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Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TAHESHA WAY…Governor Murphy taps New Jersey’s former Secretary of State as our next Lieutenant Governor; Also, a NURSING HOME SHUTDOWN…Elderly residents at a Princeton long term care facility scramble to relocate after the facility suddenly closes; Plus, a SCATHING DOJ REPORT slams the state for its failure to care for veterans at two state-run vets homes; Plus, RECLAIMING THE LAND…the Native American Advancement Corporation is turning ancient tribe lands into an educational center.
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DETOUR…Paterson students are relocated to a NEW school after their 124-year building was deemed unsafe; Plus, parental rights becomes the HOT BUTTON ISSUE for Republicans who look to pick up seats in November’s state election; Also, Hoboken is now a BOOK BAN SANCTUARY... as the City Council declares a new resolution making any book available regardless of its content. And, “JUSTICE FOR DREW”... more than a week after the fatal shooting in Jersey City, residents demand for the release of body cam footage.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …PUBLIC PUSHBACK … at the state board of education’s monthly meeting today where parents are protesting the newly adopted “equity code;” Plus, Hanover Township officials are back in court over the district's CONTROVERSIAL POLICY accused of outing LGBTQ students; Also, after RECEIVING BACKLASH from advocates. Governor MURPHY weighs in on President Biden’s plan to move asylum seekers from New York to Atlantic City’s airport. And, ELECTION SEASON KICKOFF …state Republicans are hoping to take control of at least one house in the legislature for the first time in two decades.
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …SLEEPING IN…. High Schoolers in Bergen County’s largest school district get an extra 30 minutes before the first bell; Plus, COVID-19 CASE UPTICK… as cases rise across the country, some universities here in New Jersey are still mandating vaccines; Also, a month in …STILL NO DEAL…the RWJ nurses strike heads into week five, is the hospital now playing hardball? And it’s PAYBACK TIME … millions of borrowers prepare for federal student loan payments to resume next month, check your statement because interest starts now.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle push back on a Biden administration plan to house some of the 60,000 migrants in New York City to the Atlantic City International Airport; Victims of Hurricane Ida are still struggling to rebuild two years after the deadly storm carved a path of destruction through New Jersey; Nurses at RWJ University Hospital enter the fifth week of their strike as they temporarily lose health insurance coverage; A group of New Jersey residents are pushing for more education around Sikhism in our state's schools; New proposed standards to reduce "forever chemicals" in New Jersey's drinking water could mean many water utilities in the state are not in compliance.
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Senator Cory Booker joins with urban mayors from around the state to discuss community violence intervention; The Biden Administration taps Atlantic City airport as one of several locations to house some of the 60,000 asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York City; Hudson County creates a Vision Zero Task Force to eliminate all traffic fatalities in the county, similar to successful programs in Hoboken and Jersey City; The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail extension hits another hurdle as the federal government pulls its notice of intent which gave the green light to begin work; Harm reduction centers around the state mark International Overdose Awareness Day as New Jersey unveils its first new harm reduction center in five year; US health officials recommend the DEA reclassify cannabis as a schedule 3 drug.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Advocates take to the streets demanding the shutdown of the Elizabeth Detention Center after a judge ruled it could remain open, halting the Murphy administration's efforts to end immigrant detention in New Jersey; Family and friends of Jersey City resident Andrew Jerome Washington hold a vigil to honor their loved one and push for change in how police deal with people having mental health episodes; Controversy continues over a newly adopted school equity code by the state Board of Education; A new national survey by Rutgers University finds Black workers are twice as likely to say workplace discrimination is a major problem compared to white workers; Hundreds of kids in Passaic County get new school supplies, backpacks, uniforms and even haircuts at a Back to School event.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: A federal judge rules New Jersey's last remaining immigrant detention center can stay open; City leaders defend a deadly police shooting in Jersey City as the family questions the use of force against someone who they say was experiencing a mental health crisis; The Biden Administration names the first 10 drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act; NJ Spotlight News mental health writer Bobby Brier discusses concerns over a new law that doubles the length of time a person with severe mental health issues can be held in a hospital without their consent; A new Monmouth University poll finds public support of the state's offshore wind industry is plunging among New Jersey residents; A recent report by the Human Rights Campaign finds nearly half of LGBTQ+ youth feel unsafe at school.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: the man accused of killing a Sayreville councilwoman appears in court in New Jersey for the first time; Jersey City officials defend the deadly officer-involved shooting after the victim's family say he was experiencing a mental health crisis; New Jersey political heavyweights get involved in the controversial lawsuit by CoreCivic, the group that owns the Elizabeth Detention Center; A federal judge sets a start date for the election interference trial of former President Donald Trump; Two Republican state lawmakers file motions to intervene in the Attorney General's so-called parental rights lawsuit.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …STEPPING DOWN…another ballot shake-up in District 27 as Brendan Gill withdraws from the Assembly Race, and his wife is BACK IN; Plus, A PRESIDENTIAL MUGSHOT… Donald Trump is the first US President to take an arrest photo and he is cashing in on it; Also, A CANNABIS “DOOM LOOP”... critics slam the pace of New Jersey’s cannabis marketplace rollout; And, SHRINKING the NURSING SHORTAGE William Paterson University establishes a new school of nursing…
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