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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…WINDS OF CHANGE - Shell pulls out of New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, leaving the future of the industry at risk; Plus - SHUT DOWN -for a month. PATH riders who travel to, from and through Hoboken station will need to find another way to commute; Also - EVICTION PREVENTION. How one local organization is keeping vulnerable families IN their homes and preventing homelessness. And - SKIPPING SCHOOL. Legislators meet to discuss the troubling trend of kids missing class.
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: New data shows one million fewer vehicles are entering Midtown Manhattan with commuting times improving as well; Former Senator Bob Menendez makes a plea to President Trump for a pardon; Pastors from nearly 500 NJ churches tell stories of mothers fearing sending their children to school as the Trump administration carries out mass deportations; A bill that aligns New Jersey's definition of antisemitism with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is expected to pass despite criticism over the inability to speak freely about Israel; Newark sees improvement in curbing certain crimes but sees a significant spike in domestic violence.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Plus, today is SENTENCING DAY for Bob Menendez, and his two co-defendants …The former senior senator is facing up to fifteen years in prison; Also, LEARNING LOSS, a new report paints a bleak picture of where students in the state are still struggling post pandemic; Plus…KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, Immigration advocacy groups are hitting the streets in New Jersey to educate those in fear of ICE raids or deportation; And, COUNTING THE HOMELESS ..the annual state event to put a number on those in need of shelter.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News… FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE… New Jersey’s Attorney General and several other states pledge to fight back after the Trump administration halts monies for a wide range of federally assisted programs; Plus, a three-billion-dollar groundbreaking in Camden … four former governors, one current, a talk show host and the power broker charged with racketeering headline the event; Also, FEAR SPREADS through New Jersey’s immigrant communities as the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts; And, violating Bergen County’s BLUE LAWS…. American Dream MAY be slapped with a lawsuit for allowing retailers to open their doors on Sundays.
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…DELAYED AGAIN… Nadine Menendez’s day in court for the corruption scandal that found her husband guilty on all charges is pushed back once more; Plus, calling for big changes to TRENTON WATER WORKS… the DEP says the utility is a “High RISK; Also, DEMANDING ANSWERS … after last week’s ICE RAID in Newark…. Congresswoman Lamonica McIver is challenging the immigration crackdown; And long-awaited critical repairs are finally coming to the PATH station in Hoboken… riders brace for more commuting pain…
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: A Newark fish market is one of the first federal targets of President Trump's new immigration policy; The White House blocks refugees from coming to America and threatens New Jersey churches that once offered sanctuary; New Jersey's Republican candidates for governor applaud President Trump's swift actions but separate on whether they'd challenge the President's policies if they disagree; Budget and finance writer John Reitmeyer discusses the labor and economic impact of President Trump's immigration policies.
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN…President Trump’s FIRST legislative victory…a bipartisan bill to round up and detain immigrants here illegally; Plus, SPEAKING OUT…the brother of Jersey’s own fallen U.S. Capitol police officer says the January 6th pardons have re-opened his family's wounds; Also, HOMELESS BAN … the city of Paterson gets public input on a controversial proposal to prevent the unhoused from sleeping outside in public spaces; And, on this Maternal Health Day, Camden opens a BABY CAFE..a space for moms to gather, talk and get educated about being a mom.
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: President Trump vows to get to the bottom of New Jersey’s drone sightings, calling the lack of transparency from the previous administration “ridiculous"; George Norcross returns to court, trying to get his racketeering charges tossed; What does it mean for health care in the country and in New Jersey as the U.S pulls out of the World Health Organization; President Trump’s push to block offshore wind brings more uncertainty to the industry’s future here in the state.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…On DAY ONE…with the stroke of SEVERAL pens…President Trump signed a litany of executive orders, vowing swift change for the nation and many here in the Garden State; Plus, an arctic blast continues to slam parts of New Jersey, bringing dangerously cold temperatures; Also, NJ DECIDES 2025… Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla joins what is expected to be a contentious and costly contest in the District 32 Assembly race; And, Governor Murphy pledges to bring FREE FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN to EVERY district around the state.
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States; The first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released from Gaza as part of the initial phase of a ceasefire deal with Hamas; Governor Murphy sends a letter to President Trump asking him to kill New York's controversial congestion pricing plan; Briana Vannozzi talks to Washington correspondent Ben Hulac about President Trump's historic list of executive orders he's expected to sign; Attorney General Matt Platkin talks to Briana Vannozzi about what his office is doing to protect the rights of New Jersey citizens; TikTok comes back online as House Speaker Mike Johnson vows to enforce a law forcing its sale; Governor Murphy promises to reform the state's Farmland Assessment law.
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