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Search ArticlesFollowing the money: Nursing home PAC continued giving to key NJ lawmakers in second quarter
Wynwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Cinnaminson is owned by Cinnaminson Nursing, LLC. Four people affiliated with the company each donated $12,500 to the NJ Health Care PAC in the first quarter of 2026. Editor’s note: This story is part of The Jersey Vindicator’s ongoing reporting on the nursing home industry’s political spending and influence in New Jersey.
NJ officials warn new Medicaid rules could cause some eligible residents to lose coverage
More than half a million New Jersey residents will face new federal requirements next year to keep their Medicaid coverage, and state officials are warning that complicated paperwork and unclear rules could cause people who remain eligible to lose their health insurance. The new work and activity requirements will apply to about 540,000 adults, roughly 30% of New Jersey’s 1.85 million Medicaid recipients, beginning Jan. 1.
NJ Democrats dominate party fundraising, outraising Republicans 5-to-1
Democrats collected 83% of the money raised by New Jersey’s six major party committees during the second quarter and ended June with more than three times as much cash as Republicans. New Jersey Democrats outraised Republicans by roughly 5-to-1 during the second quarter of 2026, building a sizable financial advantage even though no state offices are on the ballot this year.
Meta child safety trial starts Tuesday. NJ among states taking company to court Original
A landmark trial over allegations that Meta knowingly designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children and teens begins Tuesday, with New Jersey among four states presenting their case against the social media giant. The trial in federal court in Oakland, California, could have sweeping consequences for Meta. The states are seeking substantial financial damages from Meta, as well as changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram.
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New Jersey keeps paving the way for worse flooding
New Jersey has become a state of extremes. One week we’re under a drought warning. The next week, we’re under a flash flood warning. We’ve gone from praying for rain to praying it stops. That isn’t normal weather. It is the new reality of climate change colliding with decades of reckless overdevelopment and political inaction. New Jersey is now living through a dangerous environmental paradox—a flash drought combined with flash flooding.
Bayonne says no to new data centers
Bayonne Mayor Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski signs an ordinance Thursday banning data centers. Photo via Ashe-Nadrowski’s Instagram. Bayonne officials voted to ban the construction of data centers on Wednesday, following the lead of more than 30 other New Jersey municipalities, including Cherry Hill, Franklin, and Old Bridge. The local movement for the ban began last December during a fight over a plan to build a data center in the city.
New Jersey’s food insecurity rate jumped 75% in four years
The Arm In Arm’s mobile food pantry making a regular Monday stop at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System . Photo courtesy of the Lawrence Branch. About one out of every eight New Jersey residents struggled to get enough food in 2024, according to a recent analysis of federal data by the hunger-relief nonprofit Feeding America.
Hackettstown arrests prompt questions about whether ICE is using private contractors
ICE agents stand guard inside Newark Liberty International Airport on March 23, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Photo by Andres Kudacki for The Jersey Vindicator. A coalition of immigrant rights advocates is calling for an investigation into whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used private contractors to help arrest immigrants during a recent enforcement operation in Warren County.
ICE releases name of third detainee who died after being held at Delaney Hall
Federal immigration authorities have released the name of a man who died last month after a medical emergency at Delaney Hall as Jose Chajon-Raxon, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. The death, which went unreported until U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez learned of it and revealed details about it during an Aug. 3 press call, is the third confirmed death of an immigrant detained at the controversial Newark detention center.