NJ Spotlight News October 24, 2023

Tonight on NJ Spotlight News: Michael Boyle, associate professor at Rutgers Camden, talks to Briana Vannozzi about the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian effort inside the Gaza Strip; New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin announces a sweeping lawsuit with 41 other states against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of using features that purposefully addict young kids to the platforms; The state Office of the Public Defender files a class-action civil rights lawsuit against NJ State Police over what it calls "extreme delays" in processing tens of thousands of expunged criminal records; The state launches a website dedicated to abortion and other reproductive health care in New Jersey; A new study aims to solve quality of life issues for people living in Southern Middlesex County, where trucks and freight traffic cause congestion and safety concerns for pedestrians; Mercer County rolls out new voting machines with verifiable paper trails to avoid a repeat of last year's election day issues and delays.