It will now be easier for South Korean citizens to get a New Jersey driver’s license – and vice versa. See other updates from Murphy’s trip.
Newark gave hundreds of residents “free money” for two years – with no strings attached and no work requirements. See how they spent it.
Things are looking blue in Essex County for the 2023 general election. See third party voter registration totals here.
New Jersey’s largest city has Jewish and Palestinian communities – and they’re all proud to call Newark home, its mayor says.
The voter registration deadline for the 2023 general election is Oct. 17. See some helpful links here.
The discussion revolved around an old-but-still-frustrating need in the city: affordable housing.
Some say Israel should defend itself from a “murderous terrorist organization.” Others argue it wasn’t an “attack” – it was a “response.”
Supporters say the changes will create more housing and “walkability.” Critics are worried about overdevelopment and other side effects.
Apartment buildings in Newark with 40 or more units must have an emergency power generator under a new local law.
Newark has been changing the way it approaches policing in the wake of a landmark federal agreement.
A senator from New Jersey says the FDA should be allowed to take samples from "factory farms" during outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.
Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have been striking for higher staffing levels and salary increases.
Way will be replacing former Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died in early August due to an undisclosed medical condition.
If he clears the final hurdles, Jamel Semper would be the ninth federal district judge of New Jersey that President Joe Biden has nominated.
One teen urged Baby Boomers to remember the Vietnam War, when 18-year-olds were “being sent off to die without a voice.”
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker recently finished up a seven-day “summer road trip” across every county in New Jersey with an appearance in Newark.
Three religious leaders from New Jersey offer their takes on the CoreCivic debate from Christian, Jewish and Islamic perspectives.
New Jersey banned prisons from making profits by holding immigration detainees for ICE, but the law has hit a big roadblock in the courts.
CoreCivic is trying to overturn a New Jersey law that bans jails from making contracts to hold immigration detainees for ICE.
Africa’s cultural traditions are firmly rooted and reflected everywhere in the world.
A victory against “period poverty” has crossed the finish line in New Jersey, advocates say.
A series of proposed zoning changes could create more housing in Newark. But some community members say they’re worried – here’s why.
Statewide, there were more people experiencing homelessness than any year since 2015. See local data for Essex County here.
C. Lawrence Crump of Newark is the newest member of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s board of commissioners.
Newark officials have agreed to a deal that will limit the number of homeless families that New York City can relocate via its SOTA program.
A state law that beefs up job protections for temporary workers in New Jersey was first introduced by the late Lt. Gov. seven years ago.
Property taxes are going up in New Jersey’s largest city.
Newark’s city council is getting ready to hold a public hearing for this year’s municipal budget.
Florida students must now be taught that slaves gained “beneficial” skills. It’s a move that has outraged people as far away as New Jersey.
A state law that gives some powerful new rights to temp workers in New Jersey has survived an attempt to derail it in the courts.
Filling out this form could help save incarcerated people – and the court system – both time and money, an Essex County official says.
A new report takes a look at special housing units in New Jersey’s largest county prison – including its use of "isolated confinement."
The EPA called Newark “one of the nation’s leading cities in reducing lead exposure,” pointing to its own recent battle with contamination.
The brutal beating of a Newark cabdriver triggered “one of the most important urban uprisings in the modern era,” activists said.
Christian Zabriskie has a “track record of impactful engagement with urban and marginalized populations,” city officials said.
Sewer and water bills are about to go up in Newark. Here’s how much more you’ll be paying over the next five years.
Newark residents may see a property tax increase under the proposed municipal budget.
“This is not the first time this person has issued lies and ugly statements about us and our family,” Mayor Ras Baraka said.
“Racial disparities are growing. Yet every time our communities advocate for changes, we are told to wait our turn.”
Crespo is accused of shooting two men, one fatally, during a chase in January 2019.