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N.J. farmers shortchanged on aid as the feds prefer Iowa corn to Jersey tomatoes
New Jersey's share of federal farm funding ranked 45th of 50 states.
N.J. secretary of state is the first Black person to lead national organization during fight for voting rights
“She’s needed nationally at a time that we’re seeing too many challenges to free and fair elections,” said U.S. Sen. Cory Booker.
Ex-N.J. congressman’s next campaign will be fighting culture wars in public schools
While deciding whether to try to reclaim his congressional seat, former Rep. Tom Malinowski has converted his campaign account to a political action committee.
After a tough primary the last time, Sen. Menendez faces new Democratic challenger in 2024
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez plans to seek re-election in 2024.
Here’s how much N.J. residents lost to fraud last year. It’s a lot more than 2021.
The Federal Trade Commission reported American consumers lost almost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022.
N.J. Republican and Democrat both visited the Mexican border. They saw different things.
U.S Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Jeff Van Drew spent the congressional recess on separate trips to the U.S.-Mexican border.
N.J. residents getting another $35M to help pay winter heating bills
Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has increased as energy prices spike.
EPA kept missing chemical safety deadlines under law named for N.J. senator, report says
The Government Accountability Office said the Environmental Protection Agency regularly missed deadlines for testing chemicals.
Weed lobbyists spent record amount to sway lawmakers last year in push for banking and justice bill
With a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress, marijuana advocates saw their best chance ever to pass legislation.
New digital ad targets 6 Republicans by tying them to Trump. N.J.’s Tom Kean Jr. is on the list.
A Democratic-leaning group is running ads against Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and five other House Republicans.
Another whale death leads to new offshore wind legislation by N.J. House Republicans
Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Chris Smith are introducing legislation to halt offshore wind projects,
N.J. has lost lots of power in Congress. Here’s how bad it’s gotten.
The Republican takeover of the U.S. House in the 2022 midterms diminished the clout of the state's congressional delegation.
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