Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer calls for the resignation of Andrew Cuomo

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi today called for the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after New York Attorney General Leticia Jones issued a report saying the governor engaged…

Politics

Ocean County pushing to spend $10 million Dominion voting machines after receiving campaign contributions

by Ron Wilson, Open Government Dominion Voting System (Dominion) and Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) are competing for the $10 million voting machine contract. After both companies attended multiple meetings to demonstrate…

Government News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Biden says accused sexual harasser Cuomo “One Hell of a Guy”, the “Gold Standard”

President Joe Biden had once said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was the “gold standard” and doing “one hell of a job”. This was as multiple sexual assault allegations were being lodged…

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AG Investigation concludes Cuomo used fear and intimidation, sexually harassed multiple women

NEW YORK – The independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James — led by Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark — today released their report into the multiple allegations…

New York News·Police Blotter·Politics

Cuomo tells New York businesses to refuse entry to the unvaccinated

If you’re an unvaccinated New Yorker, Governor Andrew Cuomo has a clear message for you. You’re not welcome in the Empire State and you should be treated according to the same laws…

Government News·New York News·Politics

Phil Murphy mandates vaccines for healthcare workers, threatens authority to “go further” if people don’t vaccinate

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today announced his first step toward a statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the private sector. Last week Murphy announced mandatory vaccinations for state workers.…

New Jersey News

Oregon state agencies now require face masks for employees and visitors

Portland, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced new mask guidance for Executive Branch state agencies in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently updated guidance, and based on the latest…

Health and Wellness

Google, Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Lyft join a growing list of companies requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees

Social media giants Google and Facebook join a growing line up of businesses who are now requiring their employees to get mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. The move comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom…

Business News

Here’s a list of California cities and businesses requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination

SACRAMENTO – Throughout the past week, some of California’s largest employers – both private businesses and local governments – have followed Governor Newsom’s lead in implementing vaccine and testing measures for employees. After…

Business News·California News

New York public schools are ‘food shaming’ students who can’t pay lunch bills Gov says

NEW YORK, NY – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families in New York are struggling to pay their bills. One of those bills is their child’s school lunch meal.…

New York News·School and Education News

Watch out New York drivers, state police to increase highway speed traps

If you drive on New York’s state highways, you might want to slow down. That’s because New York State has announced it will be increasing speed enforcement operations between now and August…

Government News·New York News·Police Blotter

Part of Route 64 to be named after National Guard veteran killed in training crash

MENDON, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S.5399/A.7031) designating a portion of the state highway system as the “Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Highway.” Chief Warrant Officer…

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DeSantis signs order banning mask mandates in school, giving parents the right to choose

TALLAHASSEE, FL – With COVID-19 delta variant cases on the rise among the unvaccinated population of Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial executive order that bans the federal government from implementing…

Health and Wellness·School and Education News

If not the feds, then who will hold Cuomo responsible for thousands of COVID-19 nursing home deaths?

Ailan Evans New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday celebrated the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to drop its investigation into his policy that sent COVID-19 patients into nursing homes, but with…

New York News·Politics

Murphy pledges funding to complete Toms River Field of Dreams

TOMS RIVER – Governor Murphy, the Kane family, and a bipartisan group of local leaders today visited and toured the future site of the “Toms River Field of Dreams”, a soon-to-be state-of-the-art, fully-accessible,…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Phil Murphy “Strongly Recommends” New Jersey masks up indoors even if you’re fully vaccinated

TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 vaccine works. It protects 98% of Americans from serious illness if they happen to contract the virus. It also reduces the risk of death and hospitalization by…

New Jersey News

Andy Kim says “Lakewood Style Development” only hate speech when Republicans say it

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last week, Congressman Andy Kim condemned Toms River Councilman Dan Rodrick for using the words “Lakewood Style Development” in campaign mailers to describe the rampant overdevelopment championed by…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Pete Buttigieg visits Baltimore to visit Port, see federally funded project

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today welcomed U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Maryland’s Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. During the visit, the governor touted the Port as an example of successful…

Maryland News·Politics

Greg Abbot threatens fines for Texas cities who require masks, ask for vaccination status

Sebastian Hughes on July 30, 2021 Republican Gov. of Texas Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday that could lead to cities being fined for implementing mask mandates. The order states that government entities will…

Government News

Female athletes battling men in women’s sports take their case to Washington

Mary Margaret Olohan World champion track athlete Cynthia Monteleone, her daughter Margaret, and three-time Olympian Inga Thompson journeyed to Washington, D.C., this week to urge lawmakers to protect women’s sports. “Headlines say…

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