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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka wants to halt plans to open new ICE jail
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBaraka said opening a new detention center for immigrants could drive many of his city's...
Housing, baby bonds and reparations: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka lays out progressive overhaul for New...
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNewark Mayor Ras Baraka is charting out an unabashedly progressive lane in the primary to succeed...
Newark mayor, unions raise alarm at what Rutgers merger may mean for University Hospital
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNewark Mayor Ras Baraka and other critics of Rutgers University’s recent decision to merge its two...
We all want a better Newark. This is how refined zoning will help
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRegarding “Progressive zoning changes will benefit all of Newark's neighborhoods,” NorthJersey.com,...
Newark unveils Harriet Tubman monument, 'Shadow of a Face,' where Columbus statue once stood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring is in the air at public parks in Newark, New Jersey. So is something else: Change. On...
Rutgers won't renew Newark chancellor's contract. City's mayor, political leaders object
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRutgers announced Wednesday that Nancy Cantor, two-term chancellor of Rutgers University's Newark...
This New Jersey mayor wants to be a governor like Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott — but for the left
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRas Baraka couldn’t be less like Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott. A Black Democrat raised by activist...
Newark temporarily postpones proposed curfew for minors
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – A curfew for teens in Newark that was supposed to go into effect has been...
I'm the mayor of Newark. We have to get NJ's rental crisis under control | Opinion
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoI recently met a single mother who was evicted from her home here in Newark. She described bedtime...
Search continues for man accused of shooting two Newark police officers
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWARK − Authorities are still searching for a man who allegedly shot two Newark police officers at...