New York bill would require local governments to post meeting videos within five days

Albany, NY – A new measure introduced in the New York State Assembly would compel public bodies to post video recordings of their open meetings online within five business days. Assemblymember Amy…

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State auditor warns of rising repeat audit findings across government agencies

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland’s legislative auditor is warning lawmakers about a troubling rise in repeat compliance failures among state agencies, saying too many departments are failing to correct long-standing problems flagged in…

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Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill vows to freeze energy hikes, reopen government, and “fight for affordability” in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s newly elected governor, Mikie Sherrill, said she plans to declare a state of emergency on her first day in office to block utility rate hikes and “get…

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Republicans sweep all Berkeley Township council races, maintaining full control of local government

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Republican candidates decisively won all four ward council races in Berkeley Township on Tuesday night, securing another clean sweep and maintaining complete GOP control of the local government.…

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New Jersey in State of Emergency After Booker, Kim, Senate Democrats Vote No on Latest Attempt to Reopen Government

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has declared a statewide State of Emergency effective at midnight, citing an imminent threat to food security after the Trump Administration suspended federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

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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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Trump Targets Government Agency Promoting Gender Ideology and Abortion During Shutdown

The Trump administration has moved to drastically reduce staff at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Population Affairs (OPA), a division critics claim has advanced progressive policies on…

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Sen. John Kennedy Warns No End in Sight for Government Shutdown Amid Stalled Negotiations

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Wednesday that Washington’s government shutdown will not end until lawmakers “take their egos out back and shoot them,” blaming Senate Democrats for the ongoing impasse.…

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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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Mikie Sherrill Flew to California as Government Shutdown Loomed to Interview with Hollywood Podcaster

Los Angeles, CA – As Washington braced for a full federal shutdown last week, Rep. Mikie Sherrill was apparently three time zones away — seated in a Los Angeles podcast studio. The…

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Mikie Sherrill: ‘Racist Anti-American’ Charlie Kirk Was a Christian Nationalist Government Agent Against Women and Blacks

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) voted Friday in favor of a House resolution condemning the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, while sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for what…

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Queens man admits to working as covert agent for Chinese government

New York, NY – A 68-year-old Queens resident pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Yuanjun Tang, a naturalized U.S. citizen…

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Judge denies government bid to revisit ruling in New Jersey inmate’s resentencing case

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has rejected the government’s attempt to undo a decision granting post-conviction relief to a New Jersey inmate, clearing the way for a new sentencing hearing. U.S.…

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Mikie Sherrill Has to Go: AOC Rips Into Congressional Stock Market Millionaires Profiting from Secret Government Inside Information

AOC fires warning shot at Mikie Sherrill, congressional stock market millionaires over stock trades as NJ governor race heats up Newark, NJ – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a stark message aimed squarely…

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