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New Jersey was hailed as a leader in bail reform, but both front-runners in the governor’s race say the system needs changes. (Photos by Hal Brown…

State health officials have expressed alarm recently about declining immunization rates and a dip in herd immunity. (Photo by Scott Housely/CDC) 2025 Voter Guide Where NJ’s…

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) backs a bill that would ban phones from classrooms statewide. Jack Ciattarelli (R) wants local districts to decide. (StockPlanets/Getty Images)The two leading…

Lieutenant governor candidates Dale Caldwell, left, and Jim Gannon meet on the debate state on Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of PIX 11)NUTLEY — Where else…

Criminal justice reformers warn that neither major-party candidate vying to become New Jersey’s next governor plans to expand police transparency. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)The…

Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill shake hands at the 2025 Gubernatorial Debate. Sept. 21, 2025. (Courtesy of Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe)New Jersey’s gubernatorial…

Jack Ciattarelli (R) and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) met at Rider University on Sept. 21, 2025, for the first of two scheduled debates between the two…

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli said if elected, he would ax the state’s sanctuary policy for undocumented immigrants. It’s unclear what Democrat Mikie Sherrill would do.…

Ciattarelli courts parental rights group over state guidance on transgender students, while Sherrill takes aim at looming tariff inflation.