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Jackson Mayor Steps Down: Reina Resigns

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Mayor Michael Reina submitted his resignation town hall this morning. The longtime mayor has been rumored to be stepping down for weeks, ahead of an upcoming promotion he…

Email: "Reclaiming the American Dream"

This afternoon, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro sent the following message to the White House email list. In it, he highlights the progress our housing market has made during…
January 9, 2015

President Obama Responds to the Attack in France

Updated: 6:36 p.m. ET on January 7, 2015 Watch on YouTube This morning, following the tragic shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, President Obama released a statement strongly…
January 8, 2015

The Road to the State of the Union (Spoiler Alert)

Note: This post first appeared on the platform Medium. You can read that post here. In two weeks, President Obama will deliver his seventh State of the Union address (technically, it’s his…
January 8, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Karen M.

“I was a prime candidate for a major heart attack, and because of the anomalies in my heart’s structure, I may not have survived it. I am 110% better, back to work,…
January 8, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Astrid M.

“I am a wife and mother to 2 young children, ages 6 & 10. I am recovering and alive because I had insurance.” Something didn’t feel right, and Astrid knew it. But…
January 7, 2015

Protecting Consumer Privacy while Building a Smarter Grid

Smart grid technologies have the capacity to create tremendous new value for electricity consumers: from advanced IT and communication technologies that improve the overall operation of our nation’s electricity transmission and distribution…
January 7, 2015

Being Biden: A Senate Swearing-In

Today marked the start of the 114th Congress, and Vice President Biden presided over the ceremonial swearing-in — a long-running tradition for the sitting Vice President. In today’s special video edition of…
January 7, 2015

Lagana Proposes Property Tax Relief for Senior Volunteers

Bill is Part of Lawmaker’s Larger Tax Relief Efforts Assemblyman Joseph Lagana has introduced legislation to help senior residents cut their property tax bills though volunteerism. “This would be another piece of…
January 7, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Anthony C.

“If it weren’t for [the Affordable Care Act], my family would be uninsured.” Anthony has spent his life working to help customers with their mortgages. He owned his own mortgage company…
January 6, 2015