Déjà Vu All Over Again as Governor’s Office Grapples With Another Sex Scandal
New Jersey’s Caldwell investigation revives questions about transparency in the governor’s office as lawmakers press Sherrill for a complete timeline.…
Judge Decides Fate of Drunken Illegal Alien Who Killed New Jersey Mom and Child
Illegal alien Raul Luna-Perez received 20 years in prison for the drunken Lakewood crash that killed Maria Pleitez and an 11-year-old girl.…
New Jersey Pushing for Slavery Reparations, Public Education
New Jersey lawmakers are considering A1665, which would create a task force to study slavery and recommend possible compensation and reparations.…
Delivery app sued as Mamdani administration launches crackdown on worker pay abuses
New York, NY – The Mamdani administration filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court against delivery app Motoclick and its chief executive, accusing the company of illegally underpaying workers and…
Mayor revives Bronx supportive housing project shelved by prior administration
New York, NY – Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday announced his administration will move forward with Just Home, a supportive housing project on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi that had…
Virginia bill proposes permanent daylight saving time pending federal approval
RICHMOND, VA – A new proposal before the Virginia General Assembly would move the Commonwealth to year-round daylight saving time, ending the biannual clock changes that shift residents between standard and daylight…
Virginia bill proposes $15 minimum wage by 2029 with annual inflation adjustments
RICHMOND, VA – A new proposal filed for the 2026 legislative session would raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029 and establish automatic annual increases tied to inflation beginning…
Virginia moves forward to ban federal agents from wearing face coverings
Virginia bill would restrict law enforcement from wearing facial coverings while on duty RICHMOND, VA – A measure introduced in the 2026 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly would prohibit most…
Taxpayers in Toms River and Jackson should pay for road paving in private gated communities, New Jersey lawmaker says
JACKSON, NJ – There’s bad news on the horizon for towns with large senior citizen populations like Jackson Township and Toms River. Under the current law in New Jersey, private gated communities…
Bill would suspend New Jersey public employees without pay and benefits when charged with on-the-job groping
TRENTON, NJ – In some government office somewhere, it must be happening, because there’s a new law propsed to stop it. A new proposal introduced in the New Jersey Senate would require…
New York proposal would amend state constitution to restrict police inquiries and disclosures about immigration status
ALBANY, NY – A proposed constitutional amendment introduced in the New York State Senate seeks to limit how state and local officials, including law enforcement, can inquire about or disclose an individual’s…
E-ZPass tolls should be tax deductible in New Jersey, lawmakers push new bill to make it happen
Trenton, NJ – A bipartisan Senate proposal would allow New Jersey drivers to deduct up to $1,000 in E-ZPass tolls from their gross income taxes, offering targeted relief to commuters who regularly…
NJ agencies barred from fining each other under new Senate proposal
Trenton, NJ – A newly filed New Jersey Senate bill would prohibit state agencies from imposing civil penalties on other state agencies, a move that would block internal enforcement actions that currently…
State board members ordered back to the table under new NJ Senate bill
Trenton, NJ – A newly filed bill in the New Jersey Senate would require members of the State Board of Education to attend meetings in person in order to be counted as…
Murphy signs sweeping reforms to tighten oversight and transparency for New Jersey charter schools
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed two major bills overhauling the state’s 30-year-old Charter School Program Act, enacting sweeping reforms to strengthen transparency, governance, and financial accountability for charter schools…
Murphy signs bill bringing cursive writing back to New Jersey classrooms
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation requiring the return of cursive handwriting instruction in New Jersey’s public schools, reinstating a traditional skill that had largely disappeared from classrooms over…
License and Registration Now Required for E-Bikes in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law one of the toughest e-bike regulation measures in the country, aiming to address a surge in accidents and fatalities linked to the…
The Federal Government Can’t Be Trusted: Murphy signs new vaccine law to create state-based immunization guidance
Trenton, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy announced he has signed legislation shifting New Jersey’s vaccination and immunization guidance from federal to state oversight, citing growing concerns about misinformation and distrust in public…
Mikie Sherrill Says Trump, ICE Inciting Peaceful Protesters to Spark Violence for His “Militia”
NEWARK, N.J. – The protesters in Minnesota have been peaceful, but ICE agents haven’t been. That is the messaging coming out of New Jersey today from its future governor. Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill…
New Jersey’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ bill dies in Trenton as Democrats close session without action
TRENTON, N.J. – A plan to exempt service workers’ tips from New Jersey’s income tax has stalled in Trenton, ending the legislative session without a vote as lawmakers shifted focus to other…
Passenger jumps from moving Waymo ride after self-driving car turns onto train tracks
PHOENIX, Ariz. – A self-driving Waymo vehicle drew national attention in early January after it mistakenly drove onto Valley Metro light rail tracks in south Phoenix, stopping directly in the path of…
Health inspector ‘defecated at’ during massage parlor inspection
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – A Department of Health inspector was allegedly attacked by an employee during an inspection at a Fort Walton Beach massage parlor, according to a statement from the…
New York Wants to Give Elderly Inmates Financial ‘Retirement’ Package
ALBANY, N.Y. – A new bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would allow incarcerated individuals over age 62 who have served at least five years of their sentence to retire…