New Jersey Sues Trump for 36th Time, This Time Over Abortions for Veterans

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined 21 other states in a sweeping legal move to block a proposed Trump administration rule that would end abortion access…

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Powerball frenzy pays off with $50K win in Akron

Akron woman wins $50K Powerball prize after buying ticket for climbing jackpot AKRON, OH – A Fairlawn convenience store stop turned into a $50,000 win for an Akron resident who typically plays…

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Teen Driver’s Insurance Rates Spike Almost 200% in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – As the back-to-school season gets underway, parents of teen drivers are facing a steep financial hit, with annual auto insurance premiums jumping by an average of $3,252 nationwide when…

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Delaware, Maryland AG’s join 13-state coalition to keep biological men inside women’s prisons

BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 12 other state attorneys general this week in filing an amicus brief in Jones v. Bondi, urging a federal appeals court to…

Maryland, New Jersey join new lawsuit against Trump administration

BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, joining a coalition of 15 other states to block what they call illegal attempts to…

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Delaware legalizes physician-assisted suicide, joining New Jersey and nine other states

DOVER, Del. — Delaware on Wednesday became the 11th state to legalize physician-assisted suicide, following the signing of the End-of-Life Options Act by Gov. Matt Meyer. The law allows mentally competent adults…

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New Jersey Congresswoman who said “We are at war” storms federal facility, assaults agents

A tense standoff at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, escalated into chaos on Friday, May 9, when Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), alongside Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and…

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Josh Gottheimer pitches plan to raise your property taxes if he becomes governor

TRENTON, NJ — U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat running for governor of New Jersey, unveiled a proposal aimed at slashing property tax burdens for newcomers by allowing them to pay the…

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New Jersey pushes back on overdraft fee rollback, urges House to reject bank-friendly measure

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a multistate coalition urging the U.S. House of Representatives to reject a resolution that would roll back a federal rule…

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy files 20th lawsuit against Trump administration

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined 14 other states in suing the Trump administration for what he alleges are illegal terminations and delays of federally funded…

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As Many New Jersey Districts Mull School Closings, Newark Spent $2.8 Million on Expensive Catering

NEWARK, N.J. — Your school district might be faced with closing and selling schools to close their budget gap, but the prime beneficiary of New Jersey school state aid is living high…

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Queens woman charged with grand larceny in $500K elder fraud scheme

QUEENS, N.Y. — A Kew Gardens Hills woman has been charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property for allegedly scamming elderly victims out of more than $500,000 in a…

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New Jersey is One of the Worst States to Start a Business; Here’s How Bad it Really is…

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is the seventh most expensive state to start a business in 2025, according to a new study by Simplify LLC, which analyzed costs such as taxes, wages,…

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White House defends federal worker buyout as 75,000 accept program as Murphy admin call it a ‘scam’

TRENTON, NJ — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday morning that the administration was satisfied with the number of federal workers who accepted a voluntary buyout program, despite questions…

Government News

New Jersey Warns Against Trump’s Federal Employee Buyout Program

Attorney General Warns Against Misleading Federal Employee Buyout Program **TRENTON, NJ** – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general to caution federal employees about…

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Coast Guard Joins America’s Mass Deportation of Criminal Illegal Aliens

SAN DIEGO, CA — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted Alien Expulsion Flight Operations on Tuesday as part of a coordinated effort with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to enforce federal immigration laws,…

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U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training, Cape May, NJ CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES 06.08.2024 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Schell U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Subscribe14 facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Recruits with Lima-205 earn their colors on the beach on June 8, 2024 at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey. A company earning their colors is a significant milestone in recruit training and marks camaraderie and seniority on the regiment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Schell)

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Trump Firing Commandant: We Will Patrol and Secure America’s Maritime Boundaries

MIAMI — The United States Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will immediately deploy additional vessels, aircraft, and specialized forces to bolster maritime security along critical U.S. borders following executive orders from President…

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New Jersey Vows to Fight Trump Common Sense Gun Legislation to Protect State’s Strict Gun Laws

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Monday that he is spearheading a coalition of more than a dozen states to defend two key federal gun safety regulations…

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California Voters Reject Record-High Minimum Wage Increase

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the minimum wage to the highest in the country. Proposition 32 was rejected by a slim margin, with 50.8% opposing and 49.2%…

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‘Set Up For Success’: Here’s Who Will Be Running Point For Trump On National Security

President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top slots in the U.S. national security apparatus have garnered approval from a number of defense and foreign policy experts. Despite being elected less than two weeks ago,…