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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 1d

After a series of investigative articles by Emily Steel showing sexual assault complaints by Uber riders are far higher than disclosed, NJ’s attorney general has begun an investigation.

N.J. Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 2d

As electricity costs become a hot issue in the NJ governor's race, here's a look at what's happening in a state that has focused on a non-renewable energy source - coal. By Ivan Penn. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...

Energy Bills Are Soaring in America’s Coal Capital

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 5d

truly amazing www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 5d

I hope you'll read this, all the way thru. A gift article on a really important thing that happened today in Newark. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...

This City Was Forced to Overhaul Its Police Department. Crime Plummeted.

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 7d

Sean Duffy, President Trump’s Jersey-based transportation secretary, announces a $18B hit on funding for Gateway and 2nd Ave subway, ostensibly over DEI. We’ve seen this b4, and it set a vital project back years. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/n...

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 7d

Like Alina Habba in NJ, Sigal Chattah, the acting U.S. attorney for Nevada who was appointed by the Trump administration, has been disqualified by a federal judge. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 8d

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/n...

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 11d

It’s unclear to me how the Republican candidate for NJ governor might handle vaccines, given his public statements.

But whoever is elected is inheriting a concerning trend in childhood vax rates in NJ.

In 5 NJ counties, fewer than 90% of students are fully vaccinated + we’ve lost herd immunity.

As Immunization Rates Fall, Vaccine Skepticism Grows as a Wedge Issue

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 14d

The Republican candidate for governor of NJ, who has said in the past that cops were well-paid and that there were more dangerous professions, has, as a result, been vulnerable with a reliable GOP base. He got a boost today:

Republican Who Has Criticized the Police Wins Major Union’s Endorsement

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 15d

The Department of Justice acknowledged to the @njglobe.bsky.social that it had removed social media posts about its inaccurate claims that Rep. McIver had “broken in” to Delaney Hall in Newark. McIver was later charged with assault.

Trump admin removes some anti-McIver posts after DOJ request - New Jersey Globe

When Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark)’s May 9 oversight visit at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility descended into chaos, the Department of

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 17d

The 1st debate between the 2 candidates for governor of NJ just started. Watch it live in a variety of places. (It began a few minutes late b/c of a huge traffic jam. In a line that will be hard to beat tonight, the host assured people that David Wildstein was not responsible for the traffic.)

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 18d

So a Bear Walks Into a Dollar Store … www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

So a Bear Walks Into a Dollar Store …

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 19d

Records tied to the escape of 4 men at a migrant detention facility in Newark were published Wednesday in ICE's online library, thanks to a FOIA request by @zachblackburn.bsky.social and @njglobe.bsky.social www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/...

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 19d

Apparently you didn’t live through the inaccurate polling in NJ in 2021 (or 2024). The list of poll results is included in the story and people can assess that for themselves.

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WHYY News @whyynews.bsky.social · 21d

Some Philly neighborhoods, like Hunting Park, can reach 20+ degrees hotter than in greener areas.

A new "cool pavement" pilot program aims to combat summer heat.

via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

Philadelphia tests out ‘cool pavement’ in Hunting Park to combat summer heat

The city finished installing a second “cool pavement” test patch this summer. So far, results are mixed.

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve paid attention to every twist and turn of this story since ex-Sen. Menendez was indicted in 2023. Nothing prepared me for his wife’s tearful statement today in court.

Nadine Menendez Blames Her Husband Before Being Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · Sep 4

BREAKING: Despite public denials earlier today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is seriously considering job opportunities that could prompt him to suspend his re-election campaign, according to people familiar with the conversations.

Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Sep 4

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

7 Republicans break rank, blocking the move to censure Rep. McIver: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...

Representative LaMonica McIver Overcomes G.O.P. Effort to Censure Her

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Sep 3

A rare frog that mates after “lekking,” Amazon and a discovery by Rutgers scientists - a great read. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/n...

The Endangered Frog That Lives Next to an Amazon Warehouse

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 31

Video: Videos Contradict Israel’s Rationale for Deadly Hospital Attack

The strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people. A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a sec...

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 29

So much power and economy of words in this weekly column that will be missed.

It’s the End of ‘Big City.’ New York Will Be Fine.

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 29

“The risk is in the end we don’t do as many impactful clinical trials for pediatric brain tumors,” he said.

Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...

Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 28

I spent the last several days wandering around federal courthouses in NJ to see how a judicial ruling, which concluded Alina Habba had no authority to be the state’s top prosecutor, was affecting criminal cases.

>> Here’s what I saw and heard. w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social

Inside the Crisis Gripping New Jersey’s Federal Courts

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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · Aug 27

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

>> Prosecutors seek a 7 year prison sentence for Nadine Menendez.

>> On Friday, her new lawyers had recommended 1 year and 1 day.

Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Prison Term for Nadine Menendez

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