{"id":1751,"date":"2026-04-20T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/?page_id=1751"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:01:00","slug":"news-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/?page_id=1751","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1751\" class=\"elementor elementor-1751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec389b0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec389b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c190aa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c190aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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The system was not.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 5, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>CivicsNJ Steering Committee member Amanda Ebokosio pens a new op-ed for NJ Spotlight News.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/?p=1835\" aria-label=\"Read more about Op-Ed: Newark\u2019s young voters were ready. 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