Breaking down Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli's plans and promises
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Lottery ticket sellers and the state itself raked in millions
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Building-elevation standards in flood risk zones are at heart of controversy
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The exhibition highlights the state’s natural habitats and efforts to protect them
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Hunterdon County father claims school violated his rights as a parent
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NJ’s senior senator slams Trump policies and tariffs
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Ticket prices will range from around $60 for group stage matches to at least $6,000 for the final
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By NJ Spotlight | Hannah Gross | 9/8/2025 12:12 AM
School attorneys expect increase in opt-outs after US Supreme Court ruling
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Race between Sherrill and Ciattarelli unlikely to reach record amount spent on the primary
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After a busy recess, the GOP’s signature budget law remains the main focus
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There’s an urgent need to preserve our state’s land, protect our environment and ensure equitable access to nature
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NJ 2025 Voter Guide NJ Spotlight News’ annual voter guide presents a comprehensive look at the governor’s race and the races for one unexpired state Senate seat and all 80 Assembly seats. This year’s guide is a collaborative project with the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, which reached out to every candidate […]
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How did NJ House members vote on a ceremonial resolution about Epstein investigation?
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Hunterdon Central Regional High School board voted against renewing contract with provider
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Municipalities haven’t rallied around the bill, and the Trump administration is strongly opposed
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Laura Ciesla accused Baraka of making unwanted advances
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Former student Billy Crane reflects on his own fight for justice
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“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.