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Hilton leaving attorney general’s office

September 4, 2026 12:06 pm

Theresa Hilton, the director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, will depart state government to take a job in the private sector. The New Jersey Globe reported on Thursday that Attorney General Jennifer...

N.J. will shutter embattled public corruption office

September 3, 2026 3:47 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:29 am

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport will close the embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability and return responsibility for prosecuting public corruption to the Division of Criminal Justice, ending a controversial eight-year experiment that produced accusations of prosecutorial misconduct, years-long delays,...

Van Drew demands electricity refunds and NJBPU board resignations after federal audit

September 3, 2026 12:51 pmSeptember 4, 2026 12:11 pm

As New Jerseyans watch their electric bills skyrocket, a federal audit has found that Atlantic City Electric improperly recorded employment-discrimination settlements, mishandled materials and supplies write-offs, misclassified bank and credit-facility fees, and improperly accounted for federal tax liabilities — prompting...

Davenport asks Supreme Court to resolve states’ authority over sports betting prediction markets

September 2, 2026 12:04 pmSeptember 2, 2026 3:19 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether prediction-market companies can offer sports wagers without complying with state gambling laws, a question that has produced conflicting federal appellate rulings. The petition, filed Wednesday,...

Davenport urges EPA to monitor microplastics in drinking water

September 1, 2026 3:43 pm

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is urging the federal government to test public drinking water for microplastics, tiny plastic particles found throughout the environment and inside the human body. Davenport led a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking it...

N.J. voter rolls grow by 3,033 in August despite purge of 5,100 MVC-linked registrations

September 1, 2026 10:56 amSeptember 1, 2026 10:56 am

In the month since the New Jersey voter registration controversy – and following the removal of thousands of noncitizens placed on the voter rolls by an alleged motor vehicles computer glitch that remains under investigation – New Jersey gained 3,033...

Lawmaker says Quraishi ruling shows New Jersey treats election laws as optional

September 1, 2026 6:43 amSeptember 1, 2026 9:02 am

Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Holmdel) accused New Jersey’s executive branch of treating election laws as optional after a federal judge revealed that state officials had told candidates they did not need to comply with a statutory requirement that petition circulators be...