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July 9, 2026

Jackson Township Calls on Police to Enforce Five-Minute Speaking Limit at Town Meetings

NJ TRANSIT Replaces More Than Half of Cloudy Train Windows in Accelerated Fleet Upgrade

NEWARK, N.J. — NJ TRANSIT announced it has replaced windows on 241 multilevel rail cars, representing 56% of its current multilevel fleet, as the agency continues an accelerated effort to eliminate the…

N.J. Gov. Sherrill Blames Trump for America’s Embarrassing Loss in World Cup

New Jersey Democrats Blame Climate Change for Flooding, Ignoring Their Own Contribution to the Problem

Great Strides for Women’s Health Under the Affordable Care Act

Ed. note: This is cross-posted on The Huffington Post. See the original post here. President Obama has said repeatedly that “when women succeed, America succeeds.” And over the past year, millions of…

West Wing Week: 1/9/15 or, "SOTU Spoiler Alert!"

This week, the President traveled to Michigan and Arizona to preview new policy initiatives from his upcoming State of the Union address on January 20. His actions will focus on helping middle-class…

Why Access to Free Community College Matters

America entered the 20th century as the world’s pre-eminent economic power, and in the following decades, it continued to prosper due in large part to its commitment to universal public high school…

The Road to State of the Union: Can You Answer This One Question?

In less than two weeks, the President will deliver the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. The State of the Union is a tradition that’s as old…

What They're Saying About the President's Free Community College Proposal

Watch on YouTube Yesterday, President Obama unveiled his “America’s College Promise” proposal, which would make two years of community college free for responsible students across the country. If every state chooses to…

Email: "Two Years of Community College. For Free."

This afternoon, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent the following message to the White House email list, highlighting the President’s new proposal to make two years of community college free for responsible…

Building a More Competitive American Manufacturing Industry with Advanced Composites

Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Energy’s website. See the original post here. Three times as strong and twice as light as the lightest commonly used metals, advanced…

Clinton, Tennessee: The Site of Our Newest Manufacturing Innovation Hub

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden view a 3D-printed carbon fiber Shelby Cobra car during a tour of Techmer PM in Clinton, Tenn., Jan. 9, 2015. (Official White House Photo…

Eustace & Lagana Introduce "Amber Light" Bill to Establish Minimum Duration for Yellow Light Signals

(TRENTON) – Assembly Democrats Tim Eustace and Joseph Lagana (Both D-Bergen, Passaic) recently introduced legislation to establish a statutory standard duration of the amber/yellow light signal at intersections with a traffic control…

Florida’s Sex Crime Sting-and-Switch and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Amanda Zamora The Florida sex crime sting-and-switch. WTSP reports a pattern of police misconduct in its ongoing investigation of sex sting operations in Tampa Bay. In some cases, men were facing…

Senator Demands Answers on Red Cross’ Finances

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger Citing an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, Sen. Charles Grassley is asking the American Red Cross to explain more clearly how it uses public donations, specifying…

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

by Michael Grabell A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.…

The Faces of Health Care: Deborah K.

“With my ACA coverage, I’m free to own my own business, consulting from home while ensuring I am able to manage my condition and stay healthy.” The day Deborah was laid off,…

The President Speaks About America's Auto Industry — the "Heartbeat of American Manufacturing"

Watch on YouTube Yesterday afternoon, President Obama stopped by the Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan to talk about the auto bailout, and the resurgence of America’s auto industry over the past…

The President Proposes to Make Community College Free for Responsible Students for 2 Years

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