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New Jersey Transfers NJ PBS Operations to Montclair State University

New Jersey Transfers NJ PBS Operations to Montclair State University

With the Newark studio closed and no disclosed technical plan, the state handed its public television network to Montclair State....

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Keyport Cancer Cluster Update: 370 Cases, $1.2M Unpaid Fines, 47 Years of Inaction

Keyport Cancer Cluster Update: 370 Cases, $1.2M Unpaid Fines, 47 Years of Inaction

Resident reports filed between April and June have pushed a research database at The College of New Jersey to 370...

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NJEDA Pauses $500M AI Tax Credit Program Amid Municipal Ban Wave

NJEDA Pauses $500M AI Tax Credit Program Amid Municipal Ban Wave

NJEDA paused a $500M AI tax credit program earlier this month, as four more towns have joined the fight against...

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SDA Breaks Ground on $121.8M West New York Middle School Replacement

SDA Breaks Ground on $121.8M West New York Middle School Replacement

An estimated $121.8 million state-funded build will replace a facility where 1,100 students attend school in a space designed for...

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NJ Budget Crunch: StayNJ Fight, CWA Rally and World Cup Collide in Trenton

NJ Budget Crunch: StayNJ Fight, CWA Rally and World Cup Collide in Trenton

On a Thursday afternoon inside the State House complex, Governor Mikie Sherrill and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin stood shoulder to...

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Here Is What NJ Collected From Two CVS Medicaid Fraud Settlements, 18 Years Apart

Here Is What NJ Collected From Two CVS Medicaid Fraud Settlements, 18 Years Apart

New Jersey has collected two Medicaid fraud settlements from CVS, eighteen years apart. Ranitidine dosage switching marked the first. Insulin...

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As New Jersey Schools Cut Sports, Private Equity Consolidates the Clubs That Remain

As New Jersey Schools Cut Sports, Private Equity Consolidates the Clubs That Remain

West Orange eliminated middle school athletics to close a $13.5M deficit while 3STEP and Unrivaled Sports acquired NJ facilities and...

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NJ and NY Attorneys General Subpoena FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Sales

NJ and NY Attorneys General Subpoena FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Sales

TRENTON, N.J. — Soccer fan Jordan Likover paid for a Category 1 ticket to a World Cup match in Arlington,...

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NJ Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block State Cops From Aiding Federal Trans Health Probes

NJ Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block State Cops From Aiding Federal Trans Health Probes

TRENTON, N.J. — On May 6, the Trump administration abandoned its appeal of a court order quashing a federal subpoena...

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After $114M Spent, NJ Housing Fund Gets $30M Back. Developers Call It Insufficient.

After $114M Spent, NJ Housing Fund Gets $30M Back. Developers Call It Insufficient.

TRENTON, N.J. — Hackensack's court-approved affordable housing plan carries a funding fuse that burns out July 1. The Greater Bergen...

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