Headlines for February 9, 2026

NJ towns take affordable housing mandate fight to U.S. Supreme Court

New Jersey’s homeless population is growing. So too are concerns about federal assistance program budgets being slashed

Congress isn’t waiting on Trump to tackle high housing costs

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Housing, Not Handcuffs: A Call to Protect Civil Rights in Piscataway
By Staci Berger - December 11, 2025

Last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling opening the door for the criminalization of homelessness, I felt the same anger and disappointment that so many of you did. We knew some towns would seize the opportunity to push out residents who have nowhere safe to go. What I never expected was for my own town of Piscataway to be among them.

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