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Ring in 2026 with First Night Ocean City or First Night Morris County

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters to speak about health care affordability at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2025.

Senate Republicans block bill to renew health insurance subsidies

Gas prices are displayed at gas stations in Englewood, New Jersey, Monday, March 7, 2022.

Sherrill selects experts to work on energy affordability

A person sipping coffee in front of holiday lights.

Where to see holiday lights in New Jersey this winter

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., walks along Veterans Memorial Field during the Kearny's Independence Day celebration getting residents.

Reproductive rights supporter Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

Ciattarelli’s income tax proposal would be expensive for New Jerseyans

Republican Jack Ciattarelli responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Democratic opponent Mikie Sherrill, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

What would Jack Ciattarelli’s policies mean for New Jerseyans struggling with high costs?

Cranberries are harvested at Joe Darlington's farm, Joseph J. White Inc., in the New Jersey Pinelands. Photo by Tom Shuff of Pine Barrens Native Fruits.

‘Proud of the heritage’: At Whitesbog, more than 150 years of cranberry farming

Republican candidate for governor Jack Ciattarelli campaigns in Garfield, New Jersey, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

Ciattarelli has supported tax increases and opposed tax relief

Aisle of a grocery store.

How sales taxes can burden those with the lowest incomes

Francisco Santana shops at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, New Jersey, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

New Jersey families say an increased sales tax would make life worse

A person counting money.

Consumer costs will be the top issue in New Jersey legislative races, expert says