Deportations, ICE and the proposed detention center in Roxbury were all key issues in a recent debate for a NJ House seat.

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Michael Sol Warren, and Mike Hayes recap this month's "Ask Governor Sherrill" call-in show.

Progressives say Ron Bautista’s campaign is a sign that the party establishment has "read the room."

Andy Kim and other elected officials are criticizing the bank’s claim that it had a “fiduciary duty” to sell a warehouse to be used in Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Aspen Medical has a government contract that allows it to staff ICE detention centers, but the company’s president now says it won't aid the agency.

Roxbury Republicans say they’re fighting to prevent an immigrant detention center in the town. They also say they’re in favor of deportations and aggressive ICE actions.

NJ township and state officials say they’ll continue fighting to prevent the deal from moving forward.

NJ township and state officials say they’ll continue fighting to prevent the deal from moving forward.

Township leaders say they were blindsided by the news.

With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger Analilia Mejia in a Democratic primary to replace the seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

The two candidates are in a neck-and-neck battle for the Democratic nomination to fill the seat left vacant by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Mike Hayes runs through the many Democratic candidates and their bases of support, ahead of Thursday's primary in the NJ 11 special election.

Analilia MejiaAnalilia Mejia Can a Bernie-backed outsider win a seat in a usually moderate NJ district? We’re about to find out. [ more › ]

The governor is slated to leave office next week as the state Legislature finishes its session.

New Jersey's Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill Billions in federal cuts. A looming state budget crisis. Intractable affordability problems. As a poli-sci professor tells us: "I am not sure why anybody wants to do this job." [ more › ]

Mike Hayes talks about the results of New Jersey's contentious governor's race.

Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, Jack Ciattarelli. Jack Ciattarelli says his opponent defamed him over claims he “killed tens of thousands” of New Jerseyans. But he may have to wait until after the election to pursue legal action. [ more › ]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill. Analysis by political experts shows that Democrats have increased their margin over Republicans in “vote by mail” by about 20,000 compared to the last governor’s election. [ more › ]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill. Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli’s second debate featured heated exchanges over the Gateway project, her Naval record, his business history and Donald Trump. [ more › ]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli campaigns in Camden, New Jersey. Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill are in the final sprint of what is likely to be a close election to be New Jersey’s next governor. [ more › ]

Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli The Republican nominee for governor says state housing rules have to go. Experts say his plan is a long shot. [ more › ]

A coalition of suburban towns in New Jersey have vowed to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss their bid to overturn the state's affordable housing law. The leader of the coalition that brought the lawsuit called the decision “very disappointing” and vowed to keep fighting in court. [ more › ]

Jack Ciattarelli A wealthy real estate family has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the tightening New Jersey governor's race, where both major party candidates have focused on how to tackle rising housing costs and affordability. [ more › ]

WNYC/Gothamist reporter Mike Hayes talks about the New Jersey governor's race and the issue of too little affordable housing in New Jersey.

New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Demcrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill largely wrangled over affordability issues in front of a raucous crowd. [ more › ]

The VINE residential development in Hoboken. Three buildings have charged up to $6,000 a month for units while violating the city’s affordable housing law, according to a judge. [ more › ]

Construction worker hammers wood on a residential construction site. Some towns could face the possibility of builders suing to force them to let them build housing. [ more › ]

New Jersey's Affordable Housing Trust Fund provides financing for projects across the state. New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs announced that $45 million dollars would be restored to the state’s affordable housing trust fund. [ more › ]

The sun sets on buildings in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City behind Hoboken, New Jersey, as seen from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. Some Jersey City residents are spending up to $150 per application and still not getting an apartment. [ more › ]

The installation of solar panels in New Jersey. Enough solar to power tens of thousands of New Jersey homes is awaiting approval. It might not come before federal subsidies expire. [ more › ]

New Jersey State Senator Owen Henry holds a rendering of one of the homes that has been put on hold due to a change in state funding for affordable housing. State officials are trying to build thousands of more affordably priced homes. But a change in state funding has stalled a development in Old Bridge and other developments like it. [ more › ]

Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, more than a century old, was destroyed. The mayor said there was no indication of arson so far.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

A view of New York City in the distance from Passaic County, New Jersey. Experts say you shouldn't worry about the big one. [ more › ]

The beach at Asbury Park The flip-flop-and-boogie-board set weigh in on who they see most fit to be the state’s next governor. [ more › ]

Rep. Jeff Van Drew has touted how he worked behind the scenes with Trump so that NJ hospitals weren’t “left behind.”

The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged.

US Representative Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who recently switched parties, gestures toward US President Donald Trump during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, January 28, 2020. Rep. Jeff Van Drew has touted how he worked behind the scenes with Trump so that NJ hospitals weren’t “left behind.” [ more › ]

Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill New Jersey is a Democrat-leaning state, but Republicans have been closing the gap. [ more › ]

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New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill. Tuesday’s energy auction will cause rates to spike even further as NJ faces an affordability crisis. [ more › ]

Electrity costs skyrocketed at an auction Tuesday that will mean higher bills for New Jersey residents. Consumers will face rising bills. [ more › ]

High-tension power lines The region’s electrical grid authority will announce on Tuesday what it’ll cost to keep the lights on next year. It could be grim news for consumers. [ more › ]