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Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Congestion Pricing lives on…for now, at the eleventh hour the Trump administration extends the deadline to end New York city’s congestion pricing program; Plus, fallout after President Trump signs an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education. What could this mean for students in New Jersey? Also, LONG COVID lingers on, Five years after the pandemic, a new report shows many Americans are still suffering from the virus’s long-term effects; And Miss Newark USA and public health advocate on her journey to the crown.
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A second sinkhole opens up on I-80 forcing the closure of both sides of the interstate causing more delays, more detours and fears the road is unsafe; Plus, a CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS is brewing as the Trump Administration continues to defy federal judge after federal judge; Also, congress passed a spending bill to avert a government shutdown, what cuts will impact the Garden State; And, making menopause matter….New Jersey lawmakers are working to fast-track a bill focused on improving treatment options for women.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…The high-profile legal battle over the Trump administration’s push to deport a pro-Palestinian Columbia University activist is coming to New Jersey; Plus, a state judge orders Seton Hall to turn over an internal report about what the school’s current president may have known about sexual abuse in the Newark archdiocese; Also, its day one of public hearings for the governor’s proposed 58 billion dollar budget; And, a fiery board of ed meeting in Middletown last night as it weighs drastic changes in the face of severe financial woes.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…The Menendez’s are BACK IN COURT …this time the senator’s wife Nadine is on trial for helping her disgraced husband orchestrate the international bribery scheme he was convicted of; Plus…NO CRIMINAL CHARGES will be brought against the police officers who shot and killed Paterson anti-violence worker Najee Seabrooks; Also…MORE DELAYS for the I-80 sinkhole repairs putting a massive strain on the small towns dealing with the detour; And…as the desegregation school lawsuit hangs in the balance, some families are opting for a new SCHOOL CHOICE program.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Another blow to New Jersey’s OFFSHORE WIND hopes as the Trump administration pulls a key permit from one of the few remaining players still in the game; Plus, working to make school buses safer for disabled students; Also, shining a spotlight on DARK MONEY in this year’s race for governor; And, five years since the start of New Jersey’s COVID-19 outbreak…frontline healthcare workers are still feeling the effects of their experience.
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…All eyes on Israel as a deal to release the only living American hostage, Tenafly's Edan Alexander is put on the table by Hamas; Plus, SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN…congressman Andy Kim is a NO but will any other democrats flip to approve the funding bill and keep the government from shutting down? Also, the USDA cuts more than 20 million in funding for local farms here in the garden state, leaving schools and pantries searching for their next meal; And, researchers discover a RARE SPECIES hanging out on the jetties at the Jersey Shore…
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…TAKING ON TRUMP…again…a day after The Department of Ed announced thousands of layoffs….Attorney General Matt Platkin with 20 other AG’s sue to stop the firings; Plus, NOT SO FAST…says former EPA Administrator and NJ Governor Christie Todd Whitman, she weighs in on the Trump administration's goal to “unleash American Energy” and roll back 31 landmark environmental actions; Also, environmental leaders took to the streets of Newark to protest plans for a fourth fossil fuel power plant; And, protecting our veterans … the state rolls out a plan to n initiative to end veteran homelessness by 2026.
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Massive federal cuts now hitting the Department of Education with the agency firing more than a thousand employees and sending shock waves throughout school districts nationwide; Plus, A CHANGING TIDE, a $54 million dollar beach replenishment project is in “serious jeopardy” because local officials can’t get on the same page; Also, after the House narrowly passes a funding bill, will the U.S. Senate approve the spending plan to avoid a Friday shutdown deadline; And, several New Jersey universities are facing severe funding cuts for their handling of pro-Palestinian student protests.
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News…More than a dozen hospitalized after a school bus carrying kids from Lakewood overturns on the Garden State Parkway, this after a deadly weekend of crashes on New Jersey roads; Plus, advocates rally outside a proposed new immigration detention center in Newark, as family members struggle to locate those detained; Also, as measles cases continue to spread across the U.S., there are growing concerns here in New Jersey about the rise of unvaccinated children; And, a decades old study of thousands of pregnant women in Camden resurfaces in the hopes of enlightening new ways to improve maternal healthcare in the garden state.
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…STRIKE AVERTED…NJ Transit makes a deal with its engineers to keep the trains rolling; Plus, the Camden Catholic Diocese’s fight to keep clergy abuse under wraps has now been exposed…and victims may finally get their day in court; Also, federal cuts to teacher training programs here in the state will NOT help a statewide teacher shortage; And, after a series of fatal crashes, Middlesex County tries to curb DANGEROUS DRIVING along a stretch of Route One…
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