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.
Amid snowy weather and a crowded field, candidates are pushing voters in New Jersey's 11th District to cast their ballots early.
Candidates in the Feb. 5 primary are weighing how to adapt if New Jersey gets clobbered.
The decision by a NJ federal judge is the latest in a slew of losses for the 27 towns.
A promise on energy prices, how she deals with the president and an unenviable state budget situation could define the first days of Mikie Sherrill’s tenure.
Can a Bernie-backed outsider win a seat in a usually moderate NJ district? We’re about to find out.
The governor is slated to leave office next week as the state Legislature finishes its session.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would result in ratepayers subsidizing construction, and could raise electricity bills by more than $50 a month.
Democrats hope to pass legislation making it easier to rezone commercial areas for housing before Gov. Murphy leaves office.
The New Jersey Gov.-elect made her latest cabinet pick Monday: Jennifer Davenport for attorney general.
While Democrats are tripping over one another to get into competitive House races, many Republicans are staying out.
State Senate President Nicholas Scutari retreats amid condemnation.
Solomon is a two-term Councilman who ran against former Gov. Jim McGreevey in the Dec. 2 runoff.
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