by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ (April 30, 2025) – Hundreds of students from across New Jersey gathered at the YMCA Youth and Government Conference this past weekend, a hands-on civic engagement experience that YMCA leaders are working to expand to reach more youth in underserved...
by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
By: Andrea Asuaje & Steph Conquest-Ware Book bans have been on the rise across the country in recent years prompting lawmakers to pass legislation to protect libraries and librarians. “Freedom to read” legislation that aims to safeguard access to diverse materials...
by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
By: Emily Pontecorvo State lawmakers around the country are negotiating budgets for the coming year amid unprecedented uncertainty. Any decisions they make now about how to spend state money may need to be revisited after Congress finishes its budget reconciliation...
by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
State Sen. Andrew Zwicker, Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis, and Assemblyman Roy Freiman, all D-Hunterdon, joined friends, family, and supporters of Flemington community figure Karim Daoud for a vigil on the evening of Thursday, April 17, at Stangl Factory in...
by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
By: Katie Sobko With New Jersey utility rates expected to rise this summer by as much as $20 each month — or about 17% to 20% — talk in Trenton has revolved around how the state got here and what can be done to make sure it doesn’t happen again. The rate...
by Kayleigh | May 2, 2025 | News
By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz News that the CEO of the state’s grid operator is resigning provides an opportunity for the company to “reform its practices,” a New Jersey Senate Democrat said Tuesday. Sen. John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) said PJM Interconnection President...
