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July 20, 2017
- A Big-Picture View of How Climate Change Is Affecting the Garden State
- The Fund for New Jersey outlines the steps that need to be taken to prevent climate change from being disastrous for the state
- Absentee Train Engineers Keep NJ Transit’s ‘Summer of Hell’ at Low Boil
- Staffing problems have forced the agency to cancel 40 trains this week, as many as 64 all told this month
- Helping Local Providers Better Integrate Physical, Behavioral Care
- Nicholson Foundation seeks to benefit low-income patients at six community clinics
- Poll: Just How Hellish Has Your Summer Commute Been?
- According to some sources, the ‘Summer of Hell’ hasn’t lived up to its bad press. Do you agree, or have you been burned by your commute?
- Treatment for Heroin Use Leads Substance-Abuse Programs in Garden State
- Latest data from NJ Department of Human Services indicates heroin accounts for more than 40 percent of treatments statewide
- Over Dinner, Paulsboro Residents Dish on NJ Politics and Politicians
- Will these folks from Paulsboro vote in the upcoming gubernatorial election? Probably, but not because either of the two main candidates has set them on fire
- DEP Rules Upheld in Dispute Over NJ Summer Flounder Fishing
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce sides with New Jersey on regulations and against Atlantic states marine commission
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July 19, 2017
- NJ Could Get More Bang for Tax Incentive Bucks Backing Startups, Not Older Firms
- New companies generally generate more jobs and continue to grow for years, while mature companies rarely deliver that sort of performance
- Federal Court Upholds Illinois Decision to Subsidize Nuclear Plants
- Ruling will have ramification in NJ, where PSEG Power has already broached subject of state incentives to keep its nuclear units up and running
- NJ’s Water Infrastructure Needs Hearts, Minds, and Massive Investment
- New Jersey’s network of water pipes is aging and in need of a major overhaul but advocates believe the public knows little and cares less about the problem
- Campaigning for Governor Isn’t Enough, Start Planning a Transition — Now
- Now’s the time to start studying floor plans, picking a chief of staff, planning a post-election schedule — and learning from advice of past governors
- If Obamacare Is Repealed, Trio of Dems Want to Replace It on State Level
- Proposal would use local taxes, instead of federal fees, to fund Medicaid and market plans
- Tell Us What You Want to Know About New Jersey’s Finances
- Your questions can help shape our coverage of this admittedly complex subject. Use this interactive tool to tell us what you want to know more about
- Op-Ed: Consumers Better Off With Competitive Electricity Markets
- Prices in states with competition and choice have trended downward while monopoly prices rise
July 18, 2017
- Lead in Water Remains Pervasive Problem in New Jersey Schools
- More than half the school districts in Bergen County have lead — a dangerous neurotoxin — in faucets and other fixtures
- Legislating Against Blacklisting to Help Tenants Find Better Housing
- Landlords deny that it’s done, but tenants who withhold rent to protest unhealthy living conditions often can’t find another place to live
- Opposition Grows to Latest National GOP Healthcare Plan
- More than just a struggle for healthcare, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker calls it a fight for 'values central to our democracy'
- Race to the Bottom: NJ Ranked Dead Last of All 50 States for Fiscal Health
- Persistent underfunding of public-employee pension system looks to have been a key factor in dismal showings in state-by-state comparisons
- Christie’s Charter Legacy: A Clear Record of Growth
- In the eight years the governor has headed up state government, charter school enrollment has more than doubled
July 17, 2017
- Peace in Long Valley? Maybe Not When the Talk Turns to Politics
- When it comes to national affairs, political discussions in this small hamlet can get pretty heated — yet the locals seem to find it hard to steer clear of just those topics
- NJ Spotlight Fields Your Questions About the Garden State’s Water
- We asked our readers to tell us what they wanted to know about the state’s water. Here’s where we deliver the answers
- Push to Find Funding for Local Journalism — While Trenton Is ‘out of Town’
- Grass-roots effort to tap into cash from sale of public airwaves will continue through summer and into 2018 if need be, organizers say
- White House Addiction Panel Chaired by Christie Needs More Time to Draft Report
- Deadline to deliver draft pushed back a second time, to July 31; national teleconference scheduled
- Christie Backs Travel Ban, Says Airports Must Enforce Trump Order
- Governor lambastes Democratic-controlled Legislature for bill that would allow Port Authority employees to sidestep ban
July 14, 2017
- Christie Rejects Bill to Rejoin RGGI, for Third (and Last) Time
- Governor claims NJ has no need to rejoin initiative since it is already a leader in curbing carbon emissions and has met its own mandated standards
- Interactive Map: Economic Fortunes of Different Hispanic Groups Vary Widely
- NJ’s Hispanic population grows but new census data reveal wide disparities in income, poverty, health insurance
- Trying to Bring NJ’s Antipoverty Program into the 21st Century
- Benefits for Work First New Jersey — the state’s welfare program — have been stagnant for 30 years. Legislation has been sent to the governor to address the issue
- Public Workers to Be ‘Made Whole’ for Time Lost During State Shutdown
- Democratic legislative leaders have come up with a bipartisan bill that Christie's spokesman says he will sign to get back pay to state employees sidelined during budget impasse
- Lawmakers Wary of Christie’s Plan to Shift Addiction, Mental Health Services
- Expert cited in Christie’s controversial reorganization plan calls it a ‘real opportunity for New Jersey’
- Op-Ed: Frelinghuysen Moves to Destabilize ACA Marketplace
- Frelinghuysen is actively working to undermine the individual market for health insurance while the GOP’s repeal-and-replace legislation hangs fire.
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