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‘People don’t know s—. A bunch of idiots out there’: Quinn Hughes defends brother jack after Olympic golden goal Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal in Milan on Sunday.

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Donald Trump stands at a podium with the presidential seal, holding a large board titled "Reciprocal Tariffs" listing percentages for various countries. The PBS News logo is in the corner of the graphic. The headline reads, "Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs."

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a key part of his economic agenda during his second term.

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House votes to end tariffs against Canada, New Jersey’s biggest export partner | NJ Spotlight News Senate likely to maintain charges on nation that paid $8.4 billion for Garden State goods

Six Republicans voted to terminate President Trump's Canada tariffs.
NJ Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd), Chris Smith (R-4th) and Tom Kean Jr. (R-7th) were not among them.
They each voted to maintain the tariffs.
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Gateway project approved after Trump delay, lawsuits | NJ Spotlight News Construction is expected to resume next week, according to the Gateway Development Commission

Work on the tunnel project is expected to resume next week, according to the Gateway Development Commission. The commission said it now has more than $205 million in hand, reports @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org

Gateway court order frees funding, though crews stay on hold Hudson River tunnels project overseer counting on $205 million to get roughly 1,000 workers back to construction sites

The Gateway Development Commission, the project’s overseer, reported “an initial disbursement of $30 million” and expected to receive $205 million in total, according to a statement it issued late Friday afternoon.
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The Trump administration fails in its attempt to block last week's order freeing up federal funding for the Gateway tunnel project.
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Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns

. . . the federal government is now expected to run a $23.1 trillion shortfall over the next nine years . . .

Restore addiction funding, NJ lawmakers urged | NJ Spotlight News Lawmakers diverted $45 million from lawsuit settlement fund to hospitals

Getting a hearing in the Senate on Monday was legislation that would return diverted money to the state Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund. An earlier attempt to do that stalled in NJ's majority Democratic Legislature at the end of last year.
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At least $250 million coming from Congress for NJ local projects NJ Spotlight News Flood mitigation, drinking water, police and fire needs all on list as Republicans and Democrats alike score earmarks

More than $250M for NJ earmarks is coming after Congress passes a series of new spending bills, reports @bhulac.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org

Average NJ property-tax bill hit another record high last year | NJ Spotlight News Data shows average property tax bill increased $475 from prior year

“As the court correctly recognized, the Trump Administration’s attempts to freeze funding for the Gateway Tunnel project are plainly illegal, and they would cause grave harm to New Jersey and New York,” said Jennifer Davenport, New Jersey’s acting attorney general.
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Just updated my super high-tech NJ property tax bill tracker with the 2025 data.

Average NJ property-tax bill hit another record high last year | NJ Spotlight News Data shows average property tax bill increased $475 from prior year

-New Jersey’s average property tax bill increased once again last year, rising to $10,570, setting another record high.
-$36.1 billion was raised from New Jersey property owners last year to support spending by local school districts and municipal and county governments.
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Pushing for reforms, Democrats to block ICE, homeland security funding | NJ Spotlight News NJ groups say actions fall short as mass deportation efforts escalate

Dems DHS ask
-clear identification for immigration agents
-body cameras
-requirement of warrants signed by a judge
-language barring agents from entering sensitive locations, like schools, houses of worship and polling places
-legal bar against racially profiling people to detain
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NJ acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and Gov. Mikie Sherrill discuss the lawsuit NJ has filed against the Trump administration over Gateway funding during a news conference at Newark Penn Station.
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Trump proposal imperils $8 million for New Jerseyans' rental aid | NJ Spotlight News Social-service groups say they're turning to the state -- and tapping credit lines -- to help prevent disaster for almost 900 households

The funding worries come as prolonged record-breaking cold grips parts of the United States . . . In Toms River, an elderly homeless woman last month was found dead in her snow-covered car.
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YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News Gateway commission sues Trump administration over frozen funds

“Time is not on our side and any delay is going to dramatically add to the cost of doing this project and, by the way, everybody knows we need to build this new tunnel.” said Tom Wright, president and CEO of the Regional Plan Association.
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Sherrill's picks for AG, treasurer clear first Senate hurdle | NJ Spotlight News Trumps immigration actions, NJ structural deficit top questions from committee members

“Any of the laws and the rights of the people in our state, if they’re violated by law enforcement, regardless of if it’s state, federal or county, you name it, [that] is something that we would want to make sure that we’re taking seriously,” acting NJ AG Jennifer Davenport said
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Lawmaker renews push for multiyear revenue, spending forecasts Limiting data to one year keeps the state from spotting potential trouble long before it happens, freshman Assembly member says

"One of the most important things that our state government can do, and any level of government, is to be thinking about the long-term, trying to improve peoples lives now, but also working to make decisions that protect our future generation,” Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy (D-Union) said.

As mounting economic pressures push more people into homelessness, volunteers and outreach workers traversed NJ this week for the state’s annual count of the homeless.

NJ homelessness is on a five-year upswing, according to Monarch Housing Associates, and advocates expect another increase in 2026.

"I think what I was calling for and I still call for and will call for is the recognition of the dignity of human beings, no matter what their legal status may be."
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NJ pension pressed to ditch Palantir over ICE enforcement | NJ Spotlight News A longtime government contractor, Palantir's technology allows clients to comb through digital data, personal information

NJ public-worker pension officials are being urged to divest a more than $130 million stake in a technology firm playing a key role in President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement.
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Defund ICE? Why that’s almost impossible | NJ Spotlight News Trump anti-immigration agenda includes massive funding, protections

“Will you contact your congressional representatives . . . Will you ask them, for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated, to vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization?”
-- Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark
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Gateway tunnel construction to stop as Trump withholds funds | NJ Spotlight News Officials said nearly 1,000 jobs are at risk in the near-term

As the Trump administration refuses to disburse funding for an economically vital rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey with Manhattan, construction will come to a halt, putting up to 1,000 jobs at-risk in the near-term.
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"I just eat to survive": How consumers are dealing with rising food prices Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%.

What bills stalled in lame duck session | NJ Spotlight News Lawmakers can reintroduce bills in new session to restart process

Measures on climate polluters, antisemitism definitions, opioid funding, voting rights, property tax appeals, budget stress testing and parole reform must be reintroduced in the new legislative session that started Tuesday.

NJ lawmakers rush to pass bills on final day of lame duck session | NJ Spotlight News Include codifying protections for undocumented immigrants, providing tax incentives to refurbish Prudential Center

As lame duck comes to an end, NJ's majority Democratic lawmakers approve spending millions on World Cup marketing and pet projects, as well as new tax breaks for the operators of the Prudential Center in Newark.
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WATCH: Powell vows to stand firm against 'unprecedented' Trump administration indictment threats “This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions -- or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.”

"This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions — or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said. https://to.pbs.org/4jI4s46

Handling NJ finances for eight years, Treasurer credits 'competent' team | NJ Spotlight News Few women have served as state treasurer, and none as long as Elizabeth Maher Muoio

"I think it’s a great for young women to see a woman treasurer,” said Elizabeth Maher Muoio, NJ's longest serving woman treasurer, as she looked back on her tenure during a recent interview with @njspotlightnews.org.

In first year, Trump targeted NJ. Will he be constrained? | NJ Spotlight News Shrinking GOP majority may blunt Trump and his policy blitzes

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