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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, on Wednesday. He was arrested there during a protest on Friday.

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Newark, N.J., mayor Ras Baraka, a candidate for governor, arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

A federal prosecutor says the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been arrested at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening.

Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Associated Pressan hour ago

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joins protesters outside of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Baraka was arrested at a protest on Friday.

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Ras Baraka’s arrest draws strong partisan reactions as his N.J. primary opponents call for his release

Aliya Schneider

Candidates former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, from left, State Senator Jon Bramnick, moderators NJ PBS Chat Box host David Cruz, WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill and candidate former radio personality Bill Spadea, discuss the issues during the New Jersey Republican gubernatorial primary debate at NJ PBS Studios, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (Steve Hockstein/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool)

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Jack Ciattarelli and Bill Spadea’s rivalry dominates another GOP debate for N.J. governor

Aliya Schneider

Stanley Winrow (left) joins other activists staging a “peace walk” in downtown Camden on Wednesday after commissioners and the mayor rallied at City Hall to denounce federal cuts to violence intervention programs. Winrow worked for one of those, Cure4Camden, that has completely shuttered after the Department of Justice cut the $3 million dollars of grant funding that kept the program afloat. The community-based policing model assisted the police department by having trusted messengers intervene in potentially violent situations, support victims of violence, and prevent retribution.

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Camden officials say this program helped decrease violence in the city. After Trump’s DOJ cuts, it abruptly ceased operations.

Aliya Schneider

A kitchen in disrepair at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Burlington County.

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Prison in Burlington County plagued with overcrowded cells, filth, and vermin, state report shows

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Newark Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka speaks during a protest in front of of Delaney Hall, the proposed site of an immigrant detention center, in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Baraka's spoken word poetry is now featured on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour.

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Ras Baraka’s voice echoes on the campaign trail, Beyonce’s tour, and at a Rutgers poetry slam

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's spoken word poem American Poem is featured on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour.

Aliya Schneider

Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I.

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New Jersey among the states suing Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., ay Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process, and he’s jeopardizing development of a power source.

Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) speaks to reporters outside federal court in New York in January.

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N.J. Attorney General wants Bob Menendez barred from office for life

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin asked a court Monday to issue an order disqualifying the convicted former senator from seeking or holding office ever again.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has embraced influencers as part of her candidacy for New Jersey governor. She now has her own campaign TikTok despite legislating against the app.

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Mikie Sherrill sponsored the TikTok ban. Now she’s on the app. Here’s why.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has embraced influencers, Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok in the NJ governor's race.

Aliya Schneider

There's a tight race for the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor.

New Jersey Politics

Why the Democratic nominee for N.J. governor might only get 20% of the vote

All six candidates in the primary race have a path toward victory.

Aliya Schneider

Bruce Springsteen (left) and Stevie Van Zandt play onstage during a concert in Phoenix in 2024. Van Zandt endorsed U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer in the New Jersey governor's race on Wednesday night.

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Josh Gottheimer created a fake Spotify Wrapped to show he’s a Springsteen fan. Now the Boss’ guitarist is endorsing him for N.J. governor.

Josh Gottheimer created a fake Spotify Wrapped to show his admiration for Bruce Springstein, and now Springstein's guitarist Stevie Van Zandt is endorsing him.

Aliya Schneider

Sen. Andy Kim speaking with town hall attendees at Cherry Hill East High School on Tuesday, April 22.

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Sen. Andy Kim faced both hecklers and celebrity treatment as he talked Trump and Israel at a Cherry Hill town hall

The New Jersey Democrat spoke to nearly 400 attendees at Cherry Hill East High School, his alma mater.

Aliya Schneider

George E. Norcross, chairman of Cooper University Health Care, is seated between N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and former Gov. Chris Christie (right) during a Cooper event earlier this year.

Crime & Justice

Racketeering charges against George Norcross should be reinstated, N.J. prosecutors tell appeals court

A judge erred in dismissing the racketeering indictment against the power broker without reviewing evidence that was presented to the grand jury, the Attorney General's Office said in its appeal.

From left, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, NJEA President Sean Spiller, and former State Sen. President Steve Sweeney, all Democrats running for NJ governor.

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Taking on Donald Trump has become a requirement in the Democratic primary for N.J. governor

The six Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor can’t escape talking about President Donald Trump.

Aliya Schneider

Cars and a truck go through the E-ZPass lanes at Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike in Monroe Township, N.J. in this May 12, 2003, file photograph. (AP Photo / Daniel Hulshizer)

Despite protest, E-ZPass can be run by a company with Singapore ties, the N.J. Turnpike Authority says

The decision was denounced by Conduent, a New Jersey company that held the E-ZPass contract on the turnpike for 22 years. "National security" issues were invoked.

File photo of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross at Camden High School on Sept. 16, 2022.

Rep. Donald Norcross is being treated for gallbladder infection and sepsis, doctor says

Norcross is responding well to treatment, a doctor said, but the Camden Democrat remains in intensive care and faces an extended recovery.

The Gloucester County Department of Health and Human Services. The county, like Burlington and Camden Counties, has suffered budget cuts to health programs ordered by the Trump administration.

Gloucester and Camden Counties are reeling from nearly $3.7 million in DOGE cuts to their health departments

Projects affected range from elevator repairs to staffing for STD programs.

Lucy the Elephant was officially unveiled in Margate, N.J., after a $2.4 million renovation on Dec. 28, 2022. The attraction still needs internal renovations, and the federal funding allocated for them has been cut.

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Cory Booker presented a $500K check for Lucy the Elephant. It means nothing now.

A grant secured by the Democratic New Jersey congressman for Margate's historic six-story roadside attraction has been cut from the federal budget.

Aliya Schneider

Shawn Hyland testifies at an Assembly hearing about age verification requirements for pornography in July 2024. Hyland is one of the leaders of a "parental rights" activist coalition with its eyes on the Republican gubernatorial primary.

A Republican governor in NJ could ‘alter reality’ for ‘parental rights’ advocates, so they’ve formed a coalition for the governor’s race

The N.J. Parental Rights Coalition has released videos of interviews with three GOP candidates for governor: Jon Bramnick, Jack Ciattarelli and Bill Spadea.

Aliya Schneider

President Donald Trump with Kellyanne Conway during an election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, 2016, in New York City. Conway, Trump's 2016 campaign manager, said on Friday she believes he will weigh in on the New Jersey GOP gubernatorial primary.

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Will Donald Trump endorse in the GOP primary for New Jersey governor? Kellyanne Conway thinks so.

Kellyanne Conway, who is backing Jack Ciattarelli in the GOP primary, believes President Donald Trump will weigh in on the race.

Aliya Schneider

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