New Jersey Governor Spent More Than Half A Million Bucks On Motorcade SUVs Using COVID-19 Funds

Lorenzo Prieto on January 26, 2023 According to Politico, New Jersey’s governor approved the expenditure of more than half a million dollars from federal COVID-19 relief funds for the purchase of eight…

Jackson planning board gets shakeup after years of lawsuits

JACKSON, NJ – After years of lawsuits against the Jackson Township Planning Board and the township over allegations of denying projects based on bias, the planning board has some new faces. Gone…

Southern Shore Lawmakers Say Unprecedented Whale Deaths Warrant Suspension of Offshore Wind Projects

Sen. Michael Testa, Asm. Erik Simonsen, and Asm. Antwan McClellan are intensifying calls to suspend offshore wind projects following an unprecedented number of whale deaths along the coasts of New Jersey and…

Feds say offshore wind project is not cause of surge in dead whales at the Jersey Shore

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is rejecting local environmentalists and political concerns that a massive wind farm project off the coast of the Jersey Shore has anything…

O’Scanlon: WTF JBOC?

Sen. Declan O'Scanlon responded with dismay to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee's continuing failure to consider plans to put billions in idle pandemic and debt relief funds to effective use.…

Bill seeks to make New Jersey’s pandemic Zoom weddings a permanent thing

When COVID-19 came and New Jersey was shut down, Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order allowing marriages to be performed legally online. With the pandemic over and New Jersey returning to…

Oroho/Pennacchio Bill Will Protect Right to Buy and Use Gas Stoves and Appliances

Sen. Steven Oroho and Sen. Joe Pennacchio will introduce legislation protecting the right of New Jerseyans to buy and use gas stoves and appliances.…

Bill seeks to protect New Jersey from potential gas stove ban

Two New Jersey Senators are calling the federal government’s move to ban gas stoves as extreme green energy nonsense. Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Joe Pennacchio will introduce legislation protecting the right…

Humpback whale in Brigantine. Photo by MMSC

Brigantine humpback whale likely struck by boat

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said preliminary results from a necropsy performed on a dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Brigantine likely died from being struck by a boat. The MMSC…

Photo of dead whale that washed ashore in Brigantine. Photo by MMSC

Marine Mammal Center to perform lab tests on dead whale washed ashore in Brigantine

BRIGANTINE, NJ – Officials from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center took the opportunity to investigate a beached dead whale in Brigantine during a period of low tide Friday afternoon. Unable to do…

Bucco Says “I Told You So” After Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of New Concealed Carry Restrictions Imposed by Democrats

Sen. Anthony M. Bucco responded after a federal judge blocked enforcement of new concealed carry restrictions that were advanced by New Jersey Democrats and signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy last…

Editorial: NJ’s on the Wrong Track, but it Doesn’t Have to Stay that Way

In this response to Gov. Phil Murphy's 2023 State of the State Address, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho said the outlook for New Jersey continues to get worse after five years of…

Holzapfel, McGuckin & Catalano Introduce Bill to Implement Comprehensive Ban of TikTok on All State Devices

Sen. Jim Holzapfel and Asm. Greg McGuckin and John Catalano introduced legislation to implement a comprehensive ban TikTok on all State government devices. A recent directive from the Murphy administration only applies…

Senator Polistina Calls for Suspension of All Offshore Wind Development Activity Following Multiple Whale Deaths

After six dead whales washed up on area beaches, Sen. Vince Polistina urged Gov. Phil Murphy to order a suspension of all offshore wind development activities so that a full and proper…

Toms River invites residents to speak about controversial Ciba Geigy development plan

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is inviting residents to put their opinions on the public record as the state of New Jersey announced a plan that would allow…

Metal drums similar to the ones removed from the Ciba Geigy superfund site in Toms River - Stock Photo.

EPA Ok with 250-acre city at Ciba Geigy Superfund site, here’s how you can stop it

TOMS RIVER, NJ – At last week’s township council meeting, Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill announced a plan to build residential, industrial and commercial developments at the Toms River Ciba-Giegy Superfund Site.…

New Jersey bans TikTok other devices from computers, phones in anti-Chinese tech order

TRENTON, NJ – The state of New Jersey has become the latest to ban TikTok from computers and cellphones used by government employees. New Jersey announced the ban of the popular Chinese-based…

Federal judge shoots down New Jersey’s new anti-gun laws as unconstitutional

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy once claimed the Constitution is above his paygrade, but a federal judge has just ruled that the governor’s new sweeping anti-gun laws don’t pass…

Parts of New Jersey’s new strict gun law deemed unconstitutional in federal court

Bronson Winslow on January 9, 2023 According to a federal judge, part of New Jersey’s concealed carry gun law, which dictates where a concealed firearm may be carried, is unconstitutional. According to…

Judges Order South Carolina To Redraw Congressional Map They Say Discriminated Against Black Voters

Judges Order South Carolina To Redraw Congressional Map They Say Discriminated Against Black Voters Bronson Winslow on January 6, 2023 South Carolina will redraw its congressional maps after a panel of three federal…

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