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New jersey
Who sues police departments the most? Police officers
Jun 20, 2014
In New Jersey, millions are spent each year on lawsuits involving police.
Meet New Jersey’s tobacco bonds
Jun 18, 2014
Why a deal to cash out their tobacco settlement might cost New Jersey
Campaigns versus coding
by
Molly Wood
May 19, 2014
Dave Cole is a computer programmer running for U.S. Congress.
In New Jersey, mass transit for the masses
May 15, 2014
Jitney buses offer bargains and convenience in New Jersey cities, but not without costs.
Three floods in three years? Yeah, we'll buy your house
Mar 18, 2014
After Hurricane Sandy, the state of New Jersey planned to buy 1,300 flood-prone homes and demolish them. What's taking so long?
States face deadlines for Affordable Care Act grants
Feb 19, 2014
ACA grants go unspent in states with governors opposed to the law.
Going bearserk in Jersey
Dec 9, 2013
The black bear population has grown so large in the state that it ended a hunting ban a few years ago.
For public good, not for profit.
On Jersey Shore, the summer after Sandy comes to close
Sep 2, 2013
A year after Hurricane Sandy's destruction, Labor Day marks the end of a summer of recovery for beach towns.
Six months after Sandy, a Jersey Shore ice cream shop gets ready to open for summer
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 29, 2013
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced an additional $1.8 billion in recovery aid for homeowners, renters and small businesses, today. Some of those businesses have been plugging along in the meantime.
Mark Zuckerberg's money lays path for change in Newark schools
Apr 4, 2013
Most of the $100 million donation has been spent on brokering a new teachers contract that creates performance-based pay and opening new schools.