By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/11/2026 12:06 AM

Property tax relief, a full public pension payment, more money for child care and NJ Transit -- and 'tough choices' to come The post Sherrill’s $60.7 billion proposed budget at a glance appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/10/2026 6:40 PM

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. The post NJ Spotlight News: March 10, 2026 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Madeline Ference | 3/10/2026 2:13 PM

Sherrill's budget address is just the start of a lengthy public debate that will play out over the next several months The post Sherrill budget plan tops $60 billion, a record for NJ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/10/2026 2:13 PM

Copy of budget address provided by the governor's office The post NJ budget: Read Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s address appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Elise Young | 3/10/2026 6:00 AM

Governor emphasizes youth wellness, while bills would fund crisis line, establish treatment centers, add social media warnings The post Youth mental health gets boost in Sherrill’s inaugural budget address appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/10/2026 12:13 AM

Affordable, reliable vehicles and mass-transit initiatives benefit New Jersey businesses, communities and commuters The post Op-Ed: Sherrill has clean transportation options beyond Gateway appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/10/2026 12:10 AM

Legislature, new governor have until June 30 to manage an expected $3 billion gap The post Where and when to watch Sherrill introduce her first spending plan appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 3/10/2026 12:08 AM

Sherrill is set to deliver her first proposed spending plan to a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday The post NJ faces a structural budget deficit. Republicans wait to hear what Sherrill’s budget says appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/9/2026 12:13 AM

'Cherry-picked, one-sided and outdated' evidence, district argues ahead of date with administrative law judge The post Lakewood schools call state takeover effort ‘woefully deficient’ appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/9/2026 12:12 AM

Immigration enforcement expanding in Jersey and elsewhere on East Coast, adding holding sites, guards with guns The post ‘Prevent public contact’: ICE’s deportation network comes into sharper view appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Elise Young | 3/9/2026 12:11 AM

Weighing the demands of structural balance against property tax relief, education and mass transit while lawmakers push last-minute spending The post What to watch for as Sherrill proposes her first state spending plan appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Elise Young | 3/9/2026 12:10 AM

Often isolated, math and science instructors flourish in collaborative community settings like those at Montclair State University The post Op-Ed: The STEM teachers pipeline is waning. We can rebuild it appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 3/9/2026 12:08 AM

Aid for districts, special education needs and costs of state health benefits plan for staff among biggest issues The post School funding closely watched in Sherrill’s first budget address appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/6/2026 6:31 PM

We bring you a special NJ Spotlight News edition of Reporters Roundtable. We’ll talk to a panel of local journalists about this week’s top political headlines and other major stories. The post NJ Spotlight News: March 6, 2026 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 3/6/2026 12:14 AM

This week, Congress twice declined to check the president’s ability to continue the latest American war in the Middle East The post Republicans back Trump’s war powers as shadows of foreign wars loom appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 3/6/2026 12:12 AM

New Jersey could raise more than $67 million annually to fund a mental health service, but first lawmakers have to say yes The post As advocates push small fee for 988 crisis line, foes see new tax appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 3/6/2026 12:11 AM

Educators push standardized science-based lessons to lift test scores, push students to master literacy for broader learning The post NJ schools teach reading as they wish, and critics say that fails kids appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 3/5/2026 6:31 PM

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. The post NJ Spotlight News: March 5, 2026 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 3/5/2026 5:58 PM

Rider University, with fiscal troubles of its own, gets $10 million lifeline from land, lease deal with Mercer County The post Rutgers athletics in $500 million hole that dates to Big Ten move appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

By NJ Spotlight | Elise Young | 3/5/2026 12:13 AM

NJ panel is seeking ways to bring down costs in a dizzying world of rebates, generics, patents, pharmacy benefit managers and more The post Op-Ed: Tell council your story about unaffordable prescription drugs appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story