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Abdullah Muzammil

Reporting and contributions published by Abdullah Muzammil for The New Jersey Courier.

Reporting by Abdullah Muzammil

State workers display their signs during a rally outside New Jersey Statehouse. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)

Statehouse Desk

New Jersey Municipalities Struggle Under Pressure of Escalating State Health Benefit Costs

Skyrocketing State Health Benefits Program costs are pushing New Jersey municipalities and school districts into severe budget crises, forcing local leaders to either raise property taxes or cut public services while they await structural reform from Trenton.

Trenton · 3 days ago

Public Square

How a New Generation of Doctor-Politicians Is Reshaping 2026 Governance

A growing number of highly credentialed physician-politicians—such as Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Dr. Adam Hamawy, and Dr. Amish Shah—are leveraging their medical, military, and public health backgrounds to pitch an evidence-based, technocratic approach to governance.

Trenton · 3 days ago