‘I saw the envelopes come in’: corruption in the county

The latest arrests in Hudson County have resulted in some news reports sneering about the amount of corruption in this state and county. But where does that reputation come from, and is it justified? What makes a local person running to serve the public go bad?
The Reporter won a state journalism award two years ago for one of our in-depth stories, “Politics in Shades of Gray,” that served to answer those questions, give the history of the problems, and provide solutions for the future.To read that story, click
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