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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she will retire from Congress when her term ends in 2027.
“I made a commitment years ago to always lead the charge on behalf of those I represent, and I believe I have fulfilled that commitment to the very best of my abilities,” she said.
📷: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
“I made a commitment years ago to always lead the charge on behalf of those I represent, and I believe I have fulfilled that commitment to the very best of my abilities,” she said.
📷: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she will retire from Congress when her term ends in 2027.
“I made a commitment years ago to always lead the charge on behalf of those I represent, and I believe I have fulfilled that commitment to the very best of my abilities,” she said.
📷: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
“I made a commitment years ago to always lead the charge on behalf of those I represent, and I believe I have fulfilled that commitment to the very best of my abilities,” she said.
📷: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
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Thanks, John.
The quick overview is that Sherrill has obligations in both D.C. and New Jersey, and the timing on when she resigns is REALLY important.
@njspotlightnews.org
The quick overview is that Sherrill has obligations in both D.C. and New Jersey, and the timing on when she resigns is REALLY important.
@njspotlightnews.org
It's definitely worth taking a new look at this smart @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org story today now that NJ will soon have a congressional vacancy to fill.
If Sherrill wins governorship, filling her House seat could get tricky | NJ Spotlight News
Filling New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s 11th Congressional District seat would hinge on when she resigned.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks, John.
The quick overview is that Sherrill has obligations in both D.C. and New Jersey, and the timing on when she resigns is REALLY important.
@njspotlightnews.org
The quick overview is that Sherrill has obligations in both D.C. and New Jersey, and the timing on when she resigns is REALLY important.
@njspotlightnews.org
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What’s the prize for pulling off her huge victory?
How about pressure to deliver on affordability promises while managing a state budget gap and funding cuts coming down from the federal government.
These and other big issues are on the to-do list for Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill.
@njspotlightnews.org
How about pressure to deliver on affordability promises while managing a state budget gap and funding cuts coming down from the federal government.
These and other big issues are on the to-do list for Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill.
@njspotlightnews.org
Here are the challenges Mikie Sherrill faces as NJ's next governor | NJ Spotlight News
As governor, Sherrill faces a raft of challenges. Big budgets, Trump issues, school funding and more
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November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What’s the prize for pulling off her huge victory?
How about pressure to deliver on affordability promises while managing a state budget gap and funding cuts coming down from the federal government.
These and other big issues are on the to-do list for Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill.
@njspotlightnews.org
How about pressure to deliver on affordability promises while managing a state budget gap and funding cuts coming down from the federal government.
These and other big issues are on the to-do list for Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill.
@njspotlightnews.org
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New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill is your next governor, according to the Associated Press, calling the race at 9:24 p.m.
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill is your next governor, according to the Associated Press, calling the race at 9:24 p.m.
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
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LIVE: NJ election night results 2025 | NJ Decides
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November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Track away NJ. You can hit refresh as often as you want!
Polls are officially closed in one of the most expensive campaigns in NJ history.
Stay with NJ Spotlight News for live results and analysis!
Stay with NJ Spotlight News for live results and analysis!
NJ governor's race: Sherrill, Ciattarelli await results | NJ Spotlight News
More than 1.4 million cast early ballots in person or by mail
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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Track away NJ. You can hit refresh as often as you want!
Polls close at 8 p.m. in New Jersey. Join us at 10 p.m. for live coverage of the governor's race, major Assembly races and other local elections.. We'll hear in-studio analysis from the @njspotlightnews.org team and political analysts, plus on-location reports from candidate headquarters.
LIVE: NJ election night results 2025 | NJ Decides
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November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Polls close at 8 p.m. in New Jersey. Join us at 10 p.m. for live coverage of the governor's race, major Assembly races and other local elections.. We'll hear in-studio analysis from the @njspotlightnews.org team and political analysts, plus on-location reports from candidate headquarters.
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Calling it “an attempt to suppress the vote” @mikiesherrill.bsky.social reacts to bomb threats at polling places in NJ. @njspotlightnews.org
Democratic candidate for NJ governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social votes in Montclair, reacts to bomb threats at polling places this morning:
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Calling it “an attempt to suppress the vote” @mikiesherrill.bsky.social reacts to bomb threats at polling places in NJ. @njspotlightnews.org
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
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
Today is Election Day! Polls are open until 8 p.m. in New Jersey. If you want to learn more about the candidates, aren't sure where to vote, or want to follow along for live results, check out our elections page @njspotlightnews.org
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November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today is Election Day! Polls are open until 8 p.m. in New Jersey. If you want to learn more about the candidates, aren't sure where to vote, or want to follow along for live results, check out our elections page @njspotlightnews.org
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Time is running out to vote NJ. All you need to know is here www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/nj-g...
Tomorrow, get your results from NJSpotlight News www.njspotlightnews.org
Tomorrow, get your results from NJSpotlight News www.njspotlightnews.org
NJ governor's race: What to know before Election Day | NJ Spotlight News
Top issues, early voting numbers, polls
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November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Time is running out to vote NJ. All you need to know is here www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/nj-g...
Tomorrow, get your results from NJSpotlight News www.njspotlightnews.org
Tomorrow, get your results from NJSpotlight News www.njspotlightnews.org
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From state income taxes to local property taxes, we pay billions annually to fund NJ's K-12 public schools.
How would the candidates for governor alter NJ's approach to school-funding?
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org explains it all in this very useful story.
How would the candidates for governor alter NJ's approach to school-funding?
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org explains it all in this very useful story.
NJ governor’s race: The plans to pay for schools | NJ Spotlight News
Ciattarelli wants a rewrite while Sherrill offers tweaks
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October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
From state income taxes to local property taxes, we pay billions annually to fund NJ's K-12 public schools.
How would the candidates for governor alter NJ's approach to school-funding?
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org explains it all in this very useful story.
How would the candidates for governor alter NJ's approach to school-funding?
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org explains it all in this very useful story.
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In NJ, the largest portion of the typical homeowner's property-tax bill funds the budget of their local K-12 schools.
Down ballot this year, voters will decide who wins key school board seats in districts throughout NJ, reports
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org @njspotlightnews.org.
Down ballot this year, voters will decide who wins key school board seats in districts throughout NJ, reports
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org @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
www.njspotlightnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In NJ, the largest portion of the typical homeowner's property-tax bill funds the budget of their local K-12 schools.
Down ballot this year, voters will decide who wins key school board seats in districts throughout NJ, reports
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org @njspotlightnews.org.
Down ballot this year, voters will decide who wins key school board seats in districts throughout NJ, reports
@hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org @njspotlightnews.org.
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982K have voted early in NJ as of end of 10/30. Dems have a 235K margin now but there are 181K unaffiliated/3rd party. @njspotlightnews.org update: www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-e...
NJ election: Early voting updates | NJ Spotlight News
Updated counts of mail-in ballots and early in-person votes
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October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
982K have voted early in NJ as of end of 10/30. Dems have a 235K margin now but there are 181K unaffiliated/3rd party. @njspotlightnews.org update: www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-e...
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The latest NJ early voting numbers show almost 735K have cast ballots. Nearly 56% Dems, 27% GOP. Total is almost 300K more than at this point 4 years ago. @njspotlightnews.org infogram.com/early-voting...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The latest NJ early voting numbers show almost 735K have cast ballots. Nearly 56% Dems, 27% GOP. Total is almost 300K more than at this point 4 years ago. @njspotlightnews.org infogram.com/early-voting...
New Jersey’s teacher workforce remains stable, according to a new report from Rutgers University, but more instructors are likely needed in multilingual learning and computer science classes. More in @njspotlightnews.org
NJ needs teachers for computer science, multilingual classes | NJ Spotlight News
Overall workforce stable, report says, but lacks specialists
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October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Jersey’s teacher workforce remains stable, according to a new report from Rutgers University, but more instructors are likely needed in multilingual learning and computer science classes. More in @njspotlightnews.org
After lawmakers were unable to reach agreement, the U.S. government lurched into a shutdown early Wednesday, a threshold that triggers federal agencies and departments to send staff home and forces employees considered “essential” to work without pay. @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Federal government shuts down again under Trump | NJ Spotlight News
Social programs to stop, workers to be sent home
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October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After lawmakers were unable to reach agreement, the U.S. government lurched into a shutdown early Wednesday, a threshold that triggers federal agencies and departments to send staff home and forces employees considered “essential” to work without pay. @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
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NEW: A shutdown is imminent.
There is a “strong likelihood,” said one government expert, “that we’ll end up with a government shutdown like no other.”
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There is a “strong likelihood,” said one government expert, “that we’ll end up with a government shutdown like no other.”
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With no updates and no deal, government shutdown gets closer | NJ Spotlight News
Advocates warn shutdown will mean harm for many
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September 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW: A shutdown is imminent.
There is a “strong likelihood,” said one government expert, “that we’ll end up with a government shutdown like no other.”
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There is a “strong likelihood,” said one government expert, “that we’ll end up with a government shutdown like no other.”
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/with...
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The final numbers are in: School taxes are increasing substantially in about 80 NJ school districts this year under a new school-funding provision created by Gov. Murphy and lawmakers when a new state budget was adopted at the end of June.
Reporting by @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Reporting by @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
How some NJ schools got special permission for big tax increases | NJ Spotlight News
School taxes are increasing substantially in about 80 districts under a new budget provision created by Gov. Phil Murphy. New Jersey towns are generally
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August 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The final numbers are in: School taxes are increasing substantially in about 80 NJ school districts this year under a new school-funding provision created by Gov. Murphy and lawmakers when a new state budget was adopted at the end of June.
Reporting by @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Reporting by @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Tracking the number of fatal shootings by law enforcement officers in New Jersey remains difficult more than six years after the state attorney general’s office was given the responsibility for investigating all deaths involving police. @colleenodea.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
Policing the police in New Jersey | NJ Spotlight News
In New Jersey, it’s still difficult to track the number of fatal shootings and other police encounters that led to a civilian death.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tracking the number of fatal shootings by law enforcement officers in New Jersey remains difficult more than six years after the state attorney general’s office was given the responsibility for investigating all deaths involving police. @colleenodea.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
I observed several days of immigration court hearings in Newark for @njspotlightnews.org. Some children came to court without their parents, who feared being detained at court. Many did not have attorneys, which means they are less likely to be granted relief to stay in the U.S.
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 5:27 PM
I observed several days of immigration court hearings in Newark for @njspotlightnews.org. Some children came to court without their parents, who feared being detained at court. Many did not have attorneys, which means they are less likely to be granted relief to stay in the U.S.
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In the rush to draft and pass a new state budget in late June, Gov. Murphy and lawmakers failed to fully fund NJ’s child care subsidy program for low-income families.
It is now closed to new applicants, reports @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
It is now closed to new applicants, reports @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
NJ cuts child care subsidies for new applicants | NJ Spotlight News
Trio of lawmakers say they’re drafting legislation to boost state program’s funding
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August 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In the rush to draft and pass a new state budget in late June, Gov. Murphy and lawmakers failed to fully fund NJ’s child care subsidy program for low-income families.
It is now closed to new applicants, reports @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
It is now closed to new applicants, reports @hannah-gross.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
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Republicans let Trump gut foreign aid, public media funding | NJ Spotlight News
This week, the Republican Senate and House passed legislation to cancel roughly $9B Congress had already approved.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Today would be a great day to support @njspotlightnews.org
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Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.
The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026
CBS said in a statement that it was “purely a financial decision.” The show launched with Colbert as host, executive producer and writer a decade ago.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.
The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.