days ago · The Senate Education Committee approved a rewrite of the state’s funding formula in a party-line vote Thursday despite amendments that removed controversial provisions that would have allowed certain districts to exceed New Jersey’s 2% cap on property tax growth. The legislation, which must be approved by a Senate budget panel and multiple committees in the Assembly before reaching the ...

6 days ago · 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 agencies to stop issuing permits and leases pending a review of U.S. approval processes for wind ...

Jan 24, 2025 · N.J. leaders slam ICE raid in Newark as ‘chilling,’ ‘cruel’ BY: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - January 24, 2025 Officials held a news conference Friday in Newark to denounce raids in which ICE agents detained and questioned several undocumented workers and U.S. citizens.

4 days ago · Some of the teams tasked with preventing the next school shooting risk unfairly labeling and vilifying children.

Jan 14, 2025 · A construction boom is starting to make a small difference in rents nationally and in some states after rents spiked in 2021 and 2022.

Jan 8, 2025 · The number of shooting victims in New Jersey declined to a recorded low for the second consecutive year in 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. The state reported there were 778 shooting victims in New Jersey last year, down roughly 16% from the 924 recorded in 2023. The new figures mark the ...

Dec 5, 2024 · The effects of climate change mean more extreme weather, as well as an inevitably rising tide in coastal and riparian areas such as Newark.

Oct 25, 2024 · Our state's leaders say fixes to NJ Transit are coming soon, but riders deserve more.

Nov 7, 2024 · Election watchers attributed unexpected GOP gains to voters' concerns about the economy and immigration, as well as early-voting successes.