MIKE CATALINI | The Seattle Times

May 30, 2023 at 9:58 pm

Takeaways from AP’s report on legislative reforms to victim compensation programs

Across the country, violent crime victims are using their stories to push for changes to state compensation programs meant to help them with medical bills,...

May 30, 2023 at 9:57 pm

Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid VIEW

An Associated Press examination found that more than half of state legislatures in recent years have passed changes to their state victim compensation programs, where...

May 17, 2023 at 7:29 am

Takeaways from AP report on racial disparities in states’ victim compensation programs

Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to crime victims.

May 16, 2023 at 9:47 pm

Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states VIEW

Black people are disproportionately denied aid from state programs that reimburse victims of violent crime.

March 27, 2023 at 11:09 am

NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker’s shooting

New Jersey’s attorney general says his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson.

March 22, 2023 at 2:58 pm

$300M NJ statehouse renovation wraps up as governor moves in VIEW

New Jersey’s statehouse building, part of which dates to the 1700s and was once called a fire trap, is once again open after years of...

March 17, 2023 at 1:46 pm

Videos show tense standoff before fatal NJ police shooting

New Jersey's attorney general has released hours of police body-camera footage in the fatal officer shooting of a Paterson man.

February 14, 2023 at 9:40 am

Murphy says New Jersey will expand AP Black history classes

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is expanding Advanced Placement African American Studies courses from one school to 26 in New Jersey.

January 10, 2023 at 1:57 pm

NJ governor rebuffs Republican critique over being ‘woke’

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy invited a national political spotlight in his state of the state address, taking implicit aim at GOP rivals who...

January 4, 2023 at 1:45 pm

New Jersey sets aside $15M for abortion provider upgrades

New Jersey will award $15 million in zero-interest loans and grants to health care facilities that provide abortion services for facility improvements and increased security.