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Former FBI director pleads not guilty to criminal charges newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/08/r...
Former FBI director pleads not guilty to criminal charges • New Jersey Monitor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure ...
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US prison population rises for second straight year newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/08/r... via @stateline.org
US prison population rises for second straight year • New Jersey Monitor
The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.
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Governor’s race could alter abortion landscape in NJ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/08/n...
Governor's race could alter abortion landscape in NJ • New Jersey Monitor
Pro-choice advocates say a GOP win in this year's gubernatorial race could alter the landscape in New Jersey.
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NJ congresswoman’s attorney objects to fed officials comparing her to antifa newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/07/n...
NJ congresswoman's attorney objects to fed officials comparing her to antifa • New Jersey Monitor
Federal officials in public statements have improperly compared Rep. LaMonica McIver to antifa, McIver's attorneys say in a new court filing.
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds cash lead in NJ governor’s race newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/07/n...
Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds cash lead in NJ governor's race • New Jersey Monitor
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) has outraised ex-Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R) so far, but both are set to max out their public matching funds.
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Four weeks left in NJ’s rough-and-tumble race for governor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/07/n...
Four weeks left in NJ's rough-and-tumble race for governor • New Jersey Monitor
On Nov. 4, voters will decide whether to send Jack Ciattarelli (R) or Mikie Sherrill (D) to Trenton to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy.
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Government shutdown enters day six with talks over health care at an impasse newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/06/r...
Government shutdown enters day six with talks over health care at an impasse • New Jersey Monitor
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Monday about whether he would negotiate a deal with Democrats to extend the enhanced tax credits for people who get their health insurance from ...
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NJ Assembly primary spending hit new high in 2025 newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-20...
NJ Assembly primary spending hit new high in 2025 • New Jersey Monitor
Assembly primary spending surged in 2025, ending two-thirds higher than the peak set in 2015 even after inflation adjustments.
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Trump critics take to NJ bridges for ‘rush-hour resistance’ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/06/t...
Trump critics take to NJ bridges for 'rush-hour resistance' • New Jersey Monitor
Visibility brigades, which started in Paramus in 2020, have become popular nationally as Trump critics try to reach unengaged citizens.
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Government shutdown primed to continue after US Senate deadlocks again newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/03/r...
Government shutdown primed to continue after US Senate deadlocks again • New Jersey Monitor
WASHINGTON — An agreement to reopen the federal government was nowhere in sight Friday after U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans failed Friday, for the fourth time, to move on a deal and House Speak...
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Judge tosses indictment against NJ prison guards accused of assaulting inmates newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/03/j...
Judge tosses indictment against NJ prison guards accused of assaulting inmates • New Jersey Monitor
Fifteen guards were charged in the 2021 beatdown that gravely injured several imprisoned women. A judge found case delays unconstitutional.
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Commentary: Andy Kim likens Donald Trump’s shutdown behavior to ‘mafia tactics’ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/03/a...
Andy Kim likens Donald Trump's shutdown behavior to 'mafia tactics' • New Jersey Monitor
Sen. Andy Kim (D) compared President Trump to an arsonist who sets a fire and then criticizes others for not putting it out.
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“Trust me, Trump is not going to be the president forever,” Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) told jail administrators.

“I hope not,” one replied.
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New videos capture tense moments before and after arrest of Newark mayor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/03/n...
New videos capture tense moments before and after arrest of Newark mayor • New Jersey Monitor
The videos show Rep. LaMonica McIver's anger over federal officials' resistance to an inspection of a migrant jail in Newark.
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Commentary: New Jersey residents deserve a public broadcast station newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/03/n...
New Jersey residents deserve a public broadcast station • New Jersey Monitor
For NJ to lose our only public broadcast station would be a tremendous loss, writes Jay Redd, an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School.
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Family of elderly woman killed by police wants answers from NJ attorney general newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/02/n...
Family of elderly woman killed by police wants answers from NJ attorney general • New Jersey Monitor
Police shot Deborah Terrell, 68, to death in August when she was in mental crisis. Her family fears no one will face accountability.
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Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/02/r... via @stateline.org
Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation • New Jersey Monitor
For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age.
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Shuttle service to boost transit options in South Jersey newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/south...
Shuttle service to boost transit options in South Jersey • New Jersey Monitor
A pilot program will take workers from Vineland directly to Atlantic City in a bid to boost job and transit access in South Jersey.
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Fatal crashes spur plan for more e-bike regulations in NJ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/ebike...
Fatal crashes spur plan for more e-bike regulations in NJ • New Jersey Monitor
Senate President Nicholas Scutari said he’s eyeing tighter regulations for e-bike riders after several fatal crashes
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Trump administration delays massive Hudson River rail project newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump administration delays massive Hudson River rail project • New Jersey Monitor
NJ Transit’s northeast corridor line — the busiest commuter rail line in the nation — runs through aging tunnels the project would replace.
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Commentary: As lieutenant governor hopefuls debate, NJ Republicans say Trump’s future is at stake newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/01/a...
As lieutenant gov hopefuls debate, NJ Republicans say Trump's future is at stake • New Jersey Monitor
Republicans gathered at a Nutley VFW Hall on Tuesday to watch our lieutenant governor candidates debate for the first and only time.
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Here’s how our next governor says they’ll make NJ more affordable newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/01/n...
Here's how our next governor says they'll make NJ more affordable • New Jersey Monitor
Gubernatorial hopefuls Jack Ciattarelli (R) and Mikie Sherrill (D) have made affordability a central plank of their campaigns.
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Federal shutdown edges closer as US Senate fails to agree on spending bills newjerseymonitor.com/2025/09/30/r...
Federal shutdown edges closer as US Senate fails to agree on spending bills • New Jersey Monitor
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance two short-term government funding bills Tuesday when Democrats and Republicans deadlocked for the second time this month, with just hours to go before a ...
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NJ teachers union misused dues to fund chief’s bid for governor, lawsuit claims newjerseymonitor.com/2025/09/30/n...
NJ teachers union misused dues to fund chief's bid for governor, lawsuit claims • New Jersey Monitor
Two teachers allege their union broke its contract by sending dues to an outside group that backed the union chief's campaign.
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New law requires lessons on Latino, Hispanic history in NJ schools newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/new-l...
New law requires lessons on Latino, Hispanic history in NJ schools • New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Tuesday adding Latino and Hispanic history as a requirement in the state's learning standards.
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