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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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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.
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
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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...
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
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
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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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
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.
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
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.
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the Trump administration has plans to detain immigrants at two military bases
one is in New Jersey, the other in Indiana
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The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election. Some voting age limits are changing in the U.S., but only at the local level.
A new Trump administration rule would ban undocumented families from participating in Head Start, the latest in a string of changes to Head Start amid deep cuts to federal education funding and an aggressive targeting of immigrants. NJ is home to at least 400K undocumented ppl. @njspotlightnews.org
Federal legislation to cut $9.4 billion in foreign aid and public media funding could soon become law, a blow to vulnerable people abroad and to rural America. @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
It’s budget deadline day in NJ! Both Assembly and Senate meet to vote on a proposed $58.8 spending plan. Democrats & the Exec reached an agreement late last week. Reports from Under the Dome in Trenton today! @njspotlightnews.org
