Brenda Flanagan

NJ lawmakers on Monday voted to commit more than a quarter-billion-dollar tax break to help renovate the Prudential Center in Newark. Nicknamed The Rock, the 17,000-seat arena is home to the New Jersey Devils hockey team, and it’s also hosted more than 3,... See more

New Jersey is among a handful of states hit hard early on by a surge of influenza cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This particular virus is influenza A — the H3N2 strain — and it’s spreading rapidly across the country, d... See more

Under President Donald Trump, the first large-scale immigrant detention center of his second administration opened at Delaney Hall in Newark. The administration transformed the cavernous, 1,000-bed facility — which had stood vacant for two years — into a ... See more

New Jersey has a lot of government watchdogs to go along with its reputation for corruption. A couple of reporters called it, “The Soprano State.” Mob ties to illegal gambling prompted lawmakers to create the State Commission of Investigation in 1968. “I ... See more

A state legislative hearing over a bill to limit certain watchdog powers got testy this week, with some high-profile political players in the middle of the fray. U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was among those who testified against the bill that critics claim w... See more