Karen Yi appears in the following:
NJ's new food security advocate: We need to think bigger than meal programs
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
This year, New Jersey created the country's first Office of the Food Security Advocate. The office's first director says it'll take more than meal handouts to end food insecurity.
Advocates demand fixes from FEMA after few Ida survivors get housing help
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Fewer than 200 households received extended rental assistance following the storm.
More NJ homes are owned by institutions, new report finds. And that's driving down affordability.
Friday, December 02, 2022
A report by the Department of Community Affairs released Thursday found a 2.5% increase in institutional homeownership between 2012-2020.
FEMA gave 296 NY & NJ Ida victims extended rental assistance. Advocates say that’s unacceptable.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
About 19,700 applicants received emergency assistance after the storm but only about 1.5% continued to get help as they recovered months later.
Staffing agencies ramp up lobbying efforts as NJ temp bill nears vote
Thursday, November 17, 2022
The bill would offer more protections to temporary workers but staffing agencies say it’ll impact small businesses.
Newark steps up pressure to delay Seton Hall's expansion plans over flooding concerns
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Newark officials are in the process of conducting an engineering study to pinpoint the cause of flooding.
In Newark, a community grapples with ‘manmade, urban flooding’
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Residents in a West Ward neighborhood in Newark believe development at nearby Seton Hall, in affluent South Orange, is to blame.
Medieval Times sued its NJ union over trademark violations. Now the union is fighting back.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The union filed unfair labor charges after the dinner theater company took it to court this month.
NJ's long-fought temp worker bill delayed after Dems pull support
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The bill has another shot at final passage in the Senate next month.
10 years after Sandy, NJ eyes development rules that expect more flooding from climate change
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The state will hold two hearings this week to discuss a new rule for inland areas, finally moving on a pledge Gov. Phil Murphy made two years ago.
NJ pulls final vote on temp worker protections bill
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The move angered immigrant advocates who had pushed for the bill for many years.
NJ governor conditionally vetoes bill to improve working conditions for temp workers
Friday, September 23, 2022
The bill would regulate the state’s temp worker industry that employs roughly 130,000 people.
NJ minimum wage going up to $14.13 in 2023
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The minimum wage in New Jersey will increase to $14.13 in 2023 under a law that boosts it by $1 per year until it reaches $15 per hour.
NJ immigrant groups geared up to greet plane of migrants. It never arrived.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
About 15 advocates gathered at Teterboro Airport Tuesday afternoon after media reports that a charter flight potentially with migrants on board was on its way from Texas.
Deadline nears for 17,000 more immigrants to get aid from NJ’s excluded workers fund
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
State officials set a September 30th deadline for applicants to submit any required documents.
NJ's top court to decide: When can judges keep a dying, incapacitated person in prison?
Monday, September 12, 2022
The court will hear arguments on whether a judge has discretion to deny a prisoner compassionate release, even if they meet the medical threshold of the law.
‘Like hell,’ NJ prison cells reached up to 94 degrees this summer, watchdog says
Thursday, September 08, 2022
The Office of Corrections ombudsperson raised concerns over lack of air-conditioned units and access to ice at the state’s prisons.
Rutgers program trains next generation of growers
Friday, September 02, 2022
The R U Ready to Farm program is in its second year of training beginning farmers who want to get into the agriculture industry.
Mobile shower trailer rolls into Newark, bringing ‘spa-like’ experience to homeless
Friday, September 02, 2022
Archangel Raphael’s Mission recently expanded their hygiene services to Newark.
30 NJ landlords cited for breaking new law that bans discrimination against tenants with criminal pasts
Friday, August 26, 2022
The Fair Chance in Housing Law took effect earlier this year to make it easier for residents with criminal records to find homes
