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May 30, 2021

New Jersey Politics

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New Jersey has the 7th highest unemployment rate in the country. It’s due to several reasons, experts say.

Economists say continued restrictions contributed to the April unemployment rate, but also argue the high number might not be truly reflective of the labor force.

By Sophie Nieto-Munoz | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. has a tense race for Republican nod to challenge Gov. Murphy. Here are the 4 candidates.

The candidates are running in the June 8 primary for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Fossil fuels are going nowhere fast - and so are electric trucks | Mulshine

Ford is pinning a lot of its hopes on an electric version of the F-150 pickup, but truck owners like to tow things and that may cause the range to drop below 100 miles.

By Paul Mulshine | Star-Ledger Columnist

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Here’s what Biden’s first budget proposal will mean to N.J.

President Joe Biden proposed a $6 trillion spending plan for the 12 months beginning Oct. 1.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Malinowski’s stock scandal is not much of a scandal | Moran

No one has found a scrap of evidence that he used inside information for his own profit.

By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board

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News

Next step for Hudson River rail tunnel? Show us the (federal) money, locals say.

The Gateway project to build new Hudson River tunnels received a long-awaited key federal approval on Friday.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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