January 17, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org On Chat Box, state Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) joins David Cruz to discuss some of the goals outlined Tuesday (1/14) by Gov. Phil Murphy in his annual State of the State address. What are the prospects for Murphy’s ambitious proposals in his final year in office? Later, Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, discusses the business community’s reaction to Murphy’s speech, grades the governor’

January 2, 2025 | northjersey.com With the 2024 presidential election over, many voters around the country will enjoy an off-year cycle with few races on their ballots beyond town or county. But not New Jersey. In 2025, New Jersey voters get to head to the polls to determine the successor of term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The political focus in NJ shifts to the spring primaries and the fall General Election. In the Garden State there really is n

January 7, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual homelessness assessment report found more than 770,000 people experiencing homelessness across the country on a single night in January last year. That is an 18% increase from the 2023 assessment. In New Jersey, the point-in-time count from January 2024 saw an even higher increase 24% over the prior year. What is behind this sudden surge in homelessness? Read More:

January 2, 2025 | northjersey.com New Jersey's affordable housing mandate will proceed in 2025 — at least for now — after a judge rejected a bid to halt a new state law. Ruling in Mercer County on Thursday, state Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy denied a request by more than two dozen municipalities to pause implementation of the legislation enacted in March. The law is designed to speed enforcement of the Mount Laurel Doctrine, a landmark set of court rulings that require

January 1, 2025 | nj.gov Last month, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved an $8.6 million investment to support the development and construction of the Aerospace Innovation Center (AIC), a Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) located in Atlantic County that will focus on the aerospace industry. The AIC, being developed in partnership with the Atlantic County Improvement Authority(ACIA), will be the fifth SIC in New Jersey and the first with a focu