Environmental Injustice Is Another Form of 'Assault on Black Bodies,' Says Sen. Cory Booker

“We still live in a nation where so many Americans are suffering with environmental injustice but the biggest determining factor of whether you live around toxicity — whether you drink dirty water, whether you breathe dirty air — is the color of your skin,” Booker said in a TIME 100 Talks discussion with TIME correspondent Justin Worland. He added that “the environmental movement has to become a lot more diverse than it is.”

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Gottheimer wins primary in landslide

Gottheimer won 73% of the vote, while Kreibich got just 27%.

“I can’t thank our grassroots team of volunteers and supporters enough, and the leaders of our Party and elected officials who stood with me from day one,” Gottheimer said. “I’m also very grateful to my incredible campaign team, who worked around-the-clock to help make this happen, and to my beautiful and brilliant wife and our two wonderful children, for always standing by me.”

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County freeholders no more? Murphy, top Democrats say title ‘born from racism’ and has to go.

New Jersey is the only state in the nation where top elected county officials are still called “freeholders” — a centuries-old term that many deride as being not only confusing but racist and offensive.

Now, after years of debate, a name change may finally be in the works.

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100 years young: A life lived for the love of country, community

Former Hamburg mayor John Yanish turned 100 years old on July 1 and shared stories of meeting celebrities, war, radio work and building community.

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Governor Murphy Announces New Funding to Combat Food Insecurity in New Jersey

Governor Murphy Announces New Funding to Combat Food Insecurity in New Jersey 

$20 million in CARES Act Funding Will Support Local Food Banks During Pandemic

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Hardyston incumbent for over two decades facing possible upset in primary

“In November, Kristy Lavin, a Democrat who was uncontested, may cause another shake-up in Hardyston. At last check, Lavin had secured 412 primary votes.

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