Bridgeton Schools overspent nearly $8 million on health benefits, New Jersey state audit finds

Jersey Vindicator sues for release of body camera footage in Delaney Hall theft case

The lawsuit challenges the decision to withhold footage tied to criminal charges against an Essex County sergeant.

ICE abandons proposal to convert Roxbury warehouse into immigrant detention center

The federal government may sell the $130 million warehouse after months of opposition from New Jersey officials, Roxbury leaders and residents, and a court challenge.

Prediction markets are creating new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical betting by turning politics into a game

Matt Motta, Boston University and Robert Ralston, University of Birmingham Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to a journalist reporting on an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a...

New Jersey takes aim at hidden fees that inflate consumer costs

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order Monday directing state agencies to identify ways to curb hidden charges known as “junk fees,” while Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced new enforcement efforts aimed at the deceptive pricing practices. Executive Order 19 requires executive branch agencies to review the industries they regulate and submit recommendations to the...

New Jersey to receive $365K in CVS insulin billing settlement

State joined a multistate agreement resolving allegations that CVS overbilled Medicaid for insulin prescriptions New Jersey will receive $365,725 as part of a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy over allegations that the company overbilled Medicaid for insulin prescriptions, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Monday. According to state and federal investigators, CVS knowingly dispensed...