by Victoria Mba-Jonas | Mar 28, 2020 |
This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. For decades, Camden, New Jersey, has exemplified urban decay. A steady exodus of residents and jobs turned the once-thriving industrial port into the state’s poorest city. The...
by Karishma Vanjani | Sep 29, 2019 |
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed legislation on Friday that would have extended the state’s controversial tax break law, and he recommended a sweeping overhaul of a program state investigators say benefited powerful insiders at the expense of taxpayers....
by Karishma Vanjani | Sep 28, 2019 |
This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. By Jeff Pillets; Nancy Solomon, WNYC; and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica In January 2014, as Holtec International explored sites for a new national headquarters and high-tech...
by Karishma Vanjani | Sep 27, 2019 |
A task force investigating New Jersey’s controversial tax break program released a report Monday concluding that fraud and mismanagement tainted the $11 billion effort to bring new jobs and businesses to the state. The report included new evidence of the...
by Karishma Vanjani | Sep 27, 2019 |
This article was produced in partnership with WNYC, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. New Jersey state officials have placed a hold on a $260 million tax break for Holtec International, a nuclear company that built its new headquarters on...