June 10, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org Lawmakers took another step toward forcing New Jersey’s proliferating data centers to submit semiannual reports on electricity and water use. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Once this legislation becomes law, it will provide essential information to assist in the development and maintenance of data centers.

June 10, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org Lawmakers now drafting the legislation that will become state government’s next annual budget are flexing powers of the purse solely held by New Jersey’s Legislature. An appropriations process dictated by the state constitution grants members of the Legislature, and not the governor, the authority to write spending bills put up for votes each year in the Assembly and Senate. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The article describes the balance

June 11, 2026 | binje.com Rowan University and Nebius, a global AI cloud company, have announced a strategic collaboration designed to expand artificial intelligence (AI) education and strengthen New Jersey’s innovation workforce. The agreement aligns with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s recent mandate for data-center operators to invest in the communities where they operate by fostering local talent pipelines and high-quality job creation. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The

June 4, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will delay by a year the implementation of controversial new flood rules adopted on the final day of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to give regulators more time to make amendments. The move to walk back regulations that set new elevation requirements, expanded state flood maps beyond federal counterparts and created rules for wetland protection and stormwater management was announced

June 5, 2026 | nj.gov Governor Mikie Sherrill today (6/5) announced the nomination of Ben Hertz-Shargel to serve as Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Upon confirmation, Hertz-Shargel will then be named President of the Board by Governor Sherrill. Hertz-Shargel currently serves as Global Head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie, where he advises energy, technology, and financial firms on grid modernization, electrification, distributed energy resource