NJ Vindicator
Following the Money: How New Jersey's nursing home industry expanded its political influence in Trenton
A Vindicator investigation found the industry contributed more than $2.4 million to candidates and political organizations and spent $1.9 million lobbying lawmakers over the past five years.
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