NJ Spotlight

OLS's $760M Revenue Gap Undercuts Tax Cut Talk

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Despite income tax surge and unemployment drop, Christie's revenue projections again come up short.

Activists Call for Greater Scrutiny of Proposed Hospital Sales, Closures

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT

Among issues addressed, hospitals not signing up as in-network providers, so they can charge insurers higher fees.

Charter Schools Chart Course for Teacher Evaluations

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT

State issues guidelines that are far less stringent than new rules for evaluation of district school educators.

Committee Votes Out Bill to Fund Open Spaces Using Sales Tax

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:00 GMT

Single GOP lawmaker backs proposal, which could be DOA in the Legislature.

Fine Print: Task Force Would Oversee Health Marketplace

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:11:00 GMT

Assembly, Senate approve plan to monitor new insurance exchanges in NJ.

Op-Ed: For One Sixth Grader, NJ ASK Is a Misguided Waste of Time, Money, and Effort

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT

Because she couldn't opt out, this student simply made up her own answers for the state test

Number of the Day: 73

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:00 GMT

New Jersey hospitals number 73, as of 2010, with 62 of them nonprofits, three owned by the state, and eight for-profit facilities, according to statehealthfacts.org, a nonprofit website run by the Henry J. Kaiser foundation that tracks healthcare nationwide. The 73 hospitals amount to 2.4 beds per 1,000 population,

Christie Dismisses Link Between Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:04:00 GMT

Cooling-Tower Controversy Heats Up at Power Plants, Refinery

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Green groups petition state agencies to require towers at three sites, reduce massive fish kills

Paterson Keys Heritage Tourism to Strike Centennial

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT

New national park joins museums, universities to commemorate 1913 strike.

Review Committee Helps NJ Public Employees Call Another State 'Home'

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT

Committee is one path for public employees to get around in-state-residency requirement of New Jersey First Act.

Assembly to Vote On Bill That Promotes Recycling Of Unused Prescriptions

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:00 GMT

Sponsors say sealed medicine would benefit low-income residents struggling to afford drugs that are being thrown away.

Number of the Day: 25 percent

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT

About 25 percent of New Jersey’s elderly cannot meet their basic living expenses, according to the New Jersey Foundation for Aging, which says rising rents of the last three years have made it difficult for most seniors

Health Insurance ‘David’ Aspires to Stand Up to ‘Goliaths’

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Freelancers Union affiliate lays groundwork to offer affordable-care option in the fall

Christie Crows Over Unemployment Drop, Revenue Growth

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT

Jobless rate drops to 8.7 percent, revenues sufficient to avoid further cuts.

Senate Committee Favors Funding Open-Space Preservation With Sales Tax Revenue

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT

Even if bill clears committee, unlikely to find needed bipartisan backing to be passed by full Legislature

Interactive Map: Who Leads Race for Campaign Funds?

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:00 GMT

Republican total of $7 million trails far behind Democrats’ more than $15 million

NJEA Clockwork Elections Belie Stormy Relations with Governor, Administration

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:00 GMT

Buono endorsement and new super PAC could indicate teachers union is ready to fight.

Number of the Day: $300 million

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT

The Christie administration is putting $300 million in federal money into the state’s Blue Acres fund to allow for homeowner buyouts of Sandy-damaged properties. The administration says it will give

For NJ Employers, Wellness Programs Seen as Way to Bolster Bottom Line

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Experts and company executives discuss strategies, best practices for improving workers’ health.