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Government/Politics

Donald Payne: Mourning Continues For NJ Congressman With ‘Big Heart’

Corporate Taxes And Public Transportation: Debate Rages In New Jersey

Cory Booker Supports Huge Foreign Aid Package Despite 'Shortcomings'

Mikie Sherrill: Foreign Aid Package Is A Win For United States, Allies

NJ Groups Accuse Rutgers Of Allowing 'Anti-Palestine Bigotry'

SOMA Schools Will Give Ax To 28 Staff Positions, Raise Taxes

9 Years In Belleville: School Superintendent Prepares To Pass Reins

Pay NJ Hospitals More For Medicaid, GOP Congress Candidate Says

Newark Youth Curfew 2.0: City Will Launch New Crackdown In May

Essex County Op-Ed: Harvey Weinstein Reversal Is ‘Shocking, Outraging’

Voices Of Migrant, Immigrant NJ Teens Uplifted In New Book

Will Federal 'Noncompete' Ban Help Or Harm New Jersey Workers?

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Passover Inspires Mixed Emotions In Essex County For 2024

Bloomfield High School Has Jumped Nearly 100 Spots In NJ Rankings

These Charter Schools In The Oranges Scored High Marks On NJ Report

Montclair School Upgrades Are $3.7M Under Budget, District Says

Livingston High School Ranks High On U.S. News ‘Best Of’ List

NJ School Custodian Should Have Been Paid More, Family Says: Report

$336M 'Transformation' Of NJPAC Campus Has Begun

Bike Safety Corridor Is In The Works In Belleville (Here's Where)

Chasing Innovation: NJIT In Newark Releases New Strategic Plan

Transgender Rutgers Senior Gives Voice To Queer Musicians

Nutley Veterans Clean Headstones Of Fallen Soldiers: Memorial Day 2024

Industrial Property Trades Ownership On Hawthorne Avenue In Irvington

East Orange 'Star Student' Is An Author, Motivational Speaker

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