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NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi

NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi

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Listen to the NJ PBS flagship weeknight newscast anytime, anywhere. NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs weekdays at 6 PM EST on NJ PBS and in this feed. The only daily Jersey-centric podcast in the state. In-depth reporting covering all the news, issues, and stories uniquely relevant to the residents of the Garden State.

Most Recent Episodes

NJ Spotlight News July 19, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Wall Street Journal reporter and New Jersey native Evan Gershkovich is sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison after a trial that U.S. officials call a sham; NJ Republican State Committee Chairman Bob Hugin joins the show to discuss former President Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention; Residents of Sen. Bob Menendez's hometown express their disappointment in his guilty verdict and call for him to step down; A massive outage caused by a software update disrupts banks, airports, hospitals and other critical services; Officials say black rocks found along the shore in Keyport tested positive for lead; State health care leaders gather to discuss solutions to improve New Jersey's maternal health outcomes.

NJ Spotlight News July 18, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Washington correspondent Ben Hulac discusses the pressure mounting for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign as the Senate Ethics committee investigates his conduct; State leaders and advocates attribute a decline in suspected drug deaths to increased harm reduction efforts; Newly enacted legislation will make about 60,000 more New Jersey students eligible for school meals in September; Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali discusses his efforts to find support to challenge the state's affordable housing law; Union members and labor advocates rally outside a company that operates at Newark airport to demand state heat standards.

NJ Spotlight News July 17, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Lawmakers in Washington call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after his guilty verdict; State Senator Holly Schepisi and head of Governor Murphy's policy PAC Dan Bryan join Joanna Gagis to discuss the fallout from Sen. Bob Menendez's guilty verdict; Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver joins the show to discuss her special primary election victory in congressional district 10; Leaders in two New Jersey cities consider laws to ban rent-setting algorithms; The Lawnside Historical Society receives federal funding to digitize and modernize its collection of artifacts related to the city's history as a free Black community.

NJ Spotlight News July 16, 2024

A special edition of NJ Spotlight News ... Breaking news today - the jury in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has handed down a sweeping guilty verdict. 18 counts in total for the Senator and his co-defendants Fred Daibes and Wael Hana that include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion, obstruction of justice, actions to benefit his co-defendants, AND conspiracy to act as a Foreign Agent and obstruction of justice. The counts coming in, one after the other - GUILTY. 16 counts for Menendez, 7 for Fred Daibes and 6 guilty counts for Will Hana. So, what does this mean for the Senator's future, for the Democratic party in New Jersey AND the balance of power in our nation's capital

NJ Spotlight News July 15, 2024

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News ...CALLS FOR 'UNITY' ... to lower the temperature of our over-charged political climate after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump; Plus - A MID-SUMMER ELECTION - Voters in District 10 head to the polls to replace the late Congressman Donald Payne, Junior in a crowded primary field; Also, soaring temperatures this week as a heat wave grips the Garden State; And, Republicans call for accountability after all of NJ Transit's severe travel issues this summer.

NJ Spotlight News July 12, 2024

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News ...VERDICT WATCH ... the case against Senator Bob Menendez is now in the hands of the Jury... the stakes for embattled senior senator and the state could not be higher; Plus, did President Biden's performance at the NATO Summit persuade democrats on the hill to stick by him? Also, fallout in Princeton days after a surprise ICE operation rounded up and interrogated immigrants; And urgent calls for more money to make communities more resilient to climate change... as seas rise, and storms intensify.

NJ Spotlight News July 11, 2024

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News ...After two months of testimony, did the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt the senior senator was the ringleader in a bribery and corruption scheme; Plus, a CITY ON EDGE as ICE agents rounded up immigrants in Princeton, leaving city leaders furious; Also, MIXED MESSAGES surrounding the push to put electric vehicles on the road...the state NOW "pulling the plug" on a key incentive and enforcing a new fee; And, OPERATION ICE WATER...workers in Paterson head out and hand out water to help its most vulnerable populations to try and beat the heat.

NJ Spotlight News July 10, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The defense team for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez wraps up its closing arguments in his federal bribery trial; Rep. Mikie Sherrill joins a small but vocal group of Democratic lawmakers calling for President Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race; Newark's police union claims the city's Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery are interfering with crime scenes and obstructing law enforcement officers; Jersey City Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop joins other lawmakers and protestors to rally against a proposed $10.7 billion turnpike expansion project; Richard Wesley, chair of the Selection Committee for the Newark Black Film Festival, joins Joanna Gagis to discuss the festival's history and impact on its 50th anniversary.

NJ Spotlight News July 9, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: The defense team for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez begins its closing arguments; Democratic political powerbroker George Norcross makes his first appearance in court on charges he led a racketeering scheme in connection with waterfront properties in Camden; NJ State Climatologist Dave Robinson discusses the latest heat wave in New Jersey and a new climate report released by Rutgers University; Advocates push for Governor Murphy to sign a bill on his desk that would restrict hemp sales and regulate them under the Cannabis Regulatory Commission; NJ Spotlight News social justice reporter Taylor Jung discusses her reporting on harm reduction centers in New Jersey as part of our multimedia series: The Change Project.

NJ Spotlight News July 8, 2024

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Closing arguments begin in the trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez; New Jersey political analysts weigh in on the concerns surrounding President Biden's reelection campaign; Epidemiologist Stephanie Silvera joins the show to discuss the rise in COVID cases and the new variants; Legislators introduce a bill to cap public college tuition increases at 2% as Rutgers announces a 4% tuition hike for next year; Several NJ school districts implement policies to restrict phone use on school grounds to limit learning distractions and improve student mental health.

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