Janice Kirkel
Anchor / ReporterJanice Kirkel is a lifelong award-winning journalist who has done everything from network newscasts to national and local sports reports to business newscasts to specialized reporting and editing in technical areas of business and finance such as bankruptcy, capital structure changes and reporting on the business of the investment business.
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WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle recaps this week's historic Newark City Council vote to allow 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in school board elections
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Nearly half of students are reading below grade level, and the results are below those of 2019
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Newark becomes the largest municipality in the US to expand voting rights to younger people since 1971, when the voting age was lowered to 18
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The Inflation Reduction Act has made coverage cheaper than ever
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The vote is set for January 10
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WBGO's Janice Kirkel reports it's a tough time for potential first-time homebuyers in New Jersey
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It's an average of six credit cards per person, according to WalletHub
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The case had been in court for more than five years and would have likely dragged on for more
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The study cited high rents, small apartments, and low incomes as contributing to Newark's rental housing crisis
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NY's rate is 20% but that is typical, NJ's is half that, also for many years