Matt Katz appears in the following:
ICE Jailer in N.J. Is Sued By Its Landlord, Claiming Unsafe Conditions
Monday, May 03, 2021
If the landlord succeeds in ending the lease, it would be yet another ICE facility closing in the Garden State.
Hudson Becomes Second N.J. County To Consider Rejecting ICE Detainees
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Essex is ending its relationship with ICE. Now, Hudson is considering the same thing. Is Bergen next?
New Jersey County Ends Lucrative and Controversial Jailing of ICE Detainees
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The jail became a target of anti-ICE activists, who complained that detainees were given poor medical care and inedible food, and faced assaults from officers.
New Jersey Sues Town Officials For Monitoring Jewish Homes
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
New Jersey's Attorney General says officials surveilled Jewish homes — in a town where the Orthodox community is rapidly expanding.
NJ Ends Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Crimes
Monday, April 19, 2021
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s decision also applies to people currently in prison, meaning they'll be resentenced so they’re eligible for parole sooner.
Indonesian Asylum Seekers Dodged Trump’s Attempt to Deport Them, But Now They’re Facing Off Against Biden
Thursday, April 15, 2021
The Biden Administration is trying to deport a community of asylum seekers from Central Jersey who fear persecution in Indonesia.
Murphy to Run Unopposed in NJ's Democratic Primary
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will run unopposed in June's Democratic primary, after challengers were booted from the ballot.
Under Biden, Refugee Admissions In NY & NJ Plummet
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Former President Trump admitted refugees at a far higher rate than President Biden has, so far.
NJ Cannabis Regulators Meet for First Time, Centering Racial Justice
Monday, April 12, 2021
This was the first time the five members of the commission addressed the public.
NJ Marijuana Regulators Prepare to Meet For First Time
Sunday, April 11, 2021
On Monday, the state takes another step toward cannabis sales when the five-member Cannabis Regulatory Commission holds its first meeting.
NJ Undocumented Workers Cut Out of COVID Relief Continue Their Fast
Sunday, April 11, 2021
While New York State plans to provide $2.1 billion to undocumented workers who were cut out of federal COVID relief, New Jersey activists are keeping up the pressure in their state.
An Oath Keeper Worked Security for the Capitol Rally on Jan. 6. Now, He’s a Republican Candidate for N.J. Assembly.
Friday, April 09, 2021
What does it mean for the Republican party in New Jersey to have an Oath Keeper who was at the Capitol attack now run for the Assembly?
Comparing NY and NJ's Marijuana Legalization Efforts
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
On Wednesday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the historic marijuana legalization law that the New York state legislature passed overnight.
In Latest Appointment to NJ’s Cannabis Commission, Murphy Addresses Criticism of Panel’s Makeup
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The five-member panel had been criticized for lacking a Black male member, in spite of the disproportionate impact the drug war had on Black men.
Tina Turner in Her Own Words
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Dan Lindsay & T.J. Martin on the documentary, "Tina."
The Many Impacts of Marijuana Legalization
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Mona Zhang on the impact of marijuana legalization on communities of color.
N.J. Army Reservist With Hitler Mustache Must Remain Jailed For Role In Capitol Riot
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
He was open with his strident white supremacist views at his military job, but he wasn’t arrested until after he stormed the Capitol. A judge says he must remain jailed until trial.
Chris Christie Joins The New York Mets
Friday, March 19, 2021
The former New Jersey governor and one-time presidential candidate is the newest member of the Amazins.
