NJ Spotlight News
Harmful algal blooms grow in NJ lakes, reservoirs
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- Harmful algal blooms grow in NJ lakes, reservoirs
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The recent cycle of heat and thunderstorms have been a perfect recipe for the growth of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in some of New Jersey’s lakes and reservoirs. The blooms, which are caused by cyanobacteria, are dangerous to people and animals when they get large enough and secrete toxins above a certain level.
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- Edison ICE raid leaves workers, families on edge
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Workers at the Alba Wine and Spirits warehouse in Edison arrived Wednesday to a workplace on edge, a day after federal immigration agents conducted a surprise raid that led to multiple detentions. On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed the warehouse, checking workers' immigration status, witnesses said.
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- NJ ombudsman on fixing care system for disabled residents
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- 9:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In his latest report, the state’s Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families offers an urgent warning and blueprint to the administration of the next New Jersey governor on both the progress and failures of New Jersey's system of care for vulnerable residents.
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- Toms River schools to raise taxes nearly 13%
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- 5:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The financial crisis in Toms River Regional School District has deepened, with the loss of $175 million in state aid over several years and new warnings of massive layoffs. The Board of Education went so far as trying to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy to avoid a 13% property tax hike, but the state Department of Education blocked the move and is requiring the tax increase instead.
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- NJ Spotlight News: July 8, 2025
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- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:06 - Jersey Shore sees notable 4th of July turnout
3:06 - Curfew for Newark youth begins this week
4:12 - Toms River to see nearly 13% property-tax increase
9:13 - Disability care report calls for urgent action
18:16 - Port Newark gets electric truck charges
19:41 - Trenton potteries site placed on Superfund list
20:46 - Is DEP eyeing changes to controversial flood rules?
25:26 - Closing
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- Curfew for Newark youth begins this week
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- For the second year in a row, a summer curfew is now in effect for Newark teens, with those 18 or under required to be home by 11 p.m. unless with an adult. This is all in an effort to keep teens out of trouble, and Mayor Ras Baraka added that unlike other youth curfews, it does not call for arrests, fines or penalties.
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- Is DEP eyeing changes to controversial flood rules?
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- With the deadline for adoption less than a month away, advocates gathered in Trenton to launch a PR campaign aimed at convincing Gov. Phil Murphy to adopt a controversial flood management plan proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The so-called REAL Rules would update flood risk zones and toughen building standards across the state.
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- Long-awaited redevelopment of Newark hospital begins
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Work began at University Hospital in Newark last week on a redevelopment project that’s been 50 years in the making, according to hospital leaders. The project's first phase will be a major clinical outpatient and administrative building that will include ambulatory and multi-specialty care.
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- NJ Spotlight News: July 7, 2025
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- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
1:58 - NJ recovers from deadly storm, more expected
2:48 - NJ coast guard rescues 165 from Texas floods
3:44 - Air traffic control upgrades at Newark Airport
4:53 - Bracing for Medicaid cuts in NJ
9:31 - NJ restores $20M for community colleges
14:39 - Lawmakers move to take State Police from AG’s control
19:17 - NJ’s official 9/11 memorial is incomplete, in disrepair
24:32 - Closing
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- NJ’s official 9/11 memorial is incomplete, in disrepair
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- 5:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Empty Sky Memorial at Liberty State Park is the most-visited memorial in the state, with an estimated 5M people a year visiting. It's the centerpiece of a 2 1/2-acre site that its original designer -- and a panel of 9/11 family members -- expected to be complete with iron cladding surrounding the structure, and inscriptions on the exterior. Now the memorial looks unkempt and neglected.
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- NJ restores $20M for community colleges
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- 5:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Community colleges across New Jersey are getting some financial relief heading into the next school year, thanks to lawmakers who restored some of the planned funding cut in the $59 billion state budget. However, not all funding was spared.
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- Lawmakers move to take State Police from AG’s control
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is attempting to shake up how New Jersey State Police are managed. The lawmakers are behind a bill that would remove the attorney general from the State Police’s chain of command and create a department under the state’s executive branch of government, with the superintendent answerable to the governor.
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- Bracing for Medicaid cuts in NJ
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- 4:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Trump highlighted tax cuts in legislation he signed July 4. The tax cuts will be paid for by reductions in spending, primarily on social safety-net programs like Medicaid. "The largest spending cut — $1.7T — and yet you won’t even notice it — just waste, fraud and abuse!" Trump promised. Jonathan Chebra, deputy commissioner at the NJ Department of Human Services, disagrees.
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- The Jersey Shore and boardwalks | Hey, NJ
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- 27:13
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Hey, NJ! This week, we're talking safety at the Jersey Shore.
Ever wonder if those boardwalk games are rigged? Has anyone actually won that giant prize? Correspondent Raven Santana joins hosts Maddi Ference and John P. McAlpin to talk about what state inspectors are doing to protect you from unfair games and incorrect scales at the fudge shop. We also talk curfews, backpack bans and what Shore towns are doing to keep people safe this summer.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - NJ's Safe Summer campaign
03:08 - Rigged boardwalk game examples
04:30 - NJ Department of Consumer Affairs
06:57 - Reporting scams and penalties
08:18 - Economic concerns at the Jersey Shore
12:09 - Not just tourist economy...
14:05 - Seaside Heights safety measures
18:55 - Shore downs differ
20:51 - Prizes and raffle regulation
23:59 - Our ...
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- NJ Spotlight News special edition: July 4, 2025
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- 26:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this special edition of NJ Spotlight News, we are taking a closer look at the two major-party candidates for New Jersey governor: Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
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- NJ Spotlight News: July 3, 2025
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- 26:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:02 - Gas prices drop ahead of holiday travel
3:01 - Airport workers protest United Airlines changes
4:19 - Democrats react to House passage of Trump spending bill
9:59 - How President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed through Congress
14:50 - Weather forecasting, storm preparedness at risk
19:46 - As NJ explores new nuclear, Holtec is poised to cash in
25:19 - Freed hostage Edan Alexander meets President Trump
26:01 - Closing
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- As NJ explores new nuclear, Holtec is poised to cash in
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- 5:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- State leaders grappling with a growing energy crisis and trying to meet ambitious pollution reduction goals are moving to embrace nuclear energy. Legislation to allow a new type of nuclear reactor -- small modular reactors -- to be built in New Jersey has gained traction. Meanwhile, the Murphy administration is actively exploring how nuclear might fit into the state's energy plans.
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- Democrats react to House passage of Trump spending bill
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- 5:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" by a slim majority of 218-214.
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- Weather forecasting, storm preparedness at risk
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- 5:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Planned cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- including its lab in Princeton -- have scientists worried that communities will be less prepared for storms and extreme weather.
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- How President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed through Congress
- Runtime
- 5:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Even those within President Donald Trump's inner circle reportedly doubted the massive budget bill would make it over the finish line in time for the self-imposed July 4 deadline. NJ Spotlight News Washington correspondent Ben Hulac shares more on the race to pass the federal spending bill.
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- NJ crisis nursery: A safe haven for children
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Founded by mother-daughter team Lynn Hawkins and Quady Simmons, Pinwheel Place is the only "crisis nursery" in the state that is designed to feel like a home. The Monmouth County center offers free, emergency and respite childcare for children from birth to age six, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all confidentially.
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- NJ sees decline in low-risk C-section births
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- 5:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As maternal and infant deaths hit alarming numbers nationwide over the last several years, there’s been a concerted effort in New Jersey to bring down its rate of unnecessary cesarean or C-sections. A new analysis by the Rutgers School of Public Health indicates those efforts seem to be working.
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- NJ Spotlight News: July 2, 2025
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- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:08 - Sherrill leads Ciattarelli in early poll
3:14 - Critical House vote on Trump spending cuts
5:04 - Trump administration withholds $6B in education funding
6:07 - O'Scanlon: NJ budget failed to prepare for federal cuts
14:50 - University Hospital’s expansion plans
19:28 - Rutgers stars Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey land in the NBA
23:39 - Closing
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- Rutgers stars Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey land in the NBA
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- 4:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Dylan Harper was picked second overall in the NBA Draft, to the San Antonio Spurs, and Ace Bailey was picked fifth overall by the Utah Jazz. They became the fourth and fifth Scarlet Knights ever to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, as well as Rutgers’ first first-rounders since Quincy Douby was picked 19th overall in 2006.
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- O'Scanlon: NJ budget failed to prepare for federal cuts
- Runtime
- 8:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Sen. Declan O'Scanlon (R-Monmouth) criticizes Democrats for adding hundreds of millions in last-minute spending to the budget, money he says could have been used to pad social safety-net programs like Medicaid.
This report is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
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- NJ Spotlight News: July 1, 2025
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:01 - Gov. Phil Murphy signs record NJ state budget
8:49 - How NJ budget changes could impact nursing homes
13:46 - Senate approves school bus safety bill
14:53 - Alina Habba nominated for full term as US Attorney
15:58 - Feds warn Cranbury about efforts to seize farm for housing
20:36 - Making sure NJ's boardwalk games play fair
24:19 - New Rutgers University president begins tenure
25:19 - Closing
Murphy says the $58.8 billion spending plan will bring more affordability, opportunity.
Alina Habba nominated for full term as US Attorney
Habba has been serving in an interim role that is set to end soon.
Feds warn Cranbury about efforts to seize farm for housing
Cranbury argues eminent domain of 175...
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- Making sure NJ's boardwalk games play fair
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- 3:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Led by state Attorney General Matt Platkin, New Jersey officials this week kicked off their annual campaign to make sure amusement games on the Jersey Shore haven’t been altered or rigged to disadvantage players. Platkin said the goal is to make sure the rules are followed and players are getting a fair shot.
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- Alina Habba nominated for full term as US Attorney
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The White House on Tuesday officially sent Alina Habba’s name to the U.S. Senate to be confirmed for a full four-year term as U.S. Attorney of New Jersey.
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- Feds warn Cranbury about efforts to seize farm for housing
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- 4:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The fight between Cranbury township and the Henry family over its 175-year-old farm has created odd bedfellows: Gov. Phil Murphy and the Trump administration.
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- Title
- Gov. Phil Murphy signs record NJ state budget
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- 7:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Phil Murphy, a term-limited Democrat due to leave office early next year, says the record-breaking $58.8 billion spending plan will bring more affordability and opportunity for families.
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- Water's Edge: Threats to the Delaware River watershed
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- 55:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Join the NJ Spotlight News team and reporters on Monday, June 30 at 12 p.m. for a virtual conversation to close out our “Water’s Edge” special report, looking at the threats and opportunities facing the Delaware River watershed and its bounty of water and other natural resources. Managing editor John McAlpin will lead the hour-long discussion among journalists who have reported on the watershed’s challenges from different locations across New Jersey.
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- NJ Spotlight News: June 30, 2025
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- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
1:49 - NJ Senate OKs budget, tax hikes
7:20 - AG Platkin slaps NJ’s use of opioid settlement
16:33 - Three NJ nursing homes ordered to pay back Medicaid
17:56 - Only crisis nursery in NJ
22:39 - NJ Transit fares to go up by 3% on July 1
23:35 - Closing
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- Title
- AG Platkin slaps NJ's use of opioid settlement
- Runtime
- 9:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tucked away in the state's massive $58.8 billion budget bill is a last-minute proposal that is sparking uproar from community groups -- and the state's own attorney general.
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- NJ Transit fares to go up by 3% on July 1
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The increase is the first of what could become permanent, annual 3% increases a year after prices went up by 15% -- the first increase in a decade. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is calling on riders and advocates to push back against the increase, asking them to write and call their state lawmakers before NJ Transit's board of directors meets in three weeks.
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- NJ Senate OKs budget, tax hikes
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- 5:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The state Senate voted 26 to 13, mostly along party lines, to send Phil Murphy the final state budget of his career as New Jersey governor. The record-setting $58.8 billion spending plan would raises several taxes.
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- Three NJ nursing homes ordered to pay back Medicaid
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The state comptroller’s report zeroed in on the Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton, Barnegat Nursing and Rehabilitation and Barclays Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Cherry Hill. OSC is seeking to recover $735,180 from Barclays, $791,380 from Barnegat, and $647,304 from Belle Care.
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- Title
- The NJ tax deal and state budget | Hey, NJ
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- 37:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Hey, NJ! This week, we're talking about the state budget.
Want to know what NJ taxes are going up? Or where your tax money is going? Good luck. Hosts Maddi Ference and John P. McAlpin, joined by budget and finance writer John Reitmeyer, discuss how, once again, New Jersey lawmakers have raced up against a budget deadline and conducted nearly all of the negotiations for big deals behind closed doors and in meetings where it isn’t always easy for the public to stay involved.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:39 - What we know about NJ's budget
02:34 - Last-minute bills
04:32 - What about the public?
08:46 - Budget committee's "pause"
12:18 - The budget vote
14:44 - How other NJ governors have handled the budget
17:40 - Lawmakers are open to change
24:33 - Is it a problem?
26:08 - Other states
29:19 - Why people should care
35:10 - What if lawmakers don't meet the deadline?
36:14 - Closi...
- Title
- NJ Spotlight News: June 27, 2025
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:06 - SCOTUS Friday rulings
3:38 - Affordability in NJ poll
4:37 - NJ lawmakers scramble to vote on tax hikes, spending plan
9:08 - Latest on NJ's budget process
13:42 - $40M internet expansion for underserved parts of NJ
17:24 - Interview: Delaware watershed's trials and tributaries
22:45 - Final weekend of North to Shore festival
24:40 - Closing
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- Title
- NJ lawmakers scramble to vote on tax hikes, spending plan
- Runtime
- 4:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In a last-minute scramble to finalize a new state spending plan, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee planned to wait until 8 p.m. Friday to vote on a proposed budget bill.
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- $40M internet expansion for underserved parts of NJ
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- High-speed internet could come to underserved areas in New Jersey before the end of next year, thanks to state and federal grants. The New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity, a pilot program, is providing $40 million to install the infrastructure needed to bring broadband internet access to more than 7,700 households and 2,000 businesses across seven counties.
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- Interview: Delaware watershed's trials and tributaries
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- NJ Spotlight News' founding editor John Mooney discusses the culmination of the news organization's special project, "Water's Edge," which looked at the threats and pressures on the Delaware River watershed and what steps have been taken to address them.
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- NJ Transit has big benefits for residents, report says
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- NJ Transit delivers up to $13.8 billion in annual economic and social benefits statewide, according to a new RPA report, while it also reduces traffic congestion and air pollution. The report breaks it down even further for five different municipalities: Atlantic City, Bloomfield, Newark, Union City and Hackensack, and estimates how much living expenses would rise without NJ Transit.
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- Looming deadline for NJ budget; NJ’s top headlines | Reporters Roundtable
- Runtime
- 25:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Reporters Roundtable, David Cruz talks with Peter Chen, senior policy analyst with New Jersey Policy Perspective, about the latest budget negotiations with a June 30 deadline approaching. What programs will see their funding slashed? Will it be smooth sailing for this budget, or will last-minute fights slow the process?
Later, reporters Colleen O’Dea with NJ Spotlight News, Matt Friedman with Politico and Charles Stile with The Record/NorthJersey.com share more on budget proceedings and other top stories of the week.
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- Q&A: Are school meal programs at risk?
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Proposed cuts in federal funding could have big implications for children who depend on school meals. Could funding cuts exacerbate food insecurity for some children in New Jersey, where 1 in 7 children face food insecurity?
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- NJ Spotlight News: June 26, 2025
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:05 - Final stages of NJ budget negotiations
3:18 - $47.5M for already completed train station
8:23 - Energy bill relief proposal
9:47 - Rally for safer streets in Jersey City
10:58 - Where does Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' stand now?
16:03 - Time for heat standards for NJ workplaces?
21:34 - Report: Despite flaws, NJ Transit has widespread benefits for residents
26:02 - Closing
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- What to do in NJ this summer; “Rock the Bells” festival; Loew’s Theater renovations | Chat Box
- Runtime
- 25:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On Chat Box, David Cruz talks with Jeremy Schneider, food and culture reporter with NJ.com and host of the “Jersey’s Best” podcast about his ranking of the state’s beaches, etiquette at the Jersey Shore and where the foodies are going this summer.
Later, Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist Roxanne Shante talks about her career and this weekend's "Rock the Bells" festival at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Finally, we get an inside look at the ongoing renovations to restore the Loew’s Theatre in Jersey City as an entertainment venue.
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- Time for heat standards for NJ workplaces?
- Runtime
- 5:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As new rules are being weighed for heat standards in New Jersey's workplaces, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently resolved a case against a New Jersey-based company after one of its employees died on the job last July.
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- Where does Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' stand now?
- Runtime
- 5:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Congress hit a major setback Thursday in its race to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill" all while lawmakers are trying to move through other business like approving more of the president’s nominees to top positions. This week that included Emil Bove, a high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official who’s been tapped to be a federal judge in New Jersey.
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- NJ Spotlight News: June 25, 2025
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories.
00:00 - Opening
2:11 - Day 3 of scorching heatwave
3:23 - Israel-Iran truce holds for second day
5:13 - Where does NJ's budget and its tax increases stand now?
11:02 - LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to federal assault charges
15:46 - Watson Coleman sounds off on Trump ‘power grab’
24:44 - Closing
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- Watson Coleman sounds off on Trump 'power grab'
- Runtime
- 9:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In an interview Wednesday with NJ Spotlight News, U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th) called the charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-10th) a "power grab" by the Trump administration, decried the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, calling it a "big give-out to the billionaires." She condemned as well the president's decision to get the U.S. military involved in the war between Iran and Israel.
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