A new Hudson River rail tunnel’s back on track. Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation agree to pay half. New York and New Jersey divide up the rest, but what’s Jersey’s share?

When it comes to government transparency, ethics and public integrity  and scandal-free state interactions New Jersey doesn’t make the grade.

And a meeting among factions in Newark to bury long-standing distrust and start over. The police and the community are talking criminal justice and social justice.