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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY … Rutgers Newark grad students and faculty stage a walk out and join the picket line as the RWJ Nurses strike enters day 63; Plus, community members share their experiences with the ANTI-BULLYING TASK FORCE, looking to address harassment, intimidation, and bullying in our state’s schools; Also, VETERANS HOME OVERHAUL … Governor Murphy and legislators announce a new oversight plan for our state-run veteran homes after a blistering DOJ report criticized their operations during the pandemic; And, CALLS TO RESIGN …after a Paterson councilman pushes a police officer during a public meeting.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …CAPITOL CHAOS ..Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted by his own party, becoming the first speaker to be voted out. He’s now blaming the problem solvers caucus; Plus, STAYING SILENT…almost two weeks after Senator Menendez was charged with Federal crimes, Hudson County Democrats are mostly MUM; Also, UNDIAGNOSED TEENS WITH AUTISM … a New Rutgers University study reveals a quarter of New Jersey’s 16-year-olds are not formally diagnosed; And, ASSESSING THE AFTERMATH in Asbury Park…days after the severe weekend flooding, many businesses are still closed.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …A Trial date is set for New Jersey’s senior Senator, just in time for the 2024 primary, this as the State Senate Republican caucus calls for an investigation into the AG’s office; Also, NJ DECIDES 2023…a deep dive into the hotly contested senate rematch in Central Jersey’s district 16; Plus, EXTENDING THE SUBWAY? ...New Jersey Congressmen call on New York to extend the 7-line hoping to alleviate the costs associated with the latest congestion pricing plan; And, PROTECTING the DISABLED COMMUNITY…Disability Rights NJ launches an investigation into why our nursing homes are housing people with developmental and intellectual disabilities at all?
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …TRIPLEDEMIC THREAT…Mask mandates return to some New Jersey hospitals and schools amid a rise in a trio of respiratory illnesses; Plus, STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS restart for millions after a 3-year pause. What borrowers need to know as payments resume? Also, SHUTDOWN AVERTED…Congress reaches an Eleventh Hour Deal to fund the government and keep services open in New Jersey, but only for another 45 days; And, GROWING MICROFORESTS …in urban areas. Elizabeth celebrates the unveiling of the state’s second tiny forest…which experts say could be a climate change game-changer.
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …MENENDEZ FORCED OUT? Could efforts underway in Washington and Trenton push the embattled Senior Senator out? Also, Former Congressman Tom Malinowski weighs in on Menendez and raises red flags about funding for Egypt; Plus, PROTECTING FARMWORKERS….Environmentalists seek federal legislation to guard against rising temperatures in the garden state fields; And, MEDICAL PLAY…St. Joseph’s Hospital In Paterson incorporating a little fun to help children battling illness.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …SENATOR MENENDEZ CHECKERED PAST …a political career spanning five decades, the Senior Senator involved in political controversies dating back to the early 1980’s; Also, WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINES… many in New Jersey’s Latino community staying silent in terms of their support for the embattled senior senator; Plus, “DONALD DUCK” former Governor Chris Christie calling out the former President for ducking out of the 2nd GOP Presidential Primary debate; And, FACES OF ADDICTION…The Black Poster art project sheds light on the state’s opioid crisis, honoring the lives lost to overdoses.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …The senior Senator pleading “NOT GUILTY”…to ALL Federal Charges, as he, his wife and two other defendants appear in a New York Courtroom. Menendez surrendering his passport and paying a $100,000 thousand dollar bond; Plus, CHALLENGING MENENDEZ…U.S Representative Andy Kim is the first to throw his hat in to try and unseat the embattled Senator; Also, SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN…With three days left, Democrats and Republicans remain divided on a spending bill to avert a government shutdown; And, building a CASE FOR REPARATIONS. The NJ Institute for Social Justice held their first public meeting, seeking to repair the damage caused by slavery.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Senator Cory BOOKER BREAKS HIS SILENCE, joining a growing number of lawmakers calling for Senator Menendez to resign as he prepares for his first appearance in court; Also, the FUTURE OF POLICING… A new strategic plan for the city of Paterson, which includes community feedback; Plus, MERGING SCHOOLS…Monmouth County weighs merging three school districts into one; And, accessing GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE…Demand for surgeries and the need for continued care is growing in New Jersey, becoming a lifeline for some transgender youth.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …His “BIGGEST FIGHT YET”...Senator Bob Menendez is defiant speaking publicly for the first time since Friday’s bombshell indictment, as the Governor and other lawmaker’s call for him to resign; Plus, the Attorney General releases BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE from last month’s fatal police shooting of Andrew Jerome Washington in Jersey City; Also, TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA makes landfall over the weekend battering parts of the Jersey Shore with high wind and widespread coastal flooding; And, FIGHTING WILDFIRES…The DEP says Climate Change has added more fuel to forest fires here in the state…and they’re burning through the budget.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …INDICTED…New Jersey’s Senior Senator Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on bribery and corruption charges, accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars, gold bars, and luxury items in exchange for favors; The Democratic senator faces FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES for the second time. Despite DNA and fingerprint evidence, Menendez calling it a smear campaign… to again silence his “voice” and dig his “political grave;” Also, FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE…The DEP doubles down on their controversial state action plan; And, “NO CONFIDENCE”…Rutgers University President gets slapped with a “no confidence” resolution…will he be forced to resign?
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