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.…
New Jersey’s Plastic Fork Ban: They Want to Make Sporks Illegal
TRENTON, NJ – As rumors fly on social media today, we are saddened to confirm. Yes, the New Jersey legislature is trying to ban plastic utensils. New Jersey lawmakers introduced a measure…
NJ attorney general fires back after attack mailer calls his record ‘marked by scandal’
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin is brushing off a sharply worded political mailer that accuses him of being tied to “scandal,” responding publicly that the attack won’t intimidate…
Hoboken Raises Palestinian Flag High Over Town Hall on Anniversary of First Intifada
Hoboken mayor defends Palestinian flag raising, says date’s link to First Intifada was unintentional HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla on Tuesday defended the decision to raise the flag of…
New Jersey Bill Would Force Companies to Pay Elected Officials to be Double Dippers
TRENTON, NJ – Political corruption has been normalized in New Jersey. Now, one state legislator wants to mandate the most despised form of political corruption in the Garden State, double dipping. A…
New Jersey Wants to Force Private Corporations to Put More Women, Minorities on Executive Boards
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would require publicly traded corporations based in the state to ensure their boards of directors reflect New Jersey’s racial and gender…
New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Allow Inmates Ability to Choose Prison Gender
TRENTON, NJ – A bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly would mandate that transgender inmates in state prisons be housed according to their gender identity rather than the gender assigned at…
New Jersey has spoken and we want these nostalgic jobs back
TRENTON, NJ – In a state once known for its diners, drive-ins, and daily paper deliveries, New Jerseyans have spoken — they want the paperboy back. A new survey of 3,014 residents…
New Jersey Santa performer nabbed in child exploitation probe
Trenton, NJ – He checked his file list and checked it twice before uploading photos of children on the internet. Now, this New Jersey Santa performer is getting more than coal in…
Illegal Alien in New Jersey Among Two Charged with Crimes Against Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal immigration authorities announced the arrests of two convicted foreign nationals in separate operations in New Jersey and Texas, both of whom were convicted of crimes against children and…
ICE agents conduct enforcement operations in Lakewood amid reports of multiple arrests
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Federal immigration agents have been conducting enforcement operations in and around Lakewood over the past week, according to multiple reports from residents and local sources. The U.S. Immigration and…
Senate panel advances Singer bill to expand Medicaid coverage for infertility treatments
TRENTON, N.J. – The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) that would expand Medicaid coverage to include fertility-related medications…
Lawmaker blasts Democrats’ 10 Craziest and Dangerous Bills Being Pushed During Murphy Lame Duck Session
TRENTON, N.J. – Republican Assemblyman Paul Kanitra released a fiery video this week accusing Democratic lawmakers of using the state’s lame-duck legislative session to rush through what he called “the 10 most…
N.J. Democrat proposes free state healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Garnet R. Hall (D–Essex, Union) has introduced legislation that would make New Jersey one of the first states in the country to offer full, state-funded healthcare coverage to…
Toms River mayor Rodrick says returning nativity scene at town hall keeps Christ in Christmas
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Despite growing efforts in parts of New Jersey to scale back religious themes in public holiday displays, Mayor Dan Rodrick says Toms River will continue to celebrate Christmas…
As Graduation Test Scores Drop, New Jersey Wants to End Testing Instead of Improving Scores and Fixing the Problem
TRENTON, N.J. – A bill to eliminate New Jersey’s high school graduation proficiency exam advanced in the Assembly Education Committee, igniting a debate over standards, equity, and workforce readiness. Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis’…
Bad News for New Jersey: Clinton Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Offshore Wind Moratorium
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. – There’s some bad news for the Jersey Shore today as a progressive judge in Massachusetts just delivered a blow to President Trump’s offshore wind moratorium that had put…
Van Drew blasts New Jersey gas tax hike as ‘a punch in the gut’ to families
TRENTON, NJ – Congressman Jeff Van Drew sharply criticized New Jersey’s incoming gas tax hike, calling it an unnecessary financial blow to working families already struggling with rising costs. Beginning January 1,…
Mikie Sherrill Affordability Plan Includes a Million Dollar Transition, Doubling Previous Governors
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s transition team faced harsh backlash Monday over a proposed 62 percent increase in its transition team budget, a move critics say contradicts her campaign’s promise to…
New Jersey Lawmakers Move Closer to Making SNAP Benefits a Right
TRENTON, N.J. – A controversial resolution which sounds good on the outside, but worries some lawmakers of its intent has overwhelmingly passed in the New Jersey assembly on Monday. Lawmakers fear the…
New Jersey lawmaker demands Mikie Sherrill publicly reject rumored sales tax hike before taking office
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips is calling on Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill to publicly deny reports that her transition team and Democratic leaders in Trenton are considering raising New Jersey’s sales tax…