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Mike Hayes

Articles by Mike Hayes


Mike Hayes covers equity and access to opportunity in New Jersey. He joined WNYC and Gothamist in 2023. Before that, he worked as a freelance journalist writing about policing and criminal justice. He has written for ProPublica, CNN, HuffPost, BuzzFeed News and The Appeal. He is also the author of the book, “The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and the Broken Promises of Police Reform.” In 2019, he was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.

Solomon is a two-term Councilman who ran against former Gov. Jim McGreevey in the Dec. 2 runoff.


Jersey City voters will choose between City Councilmember James Solomon or former Gov. Jim McGreevey on Tuesday.


Legislators are working to pass a bill during the current lame duck session that would keep kids off their phones while in class.


At least a dozen Democrats and one Republican want to fill the incoming governor’s seat in Congress.


Democrats say once-safe Republican seats are vulnerable.


Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, had served Jersey City for over 150 years.


Billions in federal cuts. A looming state budget crisis. Intractable affordability problems. As a poli-sci professor tells us: "I am not sure why anybody wants to do this job."


Sherrill achieves an unusual feat for a party that’s already occupied the governor’s seat for two consecutive terms.


The Democratic congressmember won the closely-watched race that turned brutally vitriolic.


A surge in early voting and anxiety over federal election monitors mark the end of an exciting race.


Democrats have built a sizable lead in the early vote, eclipsing the party’s early advantage four years ago.


The state’s Election Law Commission said Republican Jack Ciattarelli can file suit before Election Day. Democrat Mikie Sherrill accused him of “killing tens of thousands of people” by publishing “opioid propaganda” through his business.


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