NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi
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Episodes
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NJ Spotlight News May 10, 2024
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…STANDING IN SOLIDARITY …More than a dozen Princeton faculty join students in their pro-Palestinian hunger strike; Plus, as campus protests continue across the country, activist and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hamm and Republican Gubernatorial hopeful Senator Jon Bramnick weigh in…Also, Senator Bob Menendez's federal bribery trial begins Monday, what can we expect his defense strategy to look like, as prosecutors lay out the corruption case against him
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NJ Spotlight News May 9, 2024
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…IN THE HOT SEAT …. Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway grilled today by state lawmakers on his handling of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitic incidents; Plus, OVERHAULING OPRA…the state’s Open Public Records Act takes center stage in Trenton where advocates remain fearful of limiting government transparency; Also, a POLITICAL POWER GRAB? The state’s highest court is denouncing a proposal over WHO GETS TO PICK New Jersey’s judges; And, the SUMMER SHORECAST is out …will Atlantic City businesses heat up or cool down.
3 days ago
NJ Spotlight News May 8, 2024
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A counter-protester at a Pro-Palestinian encampment is arrested at Rutgers-Newark. Former Congressman Tom Malinowski weighs in on the impact these nationwide protests are having; Plus, BOOK BANS, a school librarian is facing renewed attacks as parental rights advocates fight to remove a book that explores sexuality; Also, LABOR FIGHT…Union nurses hit the picket line to criticize what they are calling unfair contract negotiations; And, SAVING MAM, Princeton high school students look to preserve an indigenous Mayan language by inventing an AI-powered robot.
4 days ago
NJ Spotlight News May 7, 2024
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Briana Vannozzi speaks to Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about escalations in the war between Israel and Hamas and a possible ceasefire; Governor Murphy and other lawmakers criticize Rutgers University for striking a deal with students on the New Brunswick campus as students at the Newark campus extend their encampment; Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way announces the expansion of free mental health services for New Jersey college students; Briana Vannozzi talks to Chalkbeat reporter Jessie Gomez about a new contract signed by the Newark Board of Education to install new AI-powered security cameras; Congressman Frank Pallone hosts a roundtable on protecting Americans' privacy online.
5 days ago
NJ Spotlight News May 6, 2024
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Just a week before the start of Senator Bob Menedez's federal bribery trial, his defense team lashes out at prosecutors, accusing them of revealing sensitive personal information; Plus, the son of the embattled Senior Senator squares off against Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla in their first debate, trying to hold onto his seat as that race narrows; Also, unrest continues on New Jersey’s college campuses … Rutgers University defends its deal to end their encampment, while pro-Palestinian Princeton students enter their fourth day of a hunger strike; And, Governor Murphy calls for a special election to fill the vacancy following the death of Congressman Donald Payne Jr.
Friday May 03, 2024
NJ Spotlight News May 3, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Protestors at Rutgers reach a deal with the administration to end their encampment as protesters at Princeton launch a hunger strike to force a conversation with school leaders; NJ Spotlight News budget and finance writer John Reitmeyer explains how a Christie-era law triggered a divestment debate for the Murphy administration; Law enforcement along Route 1 in Central Jersey team up to launch a traffic safety initiative as fatal crashes rise in the Garden State; David Cruz sits down with Republican US Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw after his team releases its first TV ad of his campaign; A New Jersey teen connects with a Ukrainian refugee to create a children's book about the search for her cat after Russia invaded her country; Governor Murphy sets a special primary and special general election to fill the seat of the late Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.
Thursday May 02, 2024
NJ Spotlight News May 2, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…As police crackdown on campus protests across the county, Rutgers students head into day four of their encampment facing a crackdown deadline of their own; Plus, amid growing unrest…The U.S. House of Representatives moves a bill defining antisemitism to help universities enforce anti-discrimination laws; Also, EARLY DETECTION of breast cancer can save lives, so initial screening will now begin at age 40 for all women; And, a FINAL FAREWELL….public officials, colleagues and family pay their respects to congressman Donald Payne Jr.
Wednesday May 01, 2024
NJ Spotlight News May 1, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Hundreds of student activists from Columbia University were removed and arrested last night after the NYPD stormed its campus but PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS continue including one just outside Rutgers Law School; Plus, students across the country are calling for their universities to ‘DIVEST FROM ISRAEL’ … what do those calls really mean? Also, in a historic shift, the D.E.A is inching toward RECLASSIFYING CANNABIS as a less dangerous drug , what it could mean here in a state where it’s already legal; And, hundreds line up to pay their final respects to Donald Payne Jr. as he lies in state here in Newark.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
NJ Spotlight News April 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Thirteen arrests at Princeton University as students continue their sit-ins and protest of the war in Gaza; Plus, students at Eastern Regional High speak out in solidarity, accusing their administrators of censorship after several were suspended for a planned pro-Palestinian walk-out; Also, the state looks to POWER UP… approving another round of offshore wind projects, but Jersey shore mayors are pushing back; And, BIRD FLU WARNING…concerns here in the Garden State after cases of the virus are confirmed in several states across the county.
Monday Apr 29, 2024
NJ Spotlight News April 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Rutgers University students set up an encampment on campus to call for the school to divest from Israeli companies as college protests continue to escalate across the country; Small business owners worry about the impact of a potential ban of TikTok; Dozens of social justice groups are pushing the NJ legislature to pass a bill that would end the state's practice of prohibiting those with criminal convictions from serving on juries; The Centre Pompidou museum project in Jersey City is in jeopardy after the NJ EDA sent a letter to the Jersey City Redevelopment Authority threatening to pull state funding; NJ Spotlight News introduces its next video in our "Gotta Know Jersey" series to help the public better understand New Jersey's budget process.
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