The Latest Breaking News from New Jersey

Taxpayer-Subsidized Seminars Train Cops To Violate the Constitution

A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.

Reason · Dec 8, 2023

With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries

Five billion dollars worth of gambling gets done each year in Atlantic City

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

Governor Phil Murphy (D) vetoes 13 bills from Nov. 27-Dec. 3

Governor Phil Murphy (D) vetoed 13 bills from Nov. 27-Dec. 3. Five of the 13 bills are below:  

Ballotpedia · Dec 7, 2023

New Jersey is the US state no one thinks to visit – here’s why you should

There’s more to this unsung destination than ‘The Sopranos’ and Bruce Springsteen. Ellie Seymour discovers a state of bite-sized distances and diverse cultural, natural and culinary surprises

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

A Senate race raises concerns over 'ballot Siberia' in New Jersey primaries

In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line, while others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.

WEKU · Dec 5, 2023

A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams

A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Falcons vs. Jets: Best photos from Week 13 matchup

LOOK: Best photos from Falcons' Week 13 matchup against the New York Jets

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 3, 2023

‘We’re killing the youth of America’: calls grow for crackdown on US gambling

Worries that gambling addiction has spiked in the US as legal sports betting booms have led to calls for increased regulation

The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2023

Discussing Climate Change with Students and Teachers

Award-winning educator Edward Cohen talks about the importance of having difficult classroom discussions around climate change.

Tech&Learning · Dec 1, 2023

Teaneck (N.J.) Bd. of Education Allegedly "Selectively Restricts Public Comments About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Carrie Robison & Aaron Terr); if the facts are as described (and I've generally found FIRE's accounts to be trustworthy), this does seem like a clear violation of the First Amendment: New Jersey law requires all school boards in the state to…

Reason · Nov 30, 2023