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Listen to the NJ PBS flagship weeknight newscast anytime, anywhere. NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs weekdays at 630 PM EST on NJ PBS and in this feed. The only daily Jersey-centric podcast in the state. In-depth reporting covering all the news, issues, and stories uniquely relevant to the residents of the Garden State.
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Hazard NJ is an investigative series that will highlight the different ways climate change and extreme weather will impact hazardous Superfund sites across New Jersey.
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NJ Decides Election Exchange is a political podcast series from NJ PBS’s NJ Spotlight News team that gives New Jersey voters insight to the candidates running for Congress and Senate. NJ Spotlight News Anchor Briana Vannozzi, Sr. Political Correspondent David Cruz, and Sr. Digital Projects Editor Colleen O’Dea conduct one-on-one candid conversations with candidates about the issues impacting the Garden State.
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …RESIGNATION DAY for New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez nearly a month after being convicted on federal bribery and corruption charges… as he and HIS two co-defendants ask for their convictions to be tossed; Plus, NJ DECIDES 2024, the state’s Democratic Chairman Leroy Jones joins us from Chicago as the Democratic National…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Major flooding slams North Jersey…..closing roads, taking out power and leaving some drivers stranded; Plus, continued questions after the release of body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Fort Lee woman during what family say was a mental health crisis; Also, a rise in Senior Scams…how can yo…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Replacing Senator Menendez …Governor Murphy officially appoints his former chief of staff George Helmy to fill his shoes; Plus, the man who’s running to permanently replace the convicted senior senator weighs in; Also, NJ Transit commuters sound off after Governor Murphy announces a week of FREE RIDES, but does it mak…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Sources say Governor Murphy intends to appoint his former chief of staff, George Helmy, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Senior Senator Bob Menendez; Plus, new questions surrounding police de-escalation training during mental health crises in the wake of a fatal police shooting in Fort Lee; Also, JUSTICE…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Remembering our very own colleague and Dean of the Statehouse Press Corps, Michael Aron…we look back at his storied career and the more than 40 years of unwavering pursuit of the truth …Former Governor Christie and Governor Murphy joins us to honor Michael’s legacy; Also, the Fort Lee community speaks out after the fa…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Governor Murphy signs off on legislation to boost literacy for New Jersey's youngest students; Bergen Record political columnist Charlie Stile talks to Briana Vannozzi about the likelihood Governor Murphy will tap political activist Patricia Campos-Medina to fill Sen. Bob Menendez's vacant seat; The DEP convenes a pane…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…After a brutal summer of transit delays and cancellations, Representative Josh Gottheimer and state leaders spearhead new efforts to solve ongoing TRANSIT TROUBLES; Also, The U.S Department of Education delays financial aid package rollouts, leading to frustration for millions of college students; Plus, MANAGING PAIN…t…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Tropical Storm Debby douses the state with high wind and rain. Most of New Jersey for most of the day under a tornado and flood watch; Plus, REPLACING BOB MENENDEZ … who’s on the shortlist to fill the shoes of the senior senator? Then one-on-one with Jeff Cheisa who knows a thing or two about being tapped for the seat;…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: An urgent call for reform after a new report reveals ongoing instances of abuse and neglect for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities; A NJ Spotlight News analysis of school funding across the state shows property taxes may not be going toward funding your child's education; A complaint is filed cl…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A new poll out showing Vice President Harris taking an early lead …as former President Trump looks to rally the republican youth here in the state; Plus, ONE-ON-ONE with Congressman Rob Menendez, his first interview following his father’s resignation after being found guilty on federal bribery and corruption charges; A…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …The Democratic Presidential Ticket is a done deal. Vice President Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate; Plus, REPUBLICANS FOR HARRIS, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman is lending her name to back Harris for President; Also, STOCK MARKET FEARS …a massive CRASH IN THE MARKET yeste…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …As the war in Gaza passes 300 days, and the Palestinian death toll mounts, voters are looking to Vice President Kamala Harris' and where she stands on the conflict; Plus, One on one with U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer who wants to make sure that America’s allegiance to Israel is not lost in the all the controvers…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Friends, family and colleagues celebrate the release and return home of New Jersey native and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich; Colleen O'Dea breaks down a new report detailing law enforcement officer discipline in New Jersey; Protesters from around the country descend on New Jersey to push back against a …
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …BREAKING NEWS… New Jersey native and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is FREE in a historic prisoner swap with Russia; Plus, a virtual roll call begins TODAY for Democrats to nominate Kamala Harris to the top of their ticket… will she get the votes? Also, battling SEA LEVEL RISE, the state looking for sol…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …FIRED UP. Women of color here in the state are organizing, mobilizing and making their voices heard and, on a mission, to elect the first BLACK female President; PLUS, questions swirling around a police involved shooting of a woman in Fort Lee that family say was having a mental health crisis; Also, PIPELINE BLOCKED… …
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …VOTER REGISTRATION SURGE….Young voters here in the state inspired by the change at the top of the democratic ticket are signing up to vote; Plus, REPLACING MENENDEZ, Governor Murphy facing growing pressure to pick Congressman Andy Kim to fill the seat of the resigning senior senator to give New Jersey a leg up on legi…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A SUMMER SURGE of COVID-19 cases here in New Jersey and across the country, as new variants emerge; Plus, despite NOW having a woman at the top of the democratic ticket but the push to boost women in politics appears to have stalled; Also, new urgency here in the state to help the homeless after the Supreme Court guts …
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …As the calls for a cease-fire intensify… Israel’s Prime Minister makes his case to Biden, Harris AND Trump; Plus, Kamala Harris’s run for President breaks new ground for South Asians here in the state; Also, the Attorney General on HIS vision for reshaping how the justice system handles young offenders; And, CLIMATE C…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…PASSING THE TORCH to a new generation. President Biden explains to the nation his reason for stepping aside; As New Jerseyans react to Vice President Kamala Harris now at the top of the ticket; Plus, with an NJ Transit engineer strike looming, riders offer solutions to a summer of TRANSIT TROUBLES; And, for some New Je…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …MENENDEZ RESIGNS …it’s now up to Governor Murphy to appoint a replacement to fill the rest of his four month term; Plus, New Jersey republicans map out their strategy to take on Kamala; Also, WAR PROTESTS here and in the Nation’s Capital as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Congress; And… new efforts to prote…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Senator Bob Menendez will resign from the U.S. Senate as his letter of resignation is officially entered into the Senate record; Congressman Bonnie Watson Coleman reacts to Sen. Menendez's resignation as well as Vice President Kamala Harris's run for the presidency; New Jersey's Democratic delegates pledge their suppor…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: New Jersey Democratic leaders and political analysts weigh in on President Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race; Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky talks to Joanna Gagis about how her party is reinvigorated behind its support for Vice President Kamala Harris; Federal, state and local leaders team up …
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Wall Street Journal reporter and New Jersey native Evan Gershkovich is sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison after a trial that U.S. officials call a sham; NJ Republican State Committee Chairman Bob Hugin joins the show to discuss former President Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention; Residen…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Washington correspondent Ben Hulac discusses the pressure mounting for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign as the Senate Ethics committee investigates his conduct; State leaders and advocates attribute a decline in suspected drug deaths to increased harm reduction efforts; Newly enacted legislation will make about 60,000 more …
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Lawmakers in Washington call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after his guilty verdict; State Senator Holly Schepisi and head of Governor Murphy's policy PAC Dan Bryan join Joanna Gagis to discuss the fallout from Sen. Bob Menendez's guilty verdict; Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver joins the show to discuss …
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A special edition of NJ Spotlight News ... Breaking news today - the jury in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has handed down a sweeping guilty verdict. 18 counts in total for the Senator and his co-defendants Fred Daibes and Wael Hana that include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion, obstruction of justice…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …CALLS FOR ‘UNITY’ … to lower the temperature of our over-charged political climate after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump; Plus - A MID-SUMMER ELECTION - Voters in District 10 head to the polls to replace the late Congressman Donald Payne, Junior in a crowded primary field; Also, soaring te…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …VERDICT WATCH … the case against Senator Bob Menendez is now in the hands of the Jury… the stakes for embattled senior senator and the state could not be higher; Plus, did President Biden’s performance at the NATO Summit persuade democrats on the hill to stick by him? Also, fallout in Princeton days after a surprise I…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …After two months of testimony, did the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt the senior senator was the ringleader in a bribery and corruption scheme; Plus, a CITY ON EDGE as ICE agents rounded up immigrants in Princeton, leaving city leaders furious; Also, MIXED MESSAGES surrounding the push to put electric veh…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The defense team for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez wraps up its closing arguments in his federal bribery trial; Rep. Mikie Sherrill joins a small but vocal group of Democratic lawmakers calling for President Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race; Newark's police union claims the city's Office of Violence Preventi…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The defense team for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez begins its closing arguments; Democratic political powerbroker George Norcross makes his first appearance in court on charges he led a racketeering scheme in connection with waterfront properties in Camden; NJ State Climatologist Dave Robinson discusses the latest heat wav…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Closing arguments begin in the trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez; New Jersey political analysts weigh in on the concerns surrounding President Biden's reelection campaign; Epidemiologist Stephanie Silvera joins the show to discuss the rise in COVID cases and the new variants; Legislators introduce a bill to cap public co…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The defense rests in the trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez; Candidates to replace the late Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. take part in a forum ahead of the special primary to replace him; Port Authority leaders expect record holiday travel with 5.5 million people expected to use PANYNJ's roads, bridges and airports; In…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Controversy surrounding the gubernatorial campaign of radio host Bill Spadea as his opponents claim he's gaining unfair financial benefits through the air time of his radio show; Survivors of Hurricane Ida are close to relief as legislators send a mortgage forbearance bill to the governor's desk; Yoris Veldhoven, CEO o…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The Supreme Court rules former President Trump and future presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, but not immune for acts that weren't part of their official duties; The defense starts its case in the trial of Senator Bob Menendez, calling the senator's older sister and his wife's younger sister to th…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Concerns raised about President Biden's campaign hopes after a lackluster debate performance as former President Trump is criticized for making many false statements; The prosecution in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez calls its final witness - a financial forensic analyst for the FBI; David Cruz talks to Assembly Speake…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Budget and finance writer John Reitmeyer breaks down the budget bill after it passed through Senate and Assembly committees late Wednesday night; Prosecutors in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez focus on the gold bars and his alleged lack of reporting of financial disclosures; Gov. Murphy holds a briefing with the heads o…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …Plea deals and the age of money and more details emerging in the trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, that shows no sign of ending anytime soon; As that trial plays out…another trial begins in Russia today for Jersey Native and reporter Evan Gershkovich, who’s charged with espionage; Plus, a MESSI Commute…the Copa Amer…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Prosecutors in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez question Sarah Arkin, a staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the Senator's secret meetings with members of the Egyptian government; Transit workers join the calls for NJ Transit to provide more reliable service and for legislators to dedicate funding to …
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …The trial of U.S. senior senator Bob Menendez continues. The defense trying to poke holes in the evidence of a quid pro quo as prosecutors start to wrap up their case; Plus, two years after the stunning reversal of Roe vs Wade, New Jersey lawmakers push new bills to safeguard reproductive rights in the Garden State; A…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News …A nightmare week for NJ Transit riders…six out of nine RUSH HOUR MELTDOWNS…delays and service suspensions leaving commuters stranded and fuming; Plus, DEFINING ANTISEMITISM… legislators advance a controversial measure to adopt a state definition of antisemitism after more emotional testimony; Also, BUDGET COUNTDOWN…wi…
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Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Prosecutors in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez lay out a meticulous timeline of events, including trips he took to Egypt, dinners in the U.S. with Egyptian officials and gifts of watches and gold bars; Senior Political Correspondent David Cruz talks to gubernatorial candidate and NJEA President Sean Spiller about his ca…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…TRANSIT MELTDOWN …another nightmare start to the week on the tracks with downed wires causing major delays and with temperatures rising outdoors, commuters are overheating indoors; Plus, a former organized crime prosecutor breaks down the charges leveled against Democratic power broker George Norcross; Also, Juneteenth…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…ABSORBING THE AFTERSHOCK from the stunning indictment of Democratic power broker GEORGE NORCROSS who allegedly ran a criminal enterprise in Camden for more than a decade; Plus, after a COVID case suspended the MENENDEZ trial, the senior senator is back in court, more details of his attempts to strong arm Jersey officia…
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Monday Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…A bombshell indictment…The state attorney general charging South Jersey democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and extortion; Also, EXPLORING HATE…an emotionally charged hearing over a state definition of antisemitism and its impact on hate crimes and free speech; Plus, with the BUDGET DEADLIN…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…ONE ON ONE with Senator CORY BOOKER … from IFV to the senate race to reaction to his decade long Senate mentor facing federal charges; Plus, with the MENENDEZ TRIAL temporarily SUSPENDED due to a case of COVID we recap the evidence of bribes and corruption and does it prove a quid pro quo? Also TACKLING YOUTH CRIME and…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…ABORTION PILL ACCESS…in a resounding unanimous decision today the U.S. Supreme Court upholds access to the abortion pill mifepristone; Plus … after more than a year in custody, Jersey native EVAN GERSHKOVICH is INDICTED on espionage charges and will face trial in Russia; Also, the never ending question of HOW TO FUND N…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…DAMAGE CONTROL…prosecutors in the Menendez trial try to clean up any doubt surrounding their star witness, Jose Uribe, after accusations of drugs and alcohol are raised in court; Plus, BOARDWALK CRACKDOWN, as summer begins and scenes of weekend teenage chaos ensue, state Senator Mike Testa looks to lay down the law; Al…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Day 3 of Jose Uribe… the co-defendant turned star witness on the stand in the Menendez trial, the defense pulling out EVERY punch to discredit him; As Congressman Rob Menendez is pushing back against President Biden … speaking out against private prison contracts for migrants here in the state; Plus, a new study on pol…
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Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…Governor Murphy nominates former acting state Attorney General John Jay Hoffman to the NJ Supreme court. His 5th Supreme Court pick while in office; Plus, the star witness in Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial takes the stand again, revealing how he claims he bribed the embattled senior senator; Also, legislators dig…
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