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Superstorm Sandy likely to give a short-term boost to New Jersey’s economy

Superstorm Sandy is likely to create a mini-boost to New Jersey’s economy. The influx of federal aid, some in grants and others in ...

14 years ago

The future of No Child Left Behind under an Obama second-term

 This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. The election results in: Barack Oba ...

14 years ago

Passage Theatre celebrates the land through dance, music, poetry in Trenton

This video is part of a series from New Jersey Arts News. One-hundred acres of Trenton parkland designed by Frederick Law ...

14 years ago

NOVA to air ‘Inside the Megastorm’ on WHYY-TV 11/18 and 11/21

Was Hurricane Sandy a freak combination of weather systems? Or are hurricanes increasing in intensity due to a warming climate? How did t ...

14 years ago

N.J. deploys mobile insurance offices to help with Sandy claims

New Jersey is setting up some mobile offices Thursday in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties to help the state’s residents deal ...

14 years ago

N.J. lawmakers move to raise minumum wage, include automatic increases

Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Legislature have decided to pursue a minimum wage increase that includes annual increases based on t ...

14 years ago

Votes in three states buoy hopes of gay-marriage advocates in N.J.

The success of marriage-equality ballot initiatives in three states on Tuesday demonstrates that voters are growing more accepting, but s ...

14 years ago

Christie, N.J. legislative leaders vow bipartisan approach to rebuilding

Gov. Chris Christie and New Jersey legislative leaders say they’ll work in a bipartisan way to help the state rebuild from the deva ...

14 years ago

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie won’t give timetable on 2013 re-election decision

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says his decision whether to run for re-election next year has been slowed by Hurricane Sandy. The ...

14 years ago

Sandy may take a toll on N.J. tax collections, tourism

Hurricane Sandy could have an effect on property taxes and the tourism industry in New Jersey.   Damage caused by the ...

14 years ago

Camden City Hall named after Randy Primas

Camden’s City Hall was renamed today for the city’s first African-American mayor, Randy Primas. Civic leaders delivered kind ...

14 years ago

Mountains of trash grow as N.J. residents discard storm-damaged goods

As New Jersey begins its slow recovery from Hurricane Sandy, one of the big tasks is getting rid of all the debris the storm left behind. ...

14 years ago

600 displaced families will move to former military base in N.J.

As New Jersey slowly begins to get back to normal, Gov. Chris Christie gave residents a progress report in the aftermath of the massive s ...

14 years ago

Exit 0 International Jazz Festival makes its debut in Cape May

Not even Mother Nature could stop this music festival in Cape May. The first-ever Exit 0 International Jazz Festival had a goo ...

14 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Papa John’s and the politics of pizza

This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. Sometimes, political cartooning is an exercise in ve ...

14 years ago

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