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Dana DiFilippo

New Jersey, Philadelphia

Senior Reporter at New Jersey Monitor

Contributor at GoodRx Blog

Journalist and longtime word herder, always hunting for a good story. @NJMonitor / @StatesNewsroom previously: @WHYYNews @PhillyDailyNews

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  • 2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Dana DiFilippo

    by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor April 10, 2025 SANDYSTON — Near the brook that feeds Lake Wapalanne, the city kids teeter and trip over mossy rocks on their way through the woods to collect water samples. They’ll test for dissolved oxygen, nitrates, acidity, and more, but they’ll also test their grit as they navigate nature 75 miles from their New Brunswick high school. The mud sucks the sneaker off one teen’s foot, leaving his classmates cackling.

  • 2 weeks ago | breakingac.com | Dana DiFilippo

    By DANA DIFILIPPORepublished with permission from New Jersey MonitorAn Atlantic City man who has been jailed more than 28 years will soon be free courtesy of the governor. Gov. Phil Murphy issued pardons to 87 people and shortened the sentences of six more in his second round of clemency actions Tuesday, making history for granting more clemencies than New Jersey governors have in the past three decades combined.

  • 2 weeks ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dana DiFilippo

    Gov. Phil Murphy issued pardons to 87 people and shortened the sentences of six more in his second round of clemency actions Tuesday, making history for granting more clemencies than New Jersey governors have in the past three decades combined. With 36 clemencies signed in December, Murphy now has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 129 people since he created a clemency advisory board last June. “Altogether, it’s staggering.

  • 2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Dana DiFilippo

    Gov. Phil Murphy issued pardons to 87 people and shortened the sentences of six more in his second round of clemency actions Tuesday, making history for granting more clemencies than New Jersey governors have in the past three decades combined. With 36 clemencies signed in December, Murphy now has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 129 people since he created a clemency advisory board last June. “Altogether, it’s staggering.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dana DiFilippo

    Gov. Phil Murphy signing one of a handful of pardons he approved in New Brunswick on April 8, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office)Gov. Phil Murphy issued pardons to 87 people and shortened the sentences of six more in his second round of clemency actions Tuesday, making history for granting more clemencies than New Jersey governors have in the past three decades combined.

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Dana DiFilippo
Dana DiFilippo @DanaDiFilippo
11 Apr 25

"N.J. was a leader in passing the Spill Act in 1976 to hold polluters responsible for toxic pollution sites, which led to the passage of the national Superfund program. A generation later, it’s time for N.J. to lead to hold climate polluters accountable." https://t.co/pTwf9hTDTs

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Dana DiFilippo @DanaDiFilippo
10 Apr 25

Newark lawsuit aims to ‘cripple’ immigrant enforcement, says prison company Geo Group, which signed a 15-year contract with ICE to run a detention center at Delaney Hall. The center would be the largest on the East Coast, if it opens. Via @snietomunoz https://t.co/iZqPJnCjlK

Dana DiFilippo
Dana DiFilippo @DanaDiFilippo
10 Apr 25

Critics of a bill to end tipped wage credits in N.J. say it would force business closures, price hikes, and worker compensation cuts by requiring businesses to pay the full minimum wage to workers even if tips boost their hourly pay above the wage floor. https://t.co/oANpG4XZ0f