New Jersey’s May Day protests against Trump double as a reminder to vote
By: Dana DiFilippo
Protesters took to the streets Thursday to air their grievances with the Trump administration in a nationwide day of rallies timed to coincide with May Day, a day meant to honor the labor movement and workers’ ...
YMCA Seeks to Expand Civic Leadership Opportunities for More New Jersey Youth
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 ...
Unbound Pages: Will Massachusetts be the next state to pass ‘freedom to read’ legislation?
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 ...
‘There’s No Good Answers’: State Lawmakers on Climate Policy Under Trump
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 ...
State officials join community for ‘Free Karim’ vigil in Flemingon
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 ...
How is Trenton working to address NJ’s coming electricity rate hikes?
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 ...
Leadership change at grid operator should lead to ‘reform,’ N.J. Democrat says
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 ...
Report pushes electric-grid operator to reform project approval process
By: Zach Blackburn
The Murphy administration continued to up the pressure on New Jersey’s much-maligned electric grid operator on Tuesday, highlighting a report critiquing the grid operator’s ability to bring new energy generators ...
New Jersey Senate Approves April 9 as Paul Robeson Day
By: Mariluz Garcia-Diaz
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Andrew Zwicker to permanently recognize April 9 as “Paul Robeson Day” in New Jersey has cleared the Senate, honoring one of the state’s most ...
NJ lawmakers advance legislation requiring new AI data centers to use clean energy
By: Katie Sobko
Though many New Jersey officials, especially Gov. Phil Murphy, are set on making the Garden State a leader in artificial intelligence development, some advocates and lawmakers have concerns about the energy needed to power that ...
Trenton, NJ — On Monday afternoon, the New Jersey State Assembly Environment Committee approved the NJ Climate Superfund Act (A4696) by a vote of 5-2, clearing a key hurdle in the bill’s path to becoming law.
Over 100 New Jerseyans — joined ...
NJ wants to be an artificial intelligence leader. Do we have the energy supply?
By: Katie Sobko and Colleen Wilson
Figuring out how to foster an artificial intelligence business ecosystem while meeting its significant energy demands — amid an energy supply-demand imbalance — is a conundrum facing lawmakers in New ...
