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Census takers in NJ are pushing to close the gap in undercounted urban areas, a problem that can even affect the way federal COVID-19 funds are distributed. → Read More
Advocates, lawmakers worry about consequences of $60 million in cuts proposed for New Jersey’s corrections and parole programs. Halfway houses under threat. → Read More
A federal report alleges a dozen conditions that allowed for sexual assaults at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. → Read More
More than 27% of mail-in ballots rejected for arriving late. Voting rights advocates pin hopes on new laws to ease problems in time for Nov. 3 election. → Read More
Search here to find your school district's plan for Fall reopening and see what's happening across New Jersey. → Read More
NJ officials move forward with plans for vote-by-mail election, after lawmakers blunt GOP arguments in legal bid to force traditional in-person balloting. → Read More
A trio of bills intended to protect voting by mail in New Jersey should arrive on governor's desk by Thursday. Murphy indicates he will sign them. → Read More
Members of NJ legislative committee advance seven measures to reinforce the state’s vote-by-mail process in time for the November presidential election. → Read More
Tracking down where the money has been spent: on everything from food aid, to PPE, laptops, temporary morgues, field hospitals and much more → Read More
More than a month later, state has yet to certify election results → Read More
Republican challenge also questions limits on what state can pay back → Read More
Protests over funding for officers is part of larger debate on role of policing in minority communities → Read More
New Jersey lawmakers have passed several bills meant to improve elements of criminal justice system, such as sentencing, incarceration and policing → Read More
Voters will have their say in November. Republicans say they’ll work to defeat it, progressives talk legal challenges → Read More
Low response rates in areas with more Blacks, Hispanics, immigrants could mean loss of federal funds → Read More
It’s difficult to follow the money, but evidence is that Murphy administration has used less than 3% of state’s allotment → Read More
The state has received more than $5B in federal funds to deal with coronavirus, but it’s taken more than four months for administration to announce a dashboard to follow the money → Read More
Amid pushback from GOP and progressives, majority party says amendment is needed because of delays in census process stemming from the pandemic → Read More
[Updated: July 8, 2020] No steady flow for mail-in ballots across state, but relatively high returns in pockets. Notable win by Amy Kennedy in 2nd Congressional District → Read More
Amid the pandemic, most ballots will be cast by mail, and the process of tallying the results is likely to be a drawn-out affair → Read More