New federally mandated work requirements threaten to rip health coverage away via eligibility obstacles, and burdensome paperwork and reporting requirements.

Only one AI data center got the money before the state put a hold on the tax incentive initiative.

The state's pioneering civic information program faces elimination after the governor's budget left out $2.5 million in funding, threatening news coverage in hundreds of municipalities.

More than 650 officers faced major discipline last year, about 100 more than 2024 and the most since NJ expanded such reporting in 2020.

Gov. Sherrill’s proposed changes would steer relief toward the seniors who need it most, but lawmakers should go further to fix the program’s deeper flaws.

ew Jersey officials must use their oversight authority, budget power and public voice to challenge the GEO Group's obstruction at Delaney Hall.

NJPP President Nicole Rodriguez pens an open letter to New Jersey state leadership to take meaningful action to protect immigrant communities.

Executive Order 12 is an appropriate and constitutional response to ICE's escalating and violent immigration enforcement tactics.

Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax amid rising prices sparked by the Iran war. New Jersey's gas tax is eighth-highest in the United States.

More than 93 percent of New Jersey households would see no change at all.

To ensure fair and equal access to the Constitutional right of criminal defense, New Jersey must pass A766/S1670 and end application fees for municipal public defenders.

Advocacy groups says all that cash means the system is built for special interests, not residents, as they work behind closed doors.

Rate cuts don't go far enough — New Jersey should make prison communication free.

Safety advocates want train companies to disclose what they’re shipping through the downtowns and main streets of North Jersey.

The current proposal’s design could harm workers and miss the mark on sustainable funding.

Meet the people behind the public defender system in New Jersey, and why it's not like what you see on TV or in movies.

New Jersey codifies immigrant protections under Gov. Mikie Sherrill, but advocates warn loopholes still leave residents at risk.

The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.

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New York City has launched its congestion pricing system that charges an extra toll for those entering lower Manhattan.

Advocates and policy analysts say state leaders need to do more to mitigate the cost of rent as well as homeownership.