Listen to The Brian Lehrer Show on @wnyc.org TOMORROW, Oct. 2! Our very own @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social will talk about taxation and the NJ governor's race as part of WNYC's "30 issues in 30 days" series. More: www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/30-...

Announced today by NJ's Department of Labor and Workforce Development: The minimum wage earned by many hourly workers in New Jersey will rise automatically to $15.92, starting on Jan. 1, under the latest cost-of-living adjustment required by the state Constitution. @njspotlightnews.org

The headline says it all. www.amny.com/immigration/...

A national security expert rated President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday before the nation's military leaders a "10 out of 10" for being the president's "most unsettling" public speech.

New NJ budget details quietly added to a dedicated page on the legislative website late Friday appeared to be keeping some key info hidden from public view. This includes sponsorship of controversial budget language allocating $45M in opioid settlement funds to four hospitals. @njspotlightnews.org

So far this year, the state Department of Health has reported 3,842 positive Lyme cases across NJ’s 21 counties. Hunterdon County currently tops NJ’s Lyme hot spots, followed by Morris, Sussex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

In New Jersey and beyond, business is looking great for the private prison industry. “I think it is an unprecedented opportunity for them," one attorney told me. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/08/priv... @njspotlightnews.org @aclu-nj.org

Who sponsored resolution #1388, a controversial budget language change that sent $45M from NJ's opioid settlement funds to four hospitals? It's still a mystery, reports @lilohstainton.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org, and a key Democratic is now looking to claw it back.

Folks facing sky-high energy bills gather for an appointment with NJ BPU, providers and consumer advocates to sign up for rate relief programs. At St Paul AME Zion Church in Ewing. Story tonite. @njspotlightnews.org

#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory The trump admin is trying to feed our kids propaganda that downplays slavery. This is the far right slop that is expected to replace PBS! Disgusting.

Cuts to NJPBS are impacting now

Support your local PBS stations... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

7 people released from NJ prisons due to a very serious or terminal illness in the FY 21-24 years. Hard to imagine that's what lawmakers envisioned when they passed - in a bipartisan manner - the compassionate release law and envisioned budget savings. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/08/advo...

ICYMI, an important post about the decline in local journalism. NJ is worst, or 2nd worst, meaning the fewest journalists per resident. Democracy cannot survive without independent news and with an informed public consuming unbiased news from legitimate sources. medium.com/centerforcoo...

“This appeal raises significant questions about the claim…that the Attorney General ‘may supersede and take control of an entire law enforcement agency’ whenever he determines that step to be appropriate." NJ Supreme Court www.njspotlightnews.org/video/court-...

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What did the Democrats add to the ~$59B NJ budget on Friday night? Hundreds of millions of Christmas tree decorations - aka pork. Lots for projects in leaders' districts, tho we still don't know who actually asked for the $. @njspotlightnews.org Full list: www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/07/new-...

By not relying on experienced, ethical, trained professional journalists, many in US are misinformed. They either seek what they want to hear or may unknowingly get false narratives. I wish I could say this trend will reverse but I doubt it. And our democracy suffers. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Views from one No Kungs rally outside the VA Hospital in Lyons and a special guest at one in Morristown www.insidernj.com/former-gover...

The spreading of these lies and the gullible people who believe them is why this nation is in the state we are in

How NJ's members of Congress voted on public media funding clawback. @njspotlightnews.org

Dangerous to be a journalist in US. Some headlines: Federal agents may have violated journalists' First Amendment rights in L.A. Journalists were injured — and maybe even targeted — while covering immigration protests in LA CNN reporter Jason Carroll 'detained' by LAPD in live TV segment

These primary elections got the attention of New Jersey voters, most of whom tend to ignore nonfederal election years, and primaries in particular. But this year was different. @colleenodea.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/06/nj-p...

NJ, it's election day! Polls open til 8. Get yr VBM postmarked today or put in drop box by 8 & be counted. 481K voted early! Unaffiliated, you CAN vote - choose a party that best reflects yr views. Switch back post-election. It's EZ. @njspotlightnews.org www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/06/nj-p...

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 @colleenodea.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org is serving up yet another comprehensive issues story for NJ's gubernatorial contest.

NJ: If affordability, housing and democracy haven't convinced you to vote, how about abortion and gun control, which we have heard comparatively little about this year. Here's where all the candidates stand on the issues from @njspotlightnews.org www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/06/nj-p...

11% of NJ Dems have already voted in the primary. Either polling sites will be empty Tuesday or we will have a high turnout for a state election.

Today's story from @njspotlightnews.org on the NJ gov race focused on democracy and related issues www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/06/nj-g...

NJ, when you vote, pls consider candidate positions on issues. @njspotlightnews.org has a voter guide for gov & assembly candidates. We have also been doing issue stories for gov race - taxes, housing and democracy. Find all www.njspotlightnews.org/nj-decides-2... And info on where and how to vote

Today I filed a federal lawsuit against Alina Habba and DHS Agent Ricky Patel for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation. They abused their power to violently arrest me at Delaney Hall despite being invited inside. No one is above the law.

Attn NJ: Voting started today at 10 am, goes til 8 pm nightly til Sunday, when it ends @ 6. What NJ gov & lawmakers do is at least as important, if not more, than the president re the lives of New Jerseyans. Yet no more than 1/4 of registered Ds and Rs vote in gov primaries

About 222,000 people have already voted by mail in this year’s gubernatorial primaries. There are more reasons than ever to vote this year, but turnout typically isn’t high in non-presidential election years. @njspotlightnews.org www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/so-f...

Assemblywoman AlixonCollazos-Gill is the only Dem candidate in LD27 (parts of Essex and Clifton) who did not answer the @njspotlightnews.org voter guide, which helps voters make an informed decision. There's still time. www.njspotlightnews.org/special-repo...

Where do NJ gubernatorial candidates stand on taxes and budgeting? @njspotlight sums up all their positions. njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/nj-p... If you haven't voted already, your last chance is June 10.

Challenger Christopher Binetti in NJ LD18 in Middlesex Co answered the @njspotlightnews.org voter guide. Incumbent Assembly members Karabinchak & Stanley have not yet. Our guide provides a way for voters to make an informed decision. www.njspotlightnews.org/special-repo...

New Jersey: It's your last chance to register to vote in this year's important -- and crowded -- gubernatorial primaries. Check your registration or register online at nj.gov/state/electi... or head over to your county elections office today.

My statement on the charges filed against me:

[email protected], NJ Spotlight Voter Guide njspotlightnews.org/special-repo... would like to include your thoughts on NJ's LD8 Democratic primary. Assemblywoman Katz and A Angelozzi both filled it out. Our goal is to help voters make an informed choice.

Thanks @LastWeekTonight for highlighting the dangerous attacks on press freedom. As Thomas Jefferson said, "Our liberty depends on freedom of the press."

Powerful words from @brucespringsteen.net people in US need to hear them #USAtour youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?...

Summing up last night's NJ Dem governor debate: Dems foloed GOP precedent, spent lots of time arguing and talking over one another. @NJSpotlightNews www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/nj-p...

Congrats to three of our NJPA award winners! 🎉 @colleenodea.bsky.social Law and order in NJ: First place, News writing portfolio @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social State budgets and taxes: Third place, News column @bobby-brier.bsky.social Homelessness in NJ: Second place, Best web project

NJ told to limit overcrowding in state's youth prison: "the rooms provide only 18 square feet of open floor space per person" via @colleenodea.bsky.social www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/04/ombu...

Concerns about low rates of retirement savings have only increased amid a series of high annual rates of inflation that have added to the financial challenges faced by many older residents in New Jersey, which is known for being one of the nation’s highest-cost states. @njspotlightnews.bsky.social

Not surprising that an agency with more than 10% of key positions vacant is having difficulties functioning properly. This one relies on others -- the governor and state Senate -- to fill positions. How much worse will it get before the NJ judciary gets more judges?

Where is the Democratic response to what's happening in DC? Here it is from NJ's @booker.senate.gov @njspotlightnews.bsky.social overview tells you, among other facts, what Booker can drink on the floor. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/04/book...

The headline should have put quotes around the word reporter. No legitimate reporter or news org would take money from a political campaign or its supporters. White House’s Favored Reporter’s Outlet Took Payments For Covering Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Big news for #NJ homeowners! That property #tax pain you’re feeling is real: average bill topped five figures last year!! 😤😵‍💫🤐 @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social @colleenodea.bsky.social share details via @njspotlightnews.bsky.social www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/03/aver...

Thank you @bflanagannj.bsky.social - who was also on this beat day in and day out, with gloves, double masks and a mile-long stick mic. And to @colleenodea.bsky.social whose graphics help us all see the forest through the trees.

Anyone can donate directly to Ukraine to help in their fight. u24.gov.ua