A sweeping new report examining recent federal health policy changes is sparking urgent conversation across New Jersey, where health advocates, medical providers, and residents...

TRENTON – Mobilizing on West State Street in the State Capital, members of the New Jersey Chapter of 50501, a peaceful and progressive grassroots movement, today protested the Trump Administration’s Ukraine policy. The independent volunteers expressed their opposition to what they call President Trump’s “disturbing and heartless treatment of Ukraine. Preventable attacks against a sovereign nation have occurred because of the President’s refusal to share intelligence.” The action coincided with a similar protest staged across the river by the Pennsylvania Chapter of 50501. The organizers held signs aloft to passing cars and pedestrians, frequently eliciting expressed support for their cause. ​​The first 50501 protests consisted of a decentralized rapid response to “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump...

New Jersey's child welfare system, once a national model for reform, now faces a critical challenge as federal funding cuts jeopardize its ability to protect vulnerable children and families. State officials describe the situation as "extraordinarily dire," warning that proposed reductions could unravel decades of progress.​ A Legacy of Reform at Risk For nearly two decades, New Jersey's child welfare system operated under federal court oversight following the 1999 class action lawsuit Charlie and Nadine H. v. Whitman. In 2023, the state successfully exited federal oversight, credited with transforming its Department of Children and Families (DCF) into a data-driven, prevention-focused agency. This transformation resulted in a significant decline in the number of children in foster care—from 10,000...