As New Jersey plans to reopen its schools this fall, it’s an ugly yet open secret that while this state has one of the best public school systems in the nation, deep veins of inequity run through it, and too many Black and Latino students are still getting a raw deal.
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Camden County officials are relieving some of the financial burden put on local governments by the coronavirus pandemic by allocating millions of dollars in federal funding to them.
Who is winning this year’s fight over the U.S. military budget? Is it Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Trump appointees, who say the nation spends too much on 20th-century-style tanks, trucks, and helicopters when it should invest in automated, cyber, and space systems made by such firms as Microsoft for possible use against China and Russia?
Congress is poised to support more funding for New Jersey’s second-largest employer. The National Defense Authorization Act would fund new construction at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and protect its fleet of refueling tankers from being retired early.