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Last update: 11 hours agoEconomy Watch: New Jersey added 5,600 jobs in April and the unemployment rate slid to 4.8%, with professional and business services leading gains—though economists still warn the broader picture isn’t fully solid. Immigration & Accountability: A new report alleges DHS bought ICE detention warehouses at massive markups, fueling fresh outrage over corruption and profiteering. Voting Rights: A New Jersey Senate panel approved the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act, expanding protections like language access and giving courts more power to fix discriminatory election rules. Culture & Community: Rutgers-Camden professor Patrick Rosal was named Guggenheim New York’s 2026 poet-in-residence, bringing an earth-and-water themed approach to poetry as a shared, public experience. Local Life: Raw Mango announced a U.S. exhibition tour that includes Newark in late May, while NJ Youth Corps enrollment opens for a July program in Sussex and nearby counties.
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