January 28, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org Construction of an economically vital rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan will soon stop because the Trump administration is withholding federal funding.  The Gateway Development Commission, a bistate agency overseeing the $16 billion project, detailed the consequences of the high-stakes funding stalemate during a public meeting Tuesday in lower Manhattan. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The Gateway tunnel

January 29, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s acting attorney general is making good on a vow to go after the Trump administration. Jennifer Davenport joined 21 other attorneys general in a letter to condemn what they called coercion by the Department of Justice. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The persons holding the office of NJ Attorney General may change, but apparently the political agenda does not.

January 27, 2026 | nj.gov “The president’s refusal to fund the Gateway Tunnel project is not only an illegal attack on New Jersey but also shows a reckless disregard for our economy and the livelihoods of working families. New Jersey and New York make up the most powerful economic region in the world, and this is the most urgent and consequential infrastructure project in the country. If the president does not restore funding to this project, which I helped secure while servi

January 21, 2026 | news-usa.today New Jersey’s 57th governor, Mikie Sherrill, launched her management with a flurry of activity, signing six executive orders on January 20, 2026. The actions, taken at both the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark and later in Trenton, address pressing issues ranging from soaring utility costs to children’s online safety and governmental transparency. The swift action signals a commitment to enacting change from day one. Read Mo

January 22, 2026 | nj.gov Preliminary employment estimates for December, produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), show New Jersey employers added 5,700 jobs in December to a seasonally adjusted level of 4,402,200 jobs. The state’s unemployment rate in December was unchanged at 5.4 percent. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Reports tell us that, “During all of 2005, the state saw payrolls increase by 9,000 jobs. That compares with 2024, when more than 30,000 jobs w