NJ Spotlight News

1 day ago | njspotlightnews.org | Jon Hurdle

Critics of a plan to build New Jersey’s first export terminal for liquefied natural gas urged the Delaware River Basin Commission to deny an application to extend the project’s building permit another three years. Although any denial by the basin commission would be a reversal from earlier approvals, there are now more grounds to deny than when the first permit was issued in 2020 and extended for the first time in 2022, opponents say. The permit is set to expire in June.

4 days ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

At Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, staff is preparing for the worst-case scenario that could be coming from a few miles away. Hudson Regional is the closest hospital to MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, where several of the soccer matches in next summer’s World Cup — the biggest sports tournament in the world — are set to be held. And 15 months out, Dr. Nizar Kifaieh, CEO of the 200-bed facility, said he has had little guidance from New Jersey health officials or event planners.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea |Hannah Gross

How we reported this storyThe New Jersey Department of Education’s School Performance Report for the 2023-24 school year includes more than 80 tables and graphics on topics including demographics, academic achievement, graduation, college and career readiness, discipline, staff and spending. The department’s reference guide to the performance report stretches to more than 100 pages. Members of the public can access the data on the department’s website.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Lilo Stainton

New Jersey officials expect to begin construction this summer on the maternal and infant health center at the heart of a growing portfolio of programs to make childbirth safer, especially for women of color. The state Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority announced the facility’s groundbreaking in its first annual report, released with little fanfare in late March.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Brenda Flanagan

Veterans of Trenton’s culture wars over parental rights, gender policies and medical freedoms want to drive Republican voters to the polls for the gubernatorial primary. Five groups with conservative roots recently joined forces as the N.J. Parental Rights Coalition and created their own forum on YouTube. And they sent a litmus test of questions to three top GOP candidates for governor: former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, former radio show host Bill Spadea, and Sen.