Politics & Public Affairs

Strange Bedfellows: How Mixed-Politics Marriages Survive

January 10, 2020

These four New Jersey couples come from opposite sides of the political aisle. Their differences help keep them together....
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Meet the Congressman from the Jersey Shore

July 10, 2019

Wielding new power as a committee chairman, Frank Pallone pursues his pragmatic agenda....
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Jersey Journalism Suffers Another Blow

March 12, 2019

In the wake of journalism jobs disappearing and unequal access to media, one effort to improve the landscape is at a standstill. ...
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NJ's Food Deserts

What’s Being Done to Help NJ’s Food Deserts?

For those who live in Jersey’s urban and rural food deserts, shopping for nutritious groceries remains a daunting challenge. ...
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Settlement Reached in Frat-House Rape Case

March 8, 2019

William Paterson University to pay $800,000 to mom of alleged victim, who later hanged herself....
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As a municipal judge in Newark, Victoria Pratt developed a passionate approach to sentencing. The world noticed.

Newark Judge Victoria Pratt Serves Up a New Kind of Justice

January 18, 2019

As a municipal judge in Newark, Victoria Pratt developed a passionate approach to sentencing. The world noticed....
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After the Shutdown: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

January 14, 2019

Oyster Creek is done producing nuclear energy. Now comes the hard part: cleaning up five decades of radioactive waste. ...
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Stepping Up the Fight Against Opioid Addiction

November 12, 2018

State, local communities roll out initiatives to battle opioid epidemic....
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Mikie Sherrill at a rally in Livingston on Sunday.

NJ Dems Flip 4 House Seats; Menendez Wins

November 7, 2018

Mikie Sherrill, Tom Malinowski help Democrats retake control of the House....
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Gurbir Grewal says he wants to close “chasms of distrust and fear” between police and communities through dialog before tensions reach a crisis.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal Shrugs Off the Slurs

November 1, 2018

As NJ’s attorney general, Gurbir Grewal ignores racial taunts and focuses on protecting the state’s most vulnerable residents....
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NJ’s 3rd Congress-ional District stretches from Burlington to Ocean County, where incumbent Congressman Tom MacArthur owns a waterfront home in Toms River.

Congressman Tom MacArthur Faces Tough Battle to Keep 3rd District

October 10, 2018

After two easy campaigns, Trump ally Tom MacArthur is in a fight to keep his House seat in the GOP column....
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Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray describes Donald Trump’s election as a “wake-up call” for polling professionals.

Monmouth University Pollster Patrick Murray is Making Numbers Meaningful

September 12, 2018

Pollster Patrick Murray earned a reputation for his dead-on projections. Then came the 2016 presidential election, when most polls missed the mark. Here’s what he learned—and how polling has changed....
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Teacher Jean Beeks, a recent transplant from Brooklyn.

In the Wake of Parkland, Districts Ask, Are Our Schools Safe?

September 4, 2018

To arm or not to arm: That's the question roiling many New Jersey districts....
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Kevin Martin revisits the Maplewood street where he was questioned by police after a shopowner reported suspicious activity.

Confronting Racism, Coming Together

July 10, 2018

Racist incidents remain a fact of New Jersey life. Here’s how some communities are trying to bring people together. ...
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Tammy Murphy at Drumthwacket, the historic governor's mansion in Princeton. She promises to be an activist, but never a burden.

Tammy Murphy and Her Husband are In it Together

May 15, 2018

Tammy Murphy still isn’t used to people calling her “first lady.” ...
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Sexual Assault on Campus: A Special Report

March 6, 2018

On campuses across New Jersey, more students are coming forward about sexual misconduct, but confusion remains....
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In 2008, Venessa Manzano founded the Filipino School of New York and New Jersey, a nonprofit focused on keeping Filipino traditions and history alive.

Immigration Stories: Venessa Manzano

February 9, 2018

Much of Venessa Manzano’s life’s work has focused on preserving Filipino culture. In 2008, she founded the Filipino School of New York and New Jersey, a nonprofit focused on keeping Filipino traditions and history alive....
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"I'm sure Dominicans are not going to stay being the biggest population in Perth Amboy forever." - Irving Lozada

Immigration Stories: The Dominicans of Perth Amboy

February 8, 2018

Seventy-eight percent of Perth Amboy’s population of about 53,000 is Latino. Dominicans are the largest subgroup, and work hard to give back to their community. ...
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David and Emill Coto at David's shop, Country Tailors in Basking Ridge.

Immigration Stories: The Cotos

February 7, 2018

The Coto family seem to be the typical all-American family. They own a business. They pay their taxes. There's just one difference: They're undocumented....
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"We were the first ones to move onto that block [in Jersey City], and they didn't like us at all...It took time for them to get to know us." - Khaldiya Mustafa with husband Mustafa Mustafa.

Immigration Stories: The Mustafas

Khaldiya Mustafa, principal of Al-Ghazaly High School in Wayne, and her husband Mustafa imbue their children with pride in their Muslim heritage. ...
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