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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…New Jersey’s top Legislative leaders jump on the bandwagon to revamp the party line ballot system; Also, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERHAUL… Governor Murphy signs landmark legislation, developing a new system to address the affordable housing crisis; And, PREVENTING WILDFIRES; New Jersey Forest Fire service implements a new strategy, looking to fight fires with fire…
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…ONE-ON-ONE with U.S senate candidate Andy Kim after his day in federal court trying to abolish the “county line” ballot system; Plus, MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD during the first public budget hearing in Newark… and no surprise everyone is asking for more money; Also, GUN PERMITS SURGING here in the Garden State… nearly two years after the Supreme Court struck down some of the toughest gun law restrictions. And, if you're looking to buy or sell a home…. major changes are coming to the way agents can broker their commission fees.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News… “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” .. the Attorney General weighing in on the state’s party line ballot system as Andy Kim gets his day in court. Oral arguments today for the lawsuit he filed to end the ballot design; Plus, Jersey City Mayor and Gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop is SWITCHING HIS SUPPORT from Tammy to ANDY for the U.S. Senate; Also, PROTECTING STUDENTS, a new poll finds support to keep the gender identity of students confidential as the school culture wars continue; And, let the madness begin…only two teams from New Jersey are going to the big dance …the St Peter’s peacocks get the chance to fly again.
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…ONE on ONE with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on HIS decision to pull the controversial Open Public Records Act reform bill; Plus, just days away from U.S. Senate Candidate Andy Kim's court hearing on challenges to the state’s election ballot design dozens of current and former female lawmakers call to abolish the party line; Also, CALLS FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION by Congressman Jeff Van Drew after touring what some say is a deplorable housing complex in Atlantic City; And, DOCTORS-TO-BE, New Jersey’s medical students celebrate MATCH DAY, unveiling the next steps in their journey to becoming physicians.
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A new report from Rutgers University finds that the CDC is OVERESTIMATING the MATERNAL MORTALITY rate in the United States; Plus …the bill tackling GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY is OFF THE TABLE; Also …ARRIVE TOGETHER has arrived in Morris County…the program pairs police officers with mental health specialists with the goal of bettering safety outcomes for residents in crisis; And … no more double Frappuccino’s or venti lattes in Trenton … the only STARBUCKS in town is closing its doors, after promises to help revitalize the state’s capital.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…The clock is ticking for TIKTOK…The U.S House passing a bill forcing it’s Chinese parent company to divest in the social media app or risk being banned; Plus, sounding the alarm on a potential lack of GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY after a new bill looks to reform the Open Public Records Act; Also, as the war rages on and the Palestinian death toll mounts in Gaza… how are Muslims here in New Jersey celebrating the holy month of Ramadan; And, MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS…new state legislation to expand health services for the hundreds of thousands who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: A massive independent review of New Jersey's COVID-19 response finds the state is still not prepared for a future emergency; NJ Spotlight News health care writer Lilo Stainton discusses the lack of training and preparedness among the state's most important leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic; Representative Andy Kim wins the Mercer County Democratic Convention, beating First Lady Tammy Murphy for the party line endorsement there; Paterson launches a "Community Court" program to offer people a second chance before they get caught up in the criminal justice system; EDGE NJ, an organization that supports New Jersey's LGBTQ+ community, relocates and reopens in Parsippany.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…a RISE IN BIAS INCIDENTS here in New Jersey, but most troubling says the Attorney General is the surge in crimes taking place in our schools; Plus, President Biden delivers a fiery State of the Union, how his themes on the economy, reproductive rights and immigration are playing here in the garden state; Also, IN THE RUNNING, once banned from the White House, the Prospect Park Mayor launches a challenge to longtime congressman Bill Pascrell; And, BOARDWALK MAKEOVERS, the state approves $100 million dollars to repair and rebuild over a dozen iconic boardwalks along our shores.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…a RISE IN BIAS INCIDENTS here in New Jersey, but most troubling says the Attorney General is the surge in crimes taking place in our schools; Plus, President Biden delivers a fiery State of the Union, how his themes on the economy, reproductive rights and immigration are playing here in the garden state; Also, IN THE RUNNING, once banned from the White House, the Prospect Park Mayor launches a challenge to longtime congressman Bill Pascrell; And, BOARDWALK MAKEOVERS, the state approves $100 million dollars to repair and rebuild over a dozen iconic boardwalks along our shores.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…On the heels of Senator Bob Menendez’s third superseding indictment, a new poll finds public opinion of him is plummeting; Plus, as President Biden delivers the STATE OF THE UNION, our new Washington correspondent will be in the chamber taking the pulse of Jersey’s congressional delegation; Also, BAIL REFORM is on the table in Trenton …the public gets a chance to weigh in as crime rates drop across the state; And, LIFESAVING LESSONS are being taught on the campus of William Paterson University – their nursing program leading the way to reverse the growing nursing shortage
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