Thursday Feb 15, 2024
NJ Spotlight News February 15, 2024
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Governor Murphy announces the state will use $95 million in settlement money from the opioid industry to expand recovery services and support people battling addiction; Palestinian-Americans in New Jersey whose loved ones are in Gaza make a desperate plea to elected officials to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas; Workers at Anheuser-Busch in Newark stage a "practice picket" outside the brewery as they negotiate a new contract with the company; One south Jersey lawmaker introduces a bill to suspend tolls for drivers who are forced to use the Atlantic City Expressway when Route 40 is flooded; Bergen County joins an ongoing lawsuit against New York's congestion pricing plan; NJ Spotlight News budget and finance writer John Reitmeyer discusses the latest revenue report, which showed tax collections were down in the past six months.