Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM

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A veteran reporter for The Newark Star-Ledger, Tom Johnson worked in the Statehouse and in Newark covering energy, environmental and telecommunications issues. Before that he served as editor of the Ridgewood Newspapers and a reporter and editor at the Herald-News. A recipient of many state and national journalism honors, including recognition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for coverage of the environment, he was a member of the Star-Ledger’s nationally award-winning business section. After leaving the Ledger in early 2009, he served as press secretary to the Daggett Campaign for Governor. He lives in Plainfield, N.J.

Stories from Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM

Charter school proposals continue to face local scrutiny
Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
With legislators next week slated to take up the issue of how New Jersey’s charter schools are approved and monitored, schools districts continue to press for a local vote on any new charter.

"It’s not that we’d like to stop charters or control them, but there was a feeling we would like to have more local say," says Frank Belluscio, spokesman for the New Jersey School Boards Association.

Don't hold your breath for N.J. energy master plan
Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Don’t hold your breath waiting for the state’s Energy Master Plan (EMP) to be unveiled.

The plan, under revision by the Christie administration for more than half a year, is once again being delayed, this time ostensibly because the state failed to follow public notice requirements associated with holding hearings on the document.

Court OKs raid on N.J. Clean Energy fund
Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM
Monday, March 7, 2011
That was then, this is now.

 

It is a common refrain from politicians explaining a shift in positions, but it essentially summed up an appeals court ruling affirming the diversion of $158 million in clean energy funds to plug a hole in the current state budget by the Christie administration and the legislature.

 

My car never tires, and neither do I
Tom Johnson / NJSPOTLIGHT.COM
Thursday, February 10, 2011

 

Hoping to make sure New Jersey is in the forefront of states building an infrastructure to support electric vehicles, Democrats in the Assembly this month passed a package of bills mandating development of charging stations at new shopping centers and rest areas along the New Jersey Turnpike.

 

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