New Jersey joins another multistate federal lawsuit against HUD over housing rule changes

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a coalition of states suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, alleging that new federal policies will unlawfully…

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We Won’t Pay Federal Taxes: Mikie Sherrill Says She Will Withhold “Magical Pile of Money” to Fight Trump

TRENTON, NJ – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill is facing criticism after suggesting New Jersey could “withhold” federal tax dollars as a form of protest against the Trump administration. Her remarks, made during an…

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Bloomfield firefighter files federal lawsuit over alleged racist noose incidents during training

NEWARK, NJ – A Bloomfield firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a coworker and the township of racial discrimination and maintaining a hostile work environment following two separate incidents in which…

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Mikie Sherrill Says New Jersey Could Stop Paying Federal Taxes, Pushes for Federal Tax Strike

TRENTON, NJ – In a surprising exchange during an appearance on “The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart,” New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill and Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger discussed the possibility of a…

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Federal court ends Newark police consent decree after nine years of reform

NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has formally ended the Newark Police Department’s long-standing consent decree, marking the conclusion of a nine-year federal oversight process designed to reform policing practices and rebuild…

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Feds Arrest Barnegat Man for Baseball Bat Rampage at Newark Federal Building

NEWARK, NJ – A 51-year-old Ocean County man has been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon and damaging federal property after an incident inside the Peter Rodino Federal Building last week, federal…

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ICE Storming New Jersey Congresswoman Must Face Trial for Assaulting Federal Agents, Judge Rules

Judge rejects bid to toss charges against Rep. McIver Newark, NJ – A federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss the criminal case against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, denying her claim that…

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Federal officer slashed in the face by twice-deported criminal alien

HOUSTON, TX – A man twice removed from the United States was arrested after an encounter in which an ICE officer suffered serious facial injuries. The subject allegedly used a metal coffee…

Local Politics·Political Crime and Corruption

Jackson mayor thanks Fulfill for feeding local families amid federal benefit delays

JACKSON, NJ – Mayor Jennifer L. Kuhn praised the nonprofit Fulfill and the Jackson Food Pantry this week for providing meals to local families after federal SNAP benefit payments were temporarily halted…

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Court orders federal government to use SNAP funds during shutdown

Trenton, NJ – A federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds to continue the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The…

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Sherrill, New Jersey Democrats voted against bill to reopen federal government, but keep blaming Republicans

Washington, DC – Representative Mikie Sherrill and nearly every member of New Jersey’s Democratic congressional delegation voted Tuesday against a stopgap spending bill that would have reopened the federal government, keeping the…

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Booker and Kim, New Jersey senators vote with Democrats to continue the federal government shutdown

Washington, DC – New Jersey Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim joined most of their Democratic colleagues Tuesday in voting against a Republican-backed measure to reopen the federal government, extending what has…

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Porch pirate strikes four homes in under an hour in Federal Hill

Manhunt underway after four packages snatched in broad daylight in Federal Hill Baltimore, MD – A string of package thefts rattled the Federal Hill neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, as a man casually walked…

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Brick Township Mayor Lisa Crate awards $43,000 in federal grants to local service groups

Brick, N.J. – Mayor Lisa Crate and the Township Council have distributed more than $43,000 in federal grant funding to a group of local nonprofit organizations that provide food, shelter, care, and…

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With No Jobs to go to, Furloughed Federal Workers Get Free Train Rides in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore is rolling out free transit options for federal employees as the state braces for continued fallout from the ongoing federal government shutdown. The initiative, announced Friday…

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Election Ballot Drop off Box fot Voters and Voting

State GOP asks for federal election monitors in corruption plagued New Jersey county

NJ GOP demands federal monitors for Passaic County elections amid fraud concerns TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Republican State Committee has formally requested that the U.S. Department of Justice deploy federal…

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Federal judge allows false arrest suit against NYPD officer to proceed after Queens man’s charges dismissed

Brooklyn, NY – A federal judge ruled that a Queens man’s false arrest claim against a New York City police officer can move forward, partially denying the City’s bid to toss a…

Massachusetts woman charged with threatening to kill federal agents outside courthouse

Boston, MA – A 37-year-old Malden woman has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening to kill federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation outside Malden District Court. Federal prosecutors say the…

Massachusetts News

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver pays $50M to settle federal tax charges

LOS ANGELES, CA – Roger Ver, an early cryptocurrency investor once hailed as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve criminal tax charges, agreeing to pay nearly $50…

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Democrats Release Demands to End Federal Government Shutdown: LGBTQ Rights in the Balkans a Top Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government remained paralyzed Wednesday as negotiations between congressional Republicans and Democrats collapsed over a slate of spending proposals that some lawmakers call “foreign policy wish lists” unrelated…

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