New Jersey
Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.
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N.J. lawmakers want to stop pop-up parties and disruptive flash mobs down the shore
New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.
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Listen 1:22Federal agencies notified state, city and local health departments last week of immediate cuts to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services grants.
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Listen 1:19New Jersey is upgrading and expanding vo-tech high schools
In 2018, New Jersey voters approved a bond to pay for renovations and additions at vo-tech schools across the state.
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Listen 4:16New Jersey’s GOP primary for governor could pivot on Trump, a part-time resident
Trump hasn’t weighed in yet on the June primary, but a push by Republican candidates to win his favor is well underway.
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Election dates and deadlines to watch for Pa., Philly and N.J. in 2025
Voters will head to the polls across the Delaware Valley to weigh in on races for district attorney, governor, election boards and beyond.
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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist’s case
“No matter what happens in court, what’s most important is for all of us to keep up the pressure," said Ramzi Kassem, one of Khalil's lawyers, after the hearing.
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‘A shame’: More EPA grant terminations hit Philly region
Tree planting, internships for teens and community engagement are among the projects targeted.
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Listen 1:17New Jersey sees 74% increase in child pornography arrests since 2020
The state’s top law enforcement agent to those possessing and distributing child porn: If you harm our kids, we’re going to catch and prosecute you.
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Listen 1:13March 27-March 30: Philly’s Health and Healing Expo, an after-hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution and Barely Dead in Del. are among the highlights.
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Listen 5:23The decline in New Jersey drug overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend, as most states are seeing a drop in deaths involving substances like fentanyl.
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Listen 1:15Camden Schools Superintendent Katrina McCombs to step down July 1
The Camden native, who led the state-run school district for the last seven years, will transition to a state role.
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Listen 0:55Another U.S. judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members
On Monday, a federal judge in New Jersey issued a temporary ban on the removal of two transgender men from the Air Force. The ruling follows a similar one last week.
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Republican truck driver Ed Durr ends bid to be New Jersey governor and backs Bill Spadea
Durr, a vocal Trump supporter, said in a statement ahead of the June primary that he didn't bring in enough money to qualify for matching funds and wouldn't be in debates.
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Trump taps his former defense attorney to be New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
Alina Habba, a current White House counselor who represented the president in the defamation case involving E. Jean Carroll, takes over the interim post from John Giordano.
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