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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 17h
“Not a day goes by that I'm not living with the after-effects of that disease,” said Judith Shaw Beatty. “I don't know how children would feel, now, if their parents opted out of vaccines for them and they contracted not just one of the childhood diseases .... but polio.”
Polio survivor speaks out on vaccination debate | NJ Spotlight News
In 1949, polio killed almost 2,500 children nationwide
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Bobby Brier @bobby-brier.bsky.social · 17h
How to watch the final NJ governor debate

Ciattarelli, Sherrill look to debate Wednesday at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

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How to watch the final NJ governor debate | NJ Spotlight News
Ciattarelli, Sherrill look to debate Wednesday at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 1d
Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, every school district will be required to include instruction on the history and contributions of Latinos and Hispanics as part of the state’s social studies standards.
New law requires NJ schools to teach Latino, Hispanic history | Video | NJ Spotlight News
A new law signed last week requires the teaching of Hispanic and Latino history in New Jersey public schools, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 1d
A new state law enacted earlier this month preserves the same tier of pension benefits NJ teachers were on course to earn prior to a break in service, including teachers taking time away to raise children.
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NJ teachers get a pension boost | NJ Spotlight News
New law says some breaks away from job won’t cut benefits
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Ben Hulac @bhulac.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks, Bobby.

The shutdown is about how much the government spends.

But is also part of a broader fight about health policy.

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Bobby Brier @bobby-brier.bsky.social · 2d
Important reporting here from @bhulac.bsky.social on why the federal gov't is shutdown, the fight over healthcare in D.C. and its impact on NJ residents like Theresa Luoni.

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Why is the government shut down? Partly a fight over healthcare | NJ Spotlight News
Democrats look to get Medicaid increases in talks with Trump, GOP
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Bobby Brier @bobby-brier.bsky.social · 2d
Parents, teachers and mental health professionals continue to raise concerns over cuts to mental health programs in NJ high school with history of student suicides.

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NJ school bucks plan to boost mental health for students | NJ Spotlight News
Parents, teachers are angry over cuts to programs in school with history of student suicides
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 2d
Why is the federal government shut down?
Democrats are negotiating for more Medicaid money and also pushing for Congress to extend tax subsidies for state-run health insurance markets created through the 2010 health law commonly known as Obamacare.
Reporting: @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Why is the government shut down? Partly a fight over healthcare | NJ Spotlight News
Democrats look to get Medicaid increases in talks with Trump, GOP
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Colleen O'Dea @colleenodea.bsky.social · 5d
One woman at NJ's Edna Mahan women's prison had a fractured eye socket and another had a concussion. Unless the state convinces the appellate division to allow it to fix errors and bring the case again, none of the 14 will have to stand trial.
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 5d
A Superior Court judge dismissed the indictment of the former officers and staff on Thursday, citing delays, errors and “prosecutorial mismanagement” by the state.
Criminal case against NJ corrections officers, staff dismissed | NJ Spotlight News
Judge rejects indictment brought after violent action in women’s prison
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Ben Hulac @bhulac.bsky.social · 5d
Every federal shutdown is a bit different.

Here are five things to know about this one...

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Government shutdown: Who gets paid, what gets cut | NJ Spotlight News
Key ways the federal shutdown impacts people in NJ
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 5d
A Superior Court judge dismissed the indictment of the former officers and staff on Thursday, citing delays, errors and “prosecutorial mismanagement” by the state.
Criminal case against NJ corrections officers, staff dismissed | NJ Spotlight News
Judge rejects indictment brought after violent action in women’s prison
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Jen Eckert @jeneckertnj.bsky.social · 6d
WATCH #JackCiattarelli on #ChatBoxNJPBS #NJGovRace @njspotlightnews.org @davidcruznj.bsky.social
NJ governor’s race: Republican Jack Ciattarelli discusses Mikie Sherrill, Trump and more | Chat Box
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 6d
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Ben Hulac @bhulac.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: It's day two of the federal shutdown.

The shutdown is expected to cost an estimated $400 million every day.

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Federal government shuts down again under Trump | NJ Spotlight News
Social programs to stop, workers to be sent home
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 6d
Two NJ public school teachers sued the New Jersey Education Association, alleging it improperly spent $40 million in teachers’ dues on former union president Sean Spiller’s failed gubernatorial campaign.
NJ teachers sue over $40 million campaign boost for union president | NJ Spotlight News
NJEA used member dues to get its president elected governor. He finished fifth
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 7d
Announced today by NJ's Department of Labor and Workforce Development:
The minimum wage earned by many hourly workers in New Jersey will rise automatically to $15.92, starting on Jan. 1, under the latest cost-of-living adjustment required by the state Constitution.
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Bobby Brier @bobby-brier.bsky.social · 7d
“Microbetting (and) same-game parlays are the oxygen supply, if you will, of the online gambling industry.” — Dr. Harry Levant

As problem gambling grows, will NJ limit in-game sports betting?

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As problem gambling grows, will NJ limit in-game sports betting? | NJ Spotlight News
'Microbetting (and) same-game parlays are the oxygen supply, if you will, of the online gambling industry'
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 7d
Listen to The Brian Lehrer Show on @wnyc.org TOMORROW, Oct. 2!

Our very own @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social will talk about taxation and the NJ governor's race as part of WNYC's "30 issues in 30 days" series.

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Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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Hannah Gross @hannah-gross.bsky.social · 7d
After lawmakers were unable to reach agreement, the U.S. government lurched into a shutdown early Wednesday, a threshold that triggers federal agencies and departments to send staff home and forces employees considered “essential” to work without pay. @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Federal government shuts down again under Trump | NJ Spotlight News
Social programs to stop, workers to be sent home
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 7d
About 750,000 federal workers could be furloughed each day at a cost of about $400 million each day, the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on economic policy.
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Federal government shuts down again under Trump | NJ Spotlight News
Social programs to stop, workers to be sent home
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Ben Hulac @bhulac.bsky.social · 8d
NEW: A shutdown is imminent.

There is a “strong likelihood,” said one government expert, “that we’ll end up with a government shutdown like no other.”

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With no updates and no deal, government shutdown gets closer | NJ Spotlight News
Advocates warn shutdown will mean harm for many
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 8d
With Election Day just five weeks away, NJ’s Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor are set to meet for the only time Tuesday in an hour-long debate.
NJ governor’s race: Where to watch the only lieutenant governor’s debate | NJ Spotlight News
LG picks from Ciattarelli, Sherrill meet only once
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 8d
As a federal government shutdown nears, @njspotlightnews.org is there covering the latest developments.
This dispatch from @bhulac.bsky.social details the services and programs that would be affected by a shutdown.
With no updates and no deal, government shutdown gets closer | NJ Spotlight News
Advocates warn shutdown will mean harm for many
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Bobby Brier @bobby-brier.bsky.social · 8d
National organization forced to return gambling addiction hotline to NJ

Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ resumed operating 1-800-GAMBLER hotline on Monday

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National organization forced to return gambling addiction hotline to NJ | NJ Spotlight News
Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ resumed operating 1-800-GAMBLER hotline on Monday
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 9d
Michael Bland, executive director of Black Men Vote, said that any candidate running for NJ governor needs the support of one key group: “Black men in New Jersey are not just potential voters, they are the margin of victory.”
NJ governor’s race: Will Black voters stay away from Democrats? | NJ Spotlight News
Last year Democrats didn’t get the support they usually do. They are reaching out. So are Republicans.
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John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 9d
It’s still very early in NJ's July-to-June fiscal year.
But some state business leaders have begun to sound alarms about the initial corporation business tax collections – and the possible trajectory of the state economy.
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Are NJ’s lagging business taxes a bad sign? | NJ Spotlight News
State officials urge patience as business leaders raise alarms
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