By Terrence T. McDonald | Editor
Happy Saturday!
Here's what we learned this week:
The budget is due Tuesday and it’s still not done.
New sheriff in town, same old deputies in charge of NJ’s budget.
Advocates said Delaney Hall detainees have ended their hunger strike.
Man charged in Delaney Hall crash blamed protesters, police said.
Judges weighed the limits of congressional immunity in Rep. McIver assault case.
A judge tossed a Trump challenge to NJ cities’ sanctuary policies for immigrants.
Fresh off court win, Newark mayor said the president should ‘stop pressuring us’ on immigration.
A bill to randomize ballot placement received a mixed reception in Trenton.
NJ’s top court ordered disclosures in NJ cops’ use of facial recognition technology.
3 in 10 NJ woman can’t access reproductive healthcare, a new study shows.
Lawmakers want research on social media’s effect on young people.
A new Rutgers program aims to study the female brain.
State watchdog found crowded, dirty conditions at a South Jersey prison.
And from D.C. and elsewhere:
Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border.
States that won’t obey Trump order will have their mail ballots halted, postmaster says.
Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system, judge says.
Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes.
Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling sensitive documents.
Trump administration in court win allowed to conduct nationwide fast-track deportations.
Calmer hurricane season expected in Atlantic as worries over federal response persist.
Have a great weekend!
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