/tags/new-jersey New Jersey en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-11/politifact-florida-chris-christie-ron-desantis-spending-taxes Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accused Ron DeSantis of spending too much money, citing a 31% increase in Florida's now $116.5 billion budget. Hoever, Florida's tax revenue rose by about the same percentage. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-11/politifact-florida-chris-christie-ron-desantis-spending-taxes Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact, Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /education/2023-02-14/murphy-says-new-jersey-will-expand-ap-black-history-classes Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is expanding Advanced Placement African American Studies courses from one school to 26 in New Jersey. The decision comes after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked the course from being taught in Florida. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:00:00 GMT /education/2023-02-14/murphy-says-new-jersey-will-expand-ap-black-history-classes Mike Catalini | Associated Press /news/2022-11-03/the-fbi-warns-of-a-broad-threat-to-synagogues-in-new-jersey The alert was posted after officials discovered an online threat directed broadly at synagogues in New Jersey, a law enforcement official said. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-11-03/the-fbi-warns-of-a-broad-threat-to-synagogues-in-new-jersey The Associated Press /news/2022-09-09/princeton-university-will-cover-costs-for-students-whose-families-earn-below-100k Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school said. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-09/princeton-university-will-cover-costs-for-students-whose-families-earn-below-100k Ayana Archie /news/2022-08-25/a-new-jersey-city-achieved-0-traffic-deaths-in-4-years-with-quick-high-impact-ideas Traffic fatalities are on the rise across the United States. Yet in some parts of the country, efforts born from both tragedy and political will have seen the numbers move in a different direction. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-25/a-new-jersey-city-achieved-0-traffic-deaths-in-4-years-with-quick-high-impact-ideas Megan Lim /education/2022-07-05/success-is-saving-one-life-panic-button-law-named-after-parkland-victim-is-adopted-in-ny Since Alyssa Alhadeff was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, her family has advocated for improving school safety. Now, New York has adopted Alyssa's Law, which pushes schools to install silent panic button systems for students and teachers to alert law enforcement about an emergency. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:45:25 GMT /education/2022-07-05/success-is-saving-one-life-panic-button-law-named-after-parkland-victim-is-adopted-in-ny Kate Payne /2022-01-28/blizzard-warnings-are-issued-as-the-northeast-faces-a-massive-winter-storm What's already expected to be a massive storm could turn into blizzard conditions. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:35:45 GMT /2022-01-28/blizzard-warnings-are-issued-as-the-northeast-faces-a-massive-winter-storm Rina Torchinsky, Jonathan Franklin /news/national-politics/2021-11-03/a-bad-omen-for-democrats-and-4-other-election-night-takeaways The first big electoral night of the Biden presidency provided a bad omen for Democrats in 2022, and Republicans may have found a way to campaign in the post-Trump era. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:11:22 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-11-03/a-bad-omen-for-democrats-and-4-other-election-night-takeaways Domenico Montanaro /news/2021-09-07/biden-is-directing-federal-aid-to-new-jersey-and-new-york-after-idas-deadly-flooding The president is scheduled to visit the region on Tuesday to survey the damage left behind by Ida. The storm killed at least 27 people in New Jersey and 13 in New York City. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:00:30 GMT /news/2021-09-07/biden-is-directing-federal-aid-to-new-jersey-and-new-york-after-idas-deadly-flooding The Associated Press /2020-09-04/groups-urge-miami-dade-and-brightline-to-reach-deal-on-commuter-rail For decades locals have dreamt of having a commuter train that serves the northeastern part of Miami-Dade County, and recently some steps have been taken in that direction. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:00:27 GMT /2020-09-04/groups-urge-miami-dade-and-brightline-to-reach-deal-on-commuter-rail Daniel Rivero