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Congresswoman running for N.J. governor is target of escalating attacks on campaign trail newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/28/c... via @danadifilippo.bsky.social

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The only people who think NJ Transit is any good are the people who don't use it. Ahem, Gov. Murphy. The candidates running to replace Murphy have a list of ideas to fix it. Via @snietomunoz.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/28/c...

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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House — "It is not always obvious when the government has acted with a retaliatory purpose in violation of the First Amendment. 'But this wolf comes as a wolf.' " www.npr.org/2025/05/27/n...

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Good read on Amer Rabee, a Palestinian 14-year-old from New Jersey who was gunned down by Israeli soldiers last month in the West Bank — “Only God can judge; I have sent the case to God for judgment." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...

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N.J. panel seeks end to citizen’s arrests over concerns about safety, civil rights. Shopkeepers, librarians and anyone else now can detain someone, but the law doesn't clarify how much force they can use, etc., which could lead to abuses. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/27/n...

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A federal judge decided against DOGE and the US government this week in their legal battle to take full control of the United States Institute of Peace, including a headquarters building with an estimated value of $500 million.

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Feds sue four New Jersey Dem mayors for policies blocking immigration enforcement — "It is clear that the DOJ remains hellbent on making a national example out of New Jersey." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/23/f...

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Good @newjerseymonitor.com commentary on Alina Habba's apparent inability to feel shame, and what Trump's revenge tour portends. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/23/j...

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Lawmakers mull measure to ban octopus farming in New Jersey. It's not happening here — or anywhere — but supporters of a ban aim to "ensure that big companies do not come to New Jersey to try to get a foothold on this industry." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/23/l...

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N.J.'s plan to close the Statehouse garage to the public is not about parking. It's about transparency and the public's dwindling access to the government they pay for. jerseyvindicator.org/2025/05/22/w...

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Judge blasts feds who arrested, prosecuted and then dropped charges against Newark mayor for their “failure to adequately investigate, to carefully gather facts, and to thoughtfully consider the implications of your actions before wielding your immense power.” newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/21/j...

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N.J. public health plans are in distress — how would our governor hopefuls fix the mess? Candidates spitball solutions for program the state Treasury this week said is in 'a death spiral.' newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/22/n...

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus, defends the recent chaos at an immigration jail in Newark that led the feds to charge a Congresswoman from N.J. with two felonies. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/20/r...

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As teacher burnout deepens, states scramble to fill school job vacancies — "Teaching is not seen as an attractive profession right now." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/21/a...

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Good read from @snietomunoz.bsky.social on where N.J. governor hopefuls stand on immigration enforcement — "If you’re not from the Choctaw Nation, or the Lenni Lenape, if you’re not a Cherokee or Apache, then somebody in your family has come here undocumented." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/21/h...

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N.J.'s local government workers’ health plan enters ‘death spiral’ — "Failure to reform will lead to ongoing price increases and employer exits, and eventually a complete and disorderly collapse of the plan." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/20/l...

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N.J. Senate lawmakers move to step up vaccine tracking as vaccination rates fall — "As a pediatrician, words cannot express the angst that is felt in our profession when we know these deaths were preventable." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/19/s...

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Democrats condemn assault charges against N.J. congresswoman — "Every American should see this for what it is: the weaponization of the justice system in a shameful attempt to bully and intimidate those of us who stand in the way of the president’s agenda." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/20/d...

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US Attorney Alina Habba charges Congresswoman LaMonica McIver with assault over ICE jail protest in Newark. The arrest comes a month after Habba said she'd investigate the governor and AG, which she said served as "a warning to everybody." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/19/c...

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Rutgers picks Louisiana State University leader as new president. NJ Gov. Phil Murphy said William F. Tate IV 'had me at hello.' Tate's turbulent tenure at LSU did not come up. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/19/r...

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Great read on the final debate of the six Democrats vying to become N.J.'s next governor. They covered everything from Wawa to being Black to punching bullies in the nose. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/19/t...

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Pretty pens, but how does $2k for 20 pens jibe with an administration supposedly intent on cutting government waste and abuse? www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban apnews.com/article/preg...

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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

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Federal judge says U.S. immigration officials likely acted unlawfully when they terminated the academic records of six Rutgers international students, ending their protected status. Via @snietomunoz.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/09/j...

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Feds vow to rebuild air traffic control system, ‘supercharge’ hiring in wake of crashes, outages— "The technology that we use to track our teenagers is more advanced than what we give to our air traffic controllers. That is literally insane. We need to fix that." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/08/f...

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Family of Jersey City man killed by cop demands justice — "Mental illness is not met with sympathy and respect. It is met with militarized policing instead of compassion. Families like ours are left with funerals and trying to heal." Via @taylorjung.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/09/f...

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NJ Transit and train engineers union say strike is imminent as two sides bicker over wages. The strike threatens to strand many of the nearly 200,000 commuters who use NJ Transit trains to get to and from work daily. Via @snietomunoz.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/06/n...

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Camden diocese gives up yearslong secret court fight to prevent state grand jury presentment on clergy abuse in N.J. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/07/c...

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New migrant jail in Newark begins housing detainees. It’s the first to open since Trump launched his mass detention/deportation effort, and first to open in N.J. after Gov. Murphy in 2021 banned new and renewed immigration detention contracts here. newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/new-m...

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N.J. and N.Y. lawmakers demand investigation, aid to cut ‘alarming’ staff shortages at Newark airport — "The longer the FAA and the administration slow walk these troubles, the greater the risk of a true catastrophe." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/06/l...

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Wtf column of the day. I fully second this reader comment: "Is this satire?" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...

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Read o' the day is this great @stevenrodas.bsky.social story about gross water in N.J. prisons — "The water stinks. You could tell how bad the water was when it was still. If you left a cup of water sitting, it would have a film on the top." www.nj.com/mercer/2025/...

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A N.J. state legislator who's Jewish called Muslim actor-comedian Ramy Youssef "polarizing" for his pro-Palestine comments and asked Rutgers to reconsider him as Rutgers-Newark's commencement speaker. Rutgers said no. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/02/i...

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What is happening at the U of Delaware?? This is the second UD student killed by a motorist fleeing police this academic year: www.nj.com/news/2025/05...

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New Jersey’s May Day protests against Trump double as a reminder to vote, via @danadifilippo.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/new-j...

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Horrible, horrible news today. www.nj.com/news/2025/05...

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Irvington sues to block watchdog report on concerts funded by opioid settlements. The township gave an employee's kin nearly $370,000 to stage concerts since 2023, NJ comptroller's office found. Twp. officials accuse the office of defamation and abuse of power. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/30/i...

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Hundreds of pro-Israel men chased, threatened, and shoved a woman they wrongly suspected of being a pro-Palestinian supporter, hurling slurs and objects at her in Brooklyn. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/n...

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Great read from @traceytully.bsky.social on two Rutgers professors' plan to take on Trump — "This is not just about money. This is about the essence of education." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...

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N.J.'s top court to decide records dispute in police discipline case — "The public often feels that police are given special treatment, that they cover up for each other, that the internal affairs unit doesn’t hold their fellow officers accountable." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/30/s...

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Watchdog finds filth, run-down conditions at state prison for young men newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/watch... via @danadifilippo.bsky.social

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No criminal charges for Jersey City cop who killed man in mental crisis newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/no-cr... via @danadifilippo.bsky.social

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Democrat running for N.J. governor wants more transparency in Trenton — what about in his own backyard? Great/important read from my @newjerseymonitor.com editor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/29/d...

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N.J. Supreme Court hears state’s plea to unblock clergy abuse probe — "The whole truth has not been told, and that’s why it takes a grand jury investigation to one, expose what they still have hidden, and two, to help those victims who were abused heal." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/28/n...

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