20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (971+ words) Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Here’s what’s at stake in the midterms, along with voting logistics, candidate breakdowns and more. Below are deadlines specific to voting in the 2026 general election. The deadline for New Jerseyans to register to vote for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (572+ words) The $60.7 billion spending plan includes more money for the Stay NJ property tax relief program than the governor originally requested. Democratic leaders in the New Jersey state legislature say they have agreed on a new $60.7 billion state spending plan for…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (463+ words) The South Jersey Higher Education Alliance aims to increase the number of students that complete their undergraduate degrees. Stockton University and four New Jersey community colleges are partnering to increase the number of students who earn a bachelor’s degree. The…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (495+ words) Poll workers are paid $300 and teenagers are encouraged to apply. A sign outside the Moorestown Township Fire Station on Main Street identifies it as a polling place. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, who serves as the chief election…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1027+ words) New Jersey’s primary election is Tuesday, June 2. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot. Below are deadlines specific to voting in the primary election. The deadline for New Jerseyans to register to vote…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (889+ words) Booker is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republicans Alex Zdan, Richard Tabor, Robert Lebovics and Justin Murphy are vying for their party’s nomination. New Jersey voters will cast their ballots in the June 2 primary election, to determine the Democratic…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1562+ words) The 2nd Congressional District is among South Jersey’s most closely watched races. Here’s what you need to know. Voters across Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, and parts of Gloucester and Ocean counties, will head to the polls June 3 in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (488+ words) The move lifts a 40-year de-facto moratorium tied to the federal government finding a permanent facility to store radioactive nuclear waste. Salem Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the Blackbird Creek. (Brian Drouin/WHYY) “For costs to come down, we…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (796+ words) New Jersey has partnered with Revive Environmental to remove and destroy 150,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam. Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals have contaminated drinking water across the country for decades. The so-called “forever chemicals” have been linked to…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1220+ words) Many plans that have been submitted call for redevelopment of vacant malls, office parks and blighted spaces. Homes in Bridgeton, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) New Jersey has some of the most expensive homes in the nation. A 2024 law that takes effect…...