Sophie Nieto-Muñoz

NEW: For nearly two decades, Labor commissioners + workers begged the state to do something about the archaic unemployment system before another economic crisis came. Now, it’s crumbling under unprecedented stress. “Everyone knew this was a timebomb.” nj.com/coronavirus/20…

happy anniversary

Shore towns get no federal dollars for beach replenishments for the first time in almost 30 years inquirer.com/news/new-jerse…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services is sunsetting a Biden-era program designed to encourage undocumented workers to speak out on labor violations. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

She walked out of her immigration hearing smiling — papers in hand, standing tall. She had no idea the man waiting in the hallway was ICE. No idea she was about to be detained. This is happening inside NYC’s immigration courts. Every day. #ICE

Reporting this story involved an astonishing interaction with DHS officials. I sent them ICE statistics, which showed an improbably small number of detainees (96) at Delaney Hall. They mocked the numbers – which, again, came from them! – and then refused to answer my follow-ups.

Kabir was one of the kindest, most genuine people I ever came across in Trenton. Such horrible news. newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/de…

Discipline for police misconduct rising in N.J., data shows. The most common offenses were attendance infractions like chronic lateness or sick callouts. Discipline also arose from crimes including DUI, domestic abuse, theft +possessing child pornography. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/07/dis…

"We look at people working outside while we drive and say, ‘Wow, look at that, that’s something I don’t want to be doing.’ But yet, we don’t care enough to provide the standards that they need and deserve." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/04/sum…

Must-read story on NJ budget shenanigans from @SusanKLivio on how Dems are taking $ from opioid settlements to give politically connected hospitals and making it harder to force crummy nursing homes to improve. @GovMurphy will have final say. nj.com/politics/2025/…

Three sources confirmed some other tax hikes Gov. Murphy proposed that won't make the final state budget: on alcohol, marijuana, and truck traffic. I'm told the goal is still to introduce the budget today and vote it out of committee tonight. But tomorrow is posisble.

"We are right now plugging 21st-century technology into a 20th-century energy grid, and the problems continue to mount." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/06/27/n-j…

N.J. lawmakers’ OK tax hikes ahead of full budget vote, with talks to resume at 8pm tonight — "If you got something you want to release in the dark of night when no one’s paying attention, everybody knows you put it after 4:30 on a Friday in the summer." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/06/27/tax…

Senate Budget recessed at 8:12 p.m. They will meet again tomorrow at 8 p.m. They recessed, not adjourned, so senators can leave votes in case they can’t make it tomorrow. (Note: the budget has not been released)

I've seen enough: Zohran Mamdani (D) defeats Andrew Cuomo (D) in the NYC mayoral primary in a stunning upset #NYCPrimary

Reminder: New fares go in effect on July 1st. Learn more at njtransit.com/fares

Federal anti-abortion crusade endangers New Jersey protections, advocates warn today on Dobbs' 3rd anniversary — “It’s not a moment to sleep on our laurels. We need immediate and courageous action against what’s happening at the federal level.” newjerseymonitor.com/2025/06/24/fed…

imagine believing a baseball team would make this up

While hundreds of working immigrants are being detained in Los Angeles, so far their employers have been spared. I took a look at why for @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

If you’re under 30, you weren’t even born the last time @andrewcuomo lived here. This is your city. Vote like it.

apparently you can buy someone's reservation for pasta ramen in july for $400+ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/new-jer…