Jan 31, 2025 · New Jersey Monitor provides fair and tough reporting on the issues affecting New Jersey, from political corruption to education to criminal and social justice.

20 hours ago · In the years following Donald Trump’s first election as president, New Jersey Democrats banned immigration detention centers and approved driver’s licenses for all residents regardless of immigration status.. But with Trump’s second term underway, legislative leaders have not moved a bill that would codify protections for undocumented immigrants, even amid renewed pressure from activists ...

1 day ago · Gubernatorial candidates racing to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy gave low marks to NJ Transit on debate stages this week, with all the Democrats vying for the job agreeing that the agency deserves an F rating. The NJ Transit-bashing — from six Democrats and four Republicans hoping to become governor in ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Assembly added two new members Thursday to fill vacancies left when two former state lawmakers were sworn in to their new offices. Assemblyman Al Abdelaziz (D-Passaic), a former Paterson councilman and the longtime Paterson Democratic chair, was sworn in to replace Benjie Wimberly, who left the Assembly to fill …

3 days ago · Former Englewood Cliffs mayor Mario Kranjac has entered the crowded race for the Republican nomination to become New Jersey’s next governor. Kranjac, who announced his candidacy Sunday, told the New Jersey Monitor he’s a “forever Trumper” with unwavering views and a track record of winning ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A memorandum issued on President Donald Trump’s first day in office will pause nearly all offshore wind projects in New Jersey, with the prospect of a longer-lasting standstill if his administration moves to rescind approvals issued under President Joe Biden. Trump’s memorandum orders federal ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote in U.S. Senate BY: Shauneen Miranda - January 24, 2025 WASHINGTON — Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense, after he was confirmed late Friday by the U.S. Senate by the narrowest of margins.

Jan 14, 2025 · New Jersey Republican leaders reacted to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address Tuesday with dismay, arguing the governor and their Democratic counterparts need to increase focus on affordability.. Murphy’s wide-ranging, roughly hourlong speech touched on the state’s cost of living when the governor touted hikes to the minimum wage and property tax relief.

Jan 16, 2025 · Thursday marks a new era at NJ Transit, one without the man who has been at its helm for seven years. Kevin Corbett, who was appointed in 2018 as the transit agency’s CEO and president, stepped down Wednesday, with transit advocates and lawmakers lamenting his term at NJ Transit as a missed opportunity to overhaul public transportation in the Garden State.

Jan 2, 2025 · A Superior Court judge declined to pause the implementation of an overhaul of New Jersey’s affordable housing system passed last spring, roundly rejecting a challenge from towns that argued they would face harm if a law they claim is unconstitutional was allowed to take effect.. Judge Robert Lougy on Thursday found the 26 towns that sued to invalidate the law failed to show they would be ...