Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
NJ Spotlight News July 11, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News…NURSING STRIKE AUTHORIZED. Healthcare workers at Robert Wood Johnson threaten to walk off the job after failed contract negotiations. Calling for better staffing and benefits or they’ll hit the picket line; Plus, a new report finds PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS among Black Women in the state doubled over two decades and experts say it could take years to see if recent efforts are paying off; Also, GREENER DAYS AHEAD in Ocean County, celebrating the opening of its first two cannabis dispensaries after being a legal weed desert; And, SEGREGATED SCHOOLS, New Jersey’s public school system is among the most segregated in the nation even after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional 70 years ago.