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Audit flags excess aid, improper spending and missing background checks in Newark schools

State auditors referred unspecified matters to criminal investigators. District officials nonetheless declared that the ...
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NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before regulators intervened

DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey data center recently hit with a $1 million fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year ...
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Nuclear task force holds first meeting as NJ pursues new reactors

Mikie Sherrill’s Nuclear Task Force held its first meeting Thursday, establishing five subcommittees to help New Jersey ...
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Despite reforms, NJ prisons face persistent staffing and safety problems

Corrections Ombudsperson Terry Schuster is urging lawmakers to expand oversight to county jails, plan for older prisoners’ ...
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ACLU-NJ threatens lawsuit over Ocean County voter challenges

Democratic and unaffiliated voters in Bay Head received residency questionnaires after a local GOP leader submitted a list that didn’t include Republicans. The American Civil Liberties Union of New ...
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Sherrill unveils plan to build more homes, lower costs in NJ

The strategy calls for 40,000 homes on state land, a common affordable housing application, expanded homebuyer assistance, and new funding for affordable housing. Gov. Mikie Sherrill speaks at the ...