Karen Yi appears in the following:
Nonprofit that saved NJ’s environmental conservation school poised to take over — with $1M in funding
Friday, July 01, 2022
Lawmakers approved a bill on Wednesday to hand management of the School of Conservation to a nonprofit run by the school’s longtime supporters.
Lawmakers approve protections for New Jersey temp workers
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The bill, called the Temp Workers’ Bill of Rights, will require temp agencies to tell their workers what they are getting paid, where they will work and the name of the temp agency.
NJ schools chief rejects district’s petition to send students to different high school over racial disparities
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Absecon Schools petitioned the Department of Education to let them sever their send/receive relationship with Pleasantville.
U.S. Supreme Court to decide NY v. NJ fight over port watchdog
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
New York sued New Jersey over the fate of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.
NJ’s early prison releases didn’t increase public safety risks, study says
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
A report produced for a state legislative commission by Rutgers University researchers found 25% of those released in November 2020 were rearrested.
NJ set aside millions to get people back to work, but records show most of it remains untouched
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A New Jersey program that incentivizes unemployed people to return to work has only distributed a small fraction of its $10 million budget since it launched in late September.
NJ state trooper who shot and killed Black man won’t face charges
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The state Attorney General’s Office said a grand jury declined to file charges.
NJ deciding fate of 70-year-old environmental conservation school
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The school shut down during the pandemic and a nonprofit stepped in to temporarily reopen it.
NJ Supreme Court orders parole for man convicted in 1973 state trooper murder
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The issue before the high court wasn’t whether Acoli was guilty or innocent; the question before the panel was whether the parole board had followed the law in denying Acoli parole.
Legal Weed in the Garden State
Friday, April 22, 2022
Reporter Karen Yi visited some New Jersey dispensaries on the first day they opened and joins us to talk about how the state's legal marijuana sales are going.
New Jerseyans Party as Recreational Marijuana Sales Are Officially Legalized
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Eager buyers waited for hours outside 13 dispensaries for their chance to finally purchase legal weed.
Health experts pressure Murphy to stop plans for Newark’s 4th power plant
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
130 health professionals sent Gov. Phil Murphy a letter on Wednesday urging him to reject the project’s permits.
Climate change activists bike from NYC to Albany to demand action
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Bicyclists took off on a 150-mile ride and will arrive in the state’s capital on Earth Day next week.
Federal monitor will keep watching Newark police until 2023
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The federal monitor has been overseeing the city's police department for the last five years.
Newark to make $23M upgrade at water treatment plant to prevent future lead exposure
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The long-awaited fixes aim to improve the way the city cleans its water and prevent the type of crisis that thrust Newark into the national spotlight in 2019.
NJ corrections agency starts issuing non-compliance letters to unvaccinated workers
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
The agency said 24 letters were issued to employees who failed to get their first dose by the deadline.
Bias incidents in NJ hit record high in 2021
Friday, April 01, 2022
The state Attorney General’s Office said there were 1,871 incidents last year.
NJ advocates ramp up pressure on state to desegregate schools
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The nonprofits suing the state rallied in Trenton on Thursday.
NJ starts enforcing new law created to ease housing search for formerly incarcerated
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
The state Attorney General’s Office sent letters to landlords who were in apparent violation of new law.
Seven months after Ida, NJ residents grapple over whether to stay amid threats of future flooding
Friday, March 25, 2022
Some Manville residents are still struggling to rebuild.
