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Brenda Flanagan

@bflanagannj.bsky.social

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Sr Correspondent (enviro/transit/health/politics) @njspotlightnews.bsky.social NJPBS NJSpotlightNews (Via NJN, WWOR, WNYW, NJTV) Awards. Cat mom. Orig NOLA, to Northern Aroostook, Jerz since '79. Wawayanda Highlands. My views are my own.

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 20h

Polio survivor speaks out on vaccination debate:
“Polio survivors, mostly, we’re all dying off now. I think that you have this sort of false sense of security, of safety. It’s as though out of sight, out of mind."
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/poli...

Polio survivor speaks out on vaccination debate | NJ Spotlight News

In 1949, polio killed almost 2,500 children nationwide

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 2d

Good golden morning, Jerz!

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 6d

Hospital-at-home, telehealth programs impacted by government shutdown: "Basically, they’re hoping in the next 10 days that the shutdown will be over…That still worries me, because I don’t know if it’s going to be over in 10 days."
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/hosp...

Hospital-at-home, telehealth programs on hold amid government shutdown | NJ Spotlight News

Expiration of federal waivers impacted 17 acute-care facilities in NJ

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 6d

Hospital-at-home, telehealth programs impacted by government shutdown: "Basically, they’re hoping in the next 10 days that the shutdown will be over…That still worries me, because I don’t know if it’s going to be over in 10 days."
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/hosp...

Hospital-at-home, telehealth programs on hold amid government shutdown | NJ Spotlight News

Expiration of federal waivers impacted 17 acute-care facilities in NJ

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 6d

Trump said late Tuesday...that federal employees would be laid off: “When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs so we’d be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected.” From @BenHulac www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/fede...

Federal government shuts down again under Trump | NJ Spotlight News

Social programs to stop, workers to be sent home

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 6d

"The minimum wage paid to many hourly workers in New Jersey will rise automatically to $15.92 on Jan. 1, under the latest cost-of-living adjustment required by the state Constitution." From @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-m...

NJ minimum wage to go up | NJ Spotlight News

Wage for most hourly workers to be almost $16. Several groups still exempt from that minimum

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 6d

"Affordable housing advocates cheered Tuesday’s ruling, and complained that the mayors who brought the suit are using taxpayers’ money to finance the challenges, rather than building low-cost homes." from Colleen O'Dea:
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/affo...

Affordable housing process survives NJ court challenge | NJ Spotlight News

Judge dismisses claims by towns looking to avoid state plan for low-cost housing

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 7d

"Dr. Goodall opened the door for more women in her largely male field and across all of science."
She also showed respect for all species on this planet. A truly enlightened soul.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 7d

“There’s fear in the community...We’re just parents who want what every parent wants, which is, that their children are able to be themselves, to be confident, to be happy."
NJ parents fear losing health care for transgender children www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-p...

NJ parents fear losing health care for transgender children | NJ Spotlight News

State health systems have stopped some care after threats from the Trump administration

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 10d

x.com/ericadamsfor...

Eric Adams on X: "Only in America. Only in New York. Thank you for making my story a reality. https://t.co/efHuyBnITJ" / X

Only in America. Only in New York. Thank you for making my story a reality. https://t.co/efHuyBnITJ

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 11d

Blue’s got a sinking feeling, but says Happy Caturday, anyway. Hope springs eternal.

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 12d

Trump's Tylenol warnings rile NJ families, advocates — and the drug maker www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/trum...

Trump's Tylenol warnings rile NJ families, advocates -- and the drug maker | NJ Spotlight News

'But when it becomes a political football, it just takes a stressed out community and makes us more stressed.'

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 13d

Here we go…

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 14d

Politics and science clash in a pivotal hearing over vaccines.

What do RFK Jr's vaccine moves mean in NJ? www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/what...

What do RFK Jr's vaccine moves mean in NJ? | NJ Spotlight News

NJ working in collaboration with northeast states to adopt own vaccine policies

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!’

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 15d

"We're not going away..."
An update to NJ PBS operations www.njspotlightnews.org/video/an-upd...

An update to NJ PBS operations | Video | NJ Spotlight News

WNET will no longer operate NJ PBS after June 2026

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Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 20d

Thousands look to join Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk's murder www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/thou...

Thousands look to join Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk's murder | NJ Spotlight News

In New Jersey, conservative activists are working to recruit more high school and college students to Turning Point USA chapters and clubs.

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 20d

Thousands look to join Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk's murder www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/thou...

Thousands look to join Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk's murder | NJ Spotlight News

In New Jersey, conservative activists are working to recruit more high school and college students to Turning Point USA chapters and clubs.

www.njspotlightnews.org

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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 22d

Read today 📰 Will Irving, author of the R/ECON economic forecast reports, was interviewed by @bflanagannj.bsky.social with @njspotlightnews.org discussing the state of the job market in #NJ 📉

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 23d

NJ job market ‘stalled' by layoffs, weak hiring www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/nj-j...

Stagnant NJ job market amid weak hiring, more layoffs | NJ Spotlight News

January-July labor market data shows New Jersey companies reported cutting about 26,700 jobs. Compare that to about 5,800 the previous year.

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 22d

oh. my. cat.
and I missed it...
www.nj.com/warren/2025/...

M&Ms spill across N.J. highway after tractor-trailer crash

The Monday night crash took place in Warren County.

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 22d

Another icon, gone…
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 23d

NJ job market ‘stalled' by layoffs, weak hiring www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/nj-j...

Stagnant NJ job market amid weak hiring, more layoffs | NJ Spotlight News

January-July labor market data shows New Jersey companies reported cutting about 26,700 jobs. Compare that to about 5,800 the previous year.

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 27d

NJ makes COVID-19 vaccines widely available amid Trump restrictions www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-mak...

NJ makes COVID-19 vaccines widely available amid Trump restrictions | Video | NJ Spotlight News

Vaccines will be available to all six months and older

www.njspotlightnews.org

Brenda Flanagan @bflanagannj.bsky.social · 27d

'Zombie' pipeline raises environmental fears www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/zomb...

‘Zombie’ pipeline raises environmental fears | NJ Spotlight News

Opponents say revived Northeast Supply Enhancement Project has only downsides for NJ

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