New jersey articles
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The big picture: Huck Finn in 1970s New Jersey
Pioneering Black photographer Ming Smith captures four boys creating rafts from rubbish in New JerseyMing Smith photographed the four boys on their backdoor rafts on a pond in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1972. She called the unlikely urban Huck Finn scene Setting Out to Sea, since that’s where one or two of the friends seemed to be aiming for, at least in their heads.Smith was developing big plans of her own at that time. Detroit-born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she had arrived in New York a year...
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WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at New Jersey rally
Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, and the event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. A Republican hasn’t won New Jersey since 1988, and recent polls don’t indicate that trend is likely to change. President Joe Biden had a 9-point advantage in an April poll and he led […]
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New Jersey business groups oppose Murphy's budget
(The Center Square) – A coalition of New Jersey chamber of commerce groups are pushing back against proposals in Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan they say would hurt employers and the state's economy. Murphy's $55.9 billion budget, which is being negotiated by House and Senate leaders, includes expanded tax breaks for senior citizens and other relief he says will put more than $3.5 billion "back in the pockets of New Jersey taxpayers." But the New Jersey Chamber of...