Nancy Solomon is the managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, which won a 2014 Peabody Award for Chris Christie, White House Ambitions and the Abuse of Power.
Solomon fell in love with radio reporting and production at KLCC in Eugene, Oregon, in 1995. She moved to New Jersey in 2001 and has been covering the state ever since. She has produced more than a hundred stories for NPR and was a 2008-09 Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. During that year, Solomon produced “Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students” for which she won a Peabody Award. Long before becoming a journalist, Solomon was the first woman ever hired to work on the county road crew in Portland, Oregon.
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Nancy Solomon appears in the following:
NJ Whistle-Blower Case Shows Christie Pressure for Tax Breaks
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Officials working on the state's controversial tax-incentive program say the Christie Administration was more interested in giving out billions than following the rules.
This Week in Politics: A Reality Check on the States of the States
Saturday, January 19, 2019
NY's and NJ's Governors delivered their big speeches. But while New York Democrats contemplate the good times ahead, New Jersey Democrats are engaged in intraparty hardball.
Here is Something New Jersey Can Agree On: The New Governor Is Not Chris Christie
Thursday, December 27, 2018
There's no longer a bully in the pulpit.
NJ Legislators Scrap Controversial Redistricting Vote
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Democrats in the New Jersey senate and assembly canceled a vote, previously scheduled for Monday, after being accused of partisan gerrymandering.
Princeton Gerrymandering Project Finds Fault With NJ Redistricting
Thursday, December 06, 2018
A plan to make district maps competitive would allow legislators to manipulate them, according to a new analysis.
Ask Governor Murphy: Why Did a Snowstorm Paralyze New Jersey?
Monday, November 19, 2018
WNYC, WBGO and WHYY present the next installment of our live, bi-monthly call-in special with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
No Rest for the NJ Women Who Took Down the Republicans
Thursday, November 08, 2018
The votes are counted. The Republicans are wiped out. And the women who ran the movement are back out on the streets protesting Donald Trump.
Midterm Reactions, Bob Dylan & a New Musical, Online Hate
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Kai Wright, Nancy Solomon & Lawrence Levy on midterms. Kimber Sprawl, Jeannette Bayardelle & Todd Almond on “Girl from the North Country.” Kara Swisher on online hate.
Democrats Gain Ground in New York and New Jersey Congressional Seats
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
New Jersey Democratic House candidates Mikie Sherrill and Tom Malinowksi flipped their districts, Democrat Max Rose flipped Staten Island, and Sen. Bob Menendez won a third term.
Election Day: Polling Place Reports
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
New York and New Jersey voters weigh in on the lines, the scanners, the sentiment...
Key Midterm Election Races To Watch In New Jersey
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
One of the nation's closest races is the bid for the House seat in the state's 7th Congressional District. And, Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez tries to hold onto his seat after a corruption trial.
Election Preview: New Jersey's Hot Contests
Monday, November 05, 2018
New Jersey Public Radio managing editor Nancy Solomon discusses where New Jersey's Congressional races are on the day before voters head to the polls.
Leonard Lance Fights to Be the Last Moderate Republican Standing in New Jersey
Monday, November 05, 2018
An increasingly conservative Republican Party in Washington has put a respected moderate in peril.
This Week in Politics: What the Midterms Mean For New York and New Jersey
Saturday, November 03, 2018
"No matter how voters are looking at the issues… it all comes back to Trump."
Suburbia's Voting Power, Fishs Eddy, NYC Murals
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Lawrence Levy & Nancy Solomon on suburbs & midterms. Julie Gaines on Fishs Eddy. Yasmeen Khan on murals.
Episode 8: The Right Kind of Woman
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Mikie Sherrill of suburban New Jersey are both Democrats fighting their way into Republican territory, but in very different ways.
For Young Voters, the Biggest Hurdle Can Be the Stamp
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Mail-in ballots for young people who live out of state can be a challenge.
Gender Politics and the Suburbs in the Age of Trump
Monday, October 29, 2018
How military experience and a boyish name is helping a New Jersey candidate for Congress.
Local Jewish Communities React to Shooting with Outrage
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Calls for gun control and criticism of Donald Trump at vigils and services in New York and New Jersey.
Meet the Women of the Suburban Resistance
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
In the New Jersey suburbs, women who are middle class, middle age and white are waging a fight for Congress. And the movement mirrors a pattern across the country.
