Genesis Obando
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Genesis Obando
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To all the last-minute voters (and family members, you know who you are) asking me, who should I vote for?
I'll never tell you who to vote for, but I'll always encourage you to make an informed decision.
Get all the info you need from @njspotlightnews.org at
www.njspotlightnews.org/nj-decides-2...
NJ Decides 2025 - NJ Spotlight News
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November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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It's not just the race for governor on the ballot, NJ. Many voters can also vote for mayor, city council and their local school boards. School boards have a big impact on how local schools are governed and how taxpayer money is spent. @njspotlightnews.org
NJ elections: Fewer candidates running for school boards | NJ Spotlight News
Lower-turnout school board elections have significant impact on how schools are governed and how taxpayer money is spent
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November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Children, some of whom arrived in the country alone, often face the uncertainty and fear of appearing in immigration court without an attorney, since they do not have the same right to a court-appointed lawyer that U.S. citizens do. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/08/chil...
How children fare in Newark Immigration Court | NJ Spotlight News
Reporting from Newark Immigration Court on the challenges that immigrants — especially immigrant children — face.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The hardest working news team in the business preparing to bring you live coverage of New Jersey primary elections. @njspotlightnews.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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BREAKING: union sources report NJTransit and striking engineers union have reached a deal, in the third day of a strike by locomotive engineers. @govmurphy.bsky.social and agency CEO Kris Kolluri have announced a news conference at 7:45. @njspotlightnews.org will carry the livestream live
May 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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NJ Transit has had to manage many challenges, including uncertain state funding, inflation, ridership that has yet to fully recover from pandemic shocks and the costly assumption of bus lines dropped in recent years by private carriers.
Now it has a labor crisis.
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NJ Transit warns of dire consequences if pay demands met | NJ Spotlight News
New Jersey Transit warns that giving in to engineers’ salary demands could lead to fare increases — and worse.
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May 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Friday was the first day of the NJ Transit train engineers’ historic strike. “Making it work” was the phrase of the day, as tens of thousands of commuters sought alternative ways to reach their destinations.

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NJ Transit strike updates | NJ Spotlight News
Salary increases are at the heart of the fight between NJ Transit and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
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May 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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BREAKING: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside Delaney Hall on Friday, a member of his staff confirmed to NJ Spotlight News.
May 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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On this week's episode of "Hey, NJ," we recap some recent departmental budget hearings in Trenton.

You may think that sounds boring, but it's not! We looked at the real-life community impact beyond the tax dollars.

Let me know what you think: lnkd.in/eyaQWVYq

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May 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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April 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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April 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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NJ Sen. Cory Booker is about to break the Senate record for the longest speech, held by Strom Thurmond, who spoke against civil rights legislation for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/04/nj-s...
Five things to know about Sen. Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech | NJ Spotlight News
Sen. Cory Booker, (D-NJ) has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 20 hours to disrupt "the business of the United States Senate for as long as
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April 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Best known as President Trump's personal lawyer in some of his recent trials, Alina Habba has vowed revenge on elected Democrats and others who cross the president. “If anybody thinks Elon was bad, wait for me,” she said. “I’m coming for New Jersey.”
Why Trump’s interim US attorney for NJ will avoid Senate vetting | NJ Spotlight News
Alina Habba is a Trump loyalist, who has vowed revenge on elected Democrats and people who cross the president.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM