Elon Musk May Have Just Dealt A Blow To Biden’s EV Agenda
Tesla laid off a large portion of a key team in its electric vehicle (EV) charger division on Monday, a move that could pose problems for President Joe Biden’s broad EV agenda.…
Chinese Communist-Linked Battery Maker Breaks The Bank On Lobbying Amid Congressional Scrutiny
A Chinese Communist Party-linked company planning to build electric vehicle battery factories inside the U.S. has already spent over $1 million on lobbying in 2024, according to public disclosures. Battery manufacturing company Gotion…
Murphy and Biden are Coming for Your Gas Water Heaters Now
The Department of Energy (DOE) finalized regulations Tuesday for a popular appliance that will push the market toward adopting heat pump technology. The DOE’s final energy efficiency regulations for water heaters will…
Baby Walkers, Autism Balance Chairs, Baby Changing Tables, Step Stools, and Toys Seized by CBP and CPSC at LA/LB Seaport
LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, in coordination with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) compliance investigators, seized 96 baby walkers, 216 autism balance chairs, 492 baby changing tables,…
Stabbing and Robbery in Brooklyn Park Sends Man to Hospital
BROOKLYN PARK, MD – Authorities are currently investigating a stabbing and robbery incident that took place in the vicinity of Brookwood Road and Southerly Drive. According to reports from the Northern District…
Former General Counsel of Large Public Company admits Tax Offenses
John Goggins, 63, of Chatham, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa in Newark federal court on April 25, 2024, to a four-count information charging him with willfully…
Rodrick Says No to Prisoner Re-Entry Facility Relocation in Downtown Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ—Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick today said he will fight to prevent former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from hosting a grand opening of a new prisoner-entry facility in the…
Biden’s EPA Says Sweeping Power Plant Regs Won’t Harm America’s Grid — Experts Are Saying The Exact Opposite
The Biden administration says that its new rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants will not cause grid reliability problems, but power grid experts are warning that the exact opposite could end up…
Maryland Warns of Fines for Illegally Fishing Striped Bass During Seasonal Closure
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Natural Resources Police recently issued a reminder to anglers that the striped bass fishing closure in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries became effective on…
Syracuse Police: Parking & Traffic Update
Syracuse Police Department issued a parking and traffic notification for certain areas commencing on Wednesday night, with strict parking restrictions being implemented. Vehicles left in the marked red zones after the specified…
Anne Arundel County Police Blotter: Here’s What’s Happening
Brooklyn, MD – Detectives from the Northern District of Anne Arundel County are looking into a non-contact shooting event that occurred on a recent Friday, April 21, 2024, at 12:30 a.m. A…
New Jersey Needs to Pay Attention as California Green Train Rule Considered by Biden
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has made one thing clear since taking office. He is modeling his state as the “California of the east” and taking cue from green…
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy Miller addresses the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America
First of all, I just want to say thank you for the introduction. You are all true partners of US Customs and Border Protection, and more importantly, true partners in the economic…
AARON HEDLUND: The Antidote To The Cost-Of-Living Crisis: Simple, Low And Fair Taxes
Though the 2023 tax season is now in the rearview mirror, the inflation tax remains a stark reality, and Americans are faced with a daunting prospect: the worst may be yet to…
Apple Cooperates With Chinese Censorship Demands, Removes Popular Messaging Apps From Store
Tech behemoth Apple complied with an order from the Chinese government to remove popular messaging apps from the company’s app store in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Apple removed…
New Jersey Democrats Push Businesses to Comply with Murphy’s Plastic Straw Ban
TRENTON, NJ—In a push for environmental sustainability, Senator John McKeon has reached out to New Jersey’s largest food service providers to enforce the state’s single-use plastics ban, specifically targeting the use of…
New Jersey Lawmakers Move to Ban Gas Stoves and Appliances in New Construction
TRENTON, NJ – New legislation, known as the “Healthy and Affordable Construction for Tomorrow Act,” has been introduced to amend the State Uniform Construction Code to curb the combustion of high-emission substances…
New Jersey Bill to Lower Requirements for School Bus Drivers Passes Unanimously
New Legislation Eases Requirements for Type S School Bus Drivers in New Jersey TRENTON, NJ — The Assembly Education Committee recently advanced Assembly Bill No. 2180, incorporating committee amendments that would allow…
CBP Releases March 2024 Monthly Update
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for March 2024. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP’s Stats and Summaries webpage. “CBP – in coordination with…
CBP Trade Summit in Philadelphia Highlights the Importance of Partnership
At a time when the U.S. economy is thriving, a standing-room-only crowd packed the halls of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit on March 26-28 in Philadelphia.…