Community Voices

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (249+ words) New Jersey remains one of the most heavily unionized states in the nation heading into Labor Day 2026. A new report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) at Rutgers University finds that union membership is holding steady in the…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (231+ words) PFAS litigation accounted for the state’s highest outside counsel payout in 2025. In a year where the Garden State brought in nearly $200 million through civil enforcement actions, New Jersey also spent more than $53 million on outside legal counsel—a roughly $7 million…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Liens vs. Levies: What New Jersey Homebuyers Need to Know Flemington, United States – August 21, 2026 / Cortes & Hay Title Agency, Inc. / FLEMINGTON, NJ, Aug. 20, 2026 — Cortes & Hay, a title insurance agency with over five decades of experience serving New Jersey’s residential and commercial…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (437+ words) More New Jersey private-sector workers will soon have access to a state-run retirement program designed to ensure that people can save for their golden years. The program, RetireReady NJ, sets up automatic payroll deductions for New Jersey companies that do…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (849+ words) New Jersey Education Commissioner Lily Laux's to-do list is daunting — as districts' budgets flail under a torrent of rising costs, and students — especially in urban districts — lag behind in early reading and college readiness, all while the Trump administration dismantles…...