NJ midterms enter final stretch; new law for domestic abuse survivors
NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 30, 2026
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NJ Spotlight NewsVan Drew’s race suddenly gets interesting
Congressman still expected to prevail and win reelection
NJ's lieutenant governor speculation; lawmakers weigh AI regulation
NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 29, 2026
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ pension fund boosted by investment gains, despite ‘volatile environment’
Over the last three fiscal years, the pension fund has achieved an annualized return topping 12%
Steve Kornacki breaks down NJ midterms; Tom Kean Jr.'s mental health record
NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 28, 2026
NJ Spotlight NewsTom Kean Jr.’s history with mental health, the issue
Congressman has a long track record on both sides of public health debates
Rachel Maddow on press freedom and midterms; NJ group home safety fight
NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 27, 2026
NJ GOP chair Christine Hanlon on Trump, key House races, and election security
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching and early voting underway in New Jersey, Republican leaders are making their final case to voters as several closely watched congressional races take center stage.
NJ mother's push for cameras in group homes stalls nearly a decade after son's death
Nearly a decade after her son Billy died while living in a New Jersey group home, Toms River resident Martha Cray is continuing her fight for legislation requiring surveillance cameras in facilities serving adults with disabilities.
NJ Spotlight NewsApplication deadline for NJ property tax relief is days away. Don’t miss out!
More than $4 billion budgeted in ANCHOR, Save NJ and Senior Freeze
NJ families press lawmakers for child care relief as costs keep rising
With full-time infant care costing as much as $20,000 a year in New Jersey, parents and child care providers are calling on state lawmakers to address a growing affordability crisis.
NJ Spotlight News‘Independent’ money flowing into New Jersey’s congressional races
Quietly, NJEA among the late contributors to some of the state's tightest races
NJ Spotlight NewsLawmakers want NJ to lead the way on holding AI firms liable for harm
State lawmakers pushing bills to set guidelines on AI, including one of the first restrictions in the nation
NJ school segregation case returns to court; Norcross buys Trump Plaza site | NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 22, 2026
New Jersey's long-running legal battle over public school segregation returned to court
NJ Spotlight News‘Not an enforcer’: Federal election watchdog sidelined before midterms
Federal Election Commission lacking members -- and authority -- to investigate campaign finance violations
Rutgers' AI surveillance; ‘Forever chemicals’ found in NJ waterways | NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | Oct. 21, 2026
What's in New Jersey's water? New report finds widespread contamination
NJ Spotlight NewsEx-justice details how NJ courts fail disabled kids and their families
New special master report finds rampant delays, judicial bias that slows due process
Inside the lives of New Jersey’s transgender community
For the past year, journalist Anne-Marie Caruso has been documenting the lives of transgender New Jerseyans.
NJ Spotlight NewsNJEA pushes plan to solve public school healthcare crisis. Some say it will make it worse.
The bipartisan supported proposal would make healthcare cost relief for teachers permanent
NJ health insurance rates to rise nearly 20%; Secaucus spill questions | NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | October 19, 2026
Plus, the Roundabout covers an ICE pursuit and crash in Red Bank, warnings about deer-related crashes, "No Kings" protests across New Jersey and Brick Township's new rooster ban.
MAP: More than 100 NJ municipalities have passed local bans on AI data centers
New tally from Climate Revolution Action Network shows extent of pushback throughout the state
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ commuters can avoid Manhattan congestion tolls and get a tax break
In face of congestion pricing for cars, report highlights federal tax benefit for trains and buses
NJ Spotlight NewsFor second year in a row, ACA health insurance will cost far more
Rising health care costs drive up Obamacare premiums as enrollment declines
NJ’s suburban bargain fades; Whitman’s third-party push | NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | October 16, 2026
Is New Jersey still the affordable alternative to New York City?
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ tax collections surge, but officials urge caution amid big upswing
First-quarter increases in all major revenue sources of governor's and Legislature's $61 billion budget
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ’s hottest congressional race not short on cash
7th Congressional District contest between Kean and Bennett drawing some deep (and dark) donors
NJ Spotlight NewsA $500 million lease for one Newark school? State board says yes
Republican lawmakers pan proposed deal for elementary school in Ironbound neighborhood
NJ Spotlight News‘Forever chemicals’ found in surface water statewide, report holds
New study finds prevalence in more than 90% of NJ's sampled rivers and lakes
Freed Delaney Hall hunger striker reunites with family, says he was forced to work in detention
A man at the center of the hunger strikes and protests has been reunited with his family.
NJ Transit riders face five weeks of rail disruptions
President and CEO Kris Kolluri discusses the Portal North Bridge transition, alternatives for Manhattan-bound commuters and the push for more reliable service.
Rising costs threaten seniors’ homes
For seniors in one Ocean County community, rising costs are raising difficult questions: Can they afford to stay in their homes? How much longer will they need to work? NJ PBS News correspondent Asha McKenzie speaks with residents about the financial pressures shaping their everyday lives—and the decisions they face about where to live, how to make ends meet and what comes next.
NJ PBS names reporter team ahead of Oct. 1 launch
New hires bring experience across local and network television and newspaper watchdog reporting.
NJ PBS announces Rob Nelson as anchor of new daily newscast
Veteran journalist and New Jersey native will lead NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson, launching as part of the station's new era under Montclair State University
Join the NJ PBS Ethics and Journalistic Standards Committee
Ideal nominees have extensive experience in journalism, media, or communications, especially in handling sensitive ethics or editorial-independence issues and decisions.
NJ PBS announces six staff appointments
New leaders and producers bring experience across public media, journalism, audience development, programming, digital storytelling and broadcast operations
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