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Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…More protests supporting both Palestine AND Israel pop up at colleges nationwide, as students at Princeton University occupy the campus for a second day; Plus, Congressman Donald Payne Jr.’s death leaves a vacant seat in Congress, what is the succession plan at a critical time in the nation’s capital? Also, check your mailbox, the FIRST newly designed mail-in ballots *without* the party line layout are arriving; And, if you’re planning a trip to midtown Manhattan this summer …. start saving your money... the congestion pricing toll begins June 30th.
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…PROTESTS AT PRINCETON … Two students are arrested after building a "Gaza solidarity encampment,"with a roughly a hundred other supporters amid growing campus protests nationwide; Plus, REMEMBERING DONALD PAYNE JR., Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman pays tribute to her late colleague and friend; Also, PROTECTING LGBTQ STUDENTS, Advocates are calling on school districts to readopt a policy aimed at protecting transgender students; And, PRE-K FALLOUT…Private Child Care centers are on edge, worried about losing children as the state expands universal pre-k programs.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Breaking News … REMEMBERING DONALD PAYNE JR … the six-term congressman died today after suffering a cardiac episode … a fierce advocate for lowering prescription drug prices and cancer screening; Plus, President Biden signing a massive 95 BILLION dollar military AID PACKAGE to allies in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan; Also, the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments on emergency ABORTION ACCESS in states that ban it …with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill rallying in support of reproductive rights; And, the Federal Trade Commission banning employers from enforcing NON COMPETE agreements.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Business advocates are PUSHING BACK on the proposed CORPORATE TRANSIT FEE. Which would force multi-million-dollar companies in the state to ante up in order to rescue NJ Transit. Plus, attention WIC recipients … New Jersey is trying to become the FIRST state to offer online ordering and home delivery of groceries, baby formula and other daily needs; Also, NJ GOES HOLLYWOOD, the state ramps up efforts to make towns in the state FILM READY; And, CELEBRATING PASSOVER…Jewish communities here in NJ gather with heavy hearts for their first seder since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
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