Bob Menendez of New Jersey has a new plan to improve border security – and it includes more foreign aid for countries in the Americas.
It remains to be seen what the milestone will mean for several projects across the state, including a proposed power plant in Newark.
With the planting of a tree in Newark, a $1 billion pledge towards expanding access to “urban nature” across the United States took root.
Visitors can sit in a classroom with Ruby Bridges, refuse to leave the lunch counter at Woolworths and take a selfie alongside Rosa Parks.
“As a cancer survivor and an Ironbound resident for almost 50 years, this issue is close to my heart … our health is not for sale.”
Don’t know who owns the apartment building that you live in? A new ordinance in Newark may help shine some light on the issue.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers unanimously supported the bill. New Jersey has the highest percentage of Muslim residents in the U.S.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission has defended its plan to build a natural gas power plant in Newark, which has seen growing criticism.
Here’s who filed to run for Essex County commissioner and surrogate in the June 2023 primary election – and why you should care.
Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon wanted to bring a cannabis dispensary/lounge to Newark. But plans have reportedly hit a brick wall in the Brick City.
Nearly 127,000 employees in New Jersey will gain some valuable workplace rights when a new state law kicks in.
A Newark group is leading a “March for Justice, Equality and Peace” on the 55th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination.
There has been an attempt for well over five centuries to obscure the role that Africa has played in world history.
“Nursing home workers, patients and families deserve better,” a supporter said.
Bills sponsored by two Democrats and a Republican took a big step forward. Here’s what they would do if they hit the finish line.
“There will be a time when you or I will be in that bed, and we wish that we have the nursing staff to take care of us.”
The vice president was in NJ for a benefit event. The day before, her staff reached out to Rutgers to see if any students wanted to meet up.
The president’s spending plan is a “throwback to Trump,” an advocacy group said. Another activist called it “an attack on my family.”
“American companies have been overcharging for insulin and profiting off the backs of diabetics for years,” a New Jersey congressman said.
The International attacks on Africana Studies continues to take Kemet (Egypt) out of its Black origin.
An unveiling of the city’s new Harriet Tubman monument – which replaces a statue of Christopher Columbus – drew some high-profile guests.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission awarded Newark $133,458 as part of its Municipal Rebate Incentive Program.
Four Republican senators voted against moving the bill forward. But immigration advocates cheered the news.
Raul Malave began his career as a Newark firefighter in 1996. Now – more than 27 years later – he’s getting a fond farewell from his peers.
“Canceling student loan debt is the right thing to do,” the New Jersey senator said.
“Black history courses are being revised to benefit a white supremacist narrative,” a longtime Newark advocate said.
Project Ready is seeking applicants for a leadership program. It will train Black women to run for public office or work on a campaign team.
The world’s largest private prison company is trying to overturn New Jersey’s law, which bans jails from making deals to hold ICE detainees.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission says the proposed plant will help prevent hazards like those that happened in Superstorm Sandy.
The American Opportunity Accounts Act would create a federally-funded savings account for every child, with $1,000 deposited at birth.
It would be the fourth gas power plant in “one of the most polluted regions” of the country, critics of the plan say.
“When only 3 percent of our neighbors are voting in local school elections, it’s time for us to fall in love with democracy again.”
A wave of “tough on crime” bills are scheduled for hearings in the state Legislature. But will they make New Jersey safer?
Aqeela Sherrills lost his son to violence and helped broker a truce between gangs. His impact on Newark is “profound,” Cory Booker says.
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Biden says he will give "no safe harbor to hate" in any form. But his policies on immigration tell a different story, these advocates say.
Newark has housed 539 homeless people and funded more than 1,500 affordable units since committing to “House America.”
Here’s where New Jersey ranked on a list of 2023's “States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity.”
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey is shooting for sweeping reforms in the nation’s agriculture industry with four proposed laws.
Formerly known as “food stamps,” SNAP provides assistance to families with low incomes.