Judge lets Muslim ex-NYC DOC worker’s vaccine bias suit move forward

New York, NY – A federal judge has ruled that a former New York City Department of Correction employee can continue her lawsuit alleging religious discrimination after being fired for refusing the…

Mikie Sherrill paid $200,000 to daughter of Trump hating New York Judge Juan Merchan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A political consulting firm led by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, the New York judge who presided over President Donald Trump’s historic 2024 criminal trial, has received more…

Three police officers shot in North Jersey motel room shootout

IRVINGTON, NJ – A chaotic scene unfolded Wednesday afternoon in Essex County when gunfire erupted at a motel in Irvington, leaving three police officers and a woman injured, authorities said. Police were…

Ciattarelli says Motor Vehicle workers will return to work if he is elected

TRENTON, N.J. – Motor Vehicle Commission operations became a flashpoint in the governor’s race as Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill clashed over whether in-person services should return to pre-pandemic levels. Many of…

Federal judge tosses New Jersey nurse’s vaccine mandate lawsuit against Phil Murphy’s Dept. of Health

Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a longtime New Jersey state nurse who challenged the denial of her religious exemption to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate,…

Privacy or Secrecy? The Real Stakes of NJ’s New Health Rules

By Ann Tomoko Rosen New Jersey is considering sweeping changes to its public health rules (N.J.A.C 8:57). At first glance, the changes sound reasonable: protect patient privacy, streamline reporting, and modernize disease…

Louisiana man pleads guilty in $74K pandemic relief fraud scheme

BATON ROUGE, LA – A Prairieville man has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to defraud a Louisiana childcare grant program created with pandemic relief funds, prosecutors announced. Romney Manuel, 51,…

Miami woman indicted in Maryland for pandemic unemployment fraud scheme

BALTIMORE, MD – A Miami woman has been indicted on 16 federal charges for her alleged role in a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme that targeted state agencies, including the Maryland Department…

San Fernando Valley man admits $5.9M Ponzi scheme targeting elderly churchgoers

Los Angeles, CA – A West Hills man has agreed to plead guilty to running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that preyed on elderly church parishioners and other investors with false promises of…

Health Expert Chris Christie Critiques RFK’s Job Making America Healthy Again

Washington, DC – Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Biden administration this week, accusing Kennedy of spreading dangerous misinformation and criticizing his leadership in public…

Watch: January 6th Conspiracy Theorist Mikie Sherrill Pulled a Dangerous False Alarm and Threatened to Remove Fellow Congressmen Over Now Debunked Claim

Mikie Sherrill’s January 6 ‘reconnaissance’ claim falls apart as Capitol Police say no evidence of tours for attack prep WASHINGTON, DC — In a dramatic reversal of a widely circulated claim made…

New Jersey Lawmaker Says Democrats’ “Champagne Taste” Costing Struggling Taxpayers Grappling with High Cost of Living in Garden State, Phil Murphy Energy Crisis, Not Trump

Trenton, NJ – Assembly Republican Leader Dawn Fantasia took to social media Tuesday with a fiery post blasting Democratic leadership in Trenton, accusing them of mismanaging federal funds, wasting money on “vanity…

Democrat Mikie Sherrill Agrees With Jack Ciattarelli: New Jersey Democrats Have Created a Fiscal and Regulatory Disaster for Small Businesses

Clarksboro, NJ – As Election Day nears, Democrat Mikie Sherrill is starting to sound more like her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli. Realizing her grassroots pro-Progressive policy campaign was faltering, Sherrill is trying…

New Jersey joins multistate vaccine coalition to breakaway from CDC regulations and guidelines

New Jersey joins regional vaccine coalition after controversial pandemic history sparks concern TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey is among eight states where health officials met this week to consider forming a regional…

Migrants from Venezuela Strive for Safety and Hope at Mexico-US Border. Juarez, Mexico

The cost of illegal immigration could be over $7 billion per year in New Jersey according to report by New Jersey assemblyman

Trenton, NJ — Last year, a 28-page report issued by Assemblyman Paul Kanitra revealed that illegal immigration is costing New Jersey taxpayers a staggering $7.3 billion per year—amounting to more than $2,100…

GOP lawmakers slam Murphy’s New Jersey school aid cuts as towns forced to raise taxes to cover shortfalls

Trenton, NJ – Republican Senators Anthony M. Bucco and Owen Henry are sounding the alarm over widespread school funding cuts they say are forcing municipalities to raise property taxes, lay off staff,…

Amazon faces age discrimination suit after New Jersey worker claims he was called ‘old man’ and denied training

TRENTON, NJ – A 59-year-old New Jersey Amazon warehouse employee’s age discrimination lawsuit will move forward in part, after a federal judge ruled that he presented enough facts to support claims of…

Back to School Blues: Governor Murphy’s Funding Formula Devastates New Jersey Students Causing Anger, Fear and Anxiety in Many Underfunded Districts

Governor Phil Murphy’s S-2 Funding Formula Leaves Schools Closed, Unexpected Mergers, Teachers Without Jobs, Overcrowded Classrooms and No Money in its Wake As the school bells ring across New Jersey this fall…

Murphy signs bill to expand NJ tax credits unlocks cultural funding and scraps $1.2B community program

Trenton, NJ – A sweeping overhaul of New Jersey’s Cultural Arts Incentives Program and Aspire Programhas been passed by Governor Phil Murphy after the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee advanced a bill…

New Jersey Governor Agrees: Anyone Moving to Florida is Either Trading Crypto or High on Cocaine

Trenton, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy is making a bold claim about New Jersey’s status, calling it “America’s number one state to raise a family” and insisting the phrase deserves to be…

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