New Jersey Senate Rejects Phil Murphy’s Request to Extend COVID-19 Pandemic Powers

TRENTON, NJ – The Democrat led New Jersey Senate today decided to not extend Governor Phil Murphy’s emergency pandemic powers, dealing the newly re-elected governor a political blow on his health emergency…

New Jersey lawmakers deny Phil Murphy 90 day pandemic power grab as health emergency set to expire Tuesday

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy last week notified the New Jersey Senate and Assembly of his request to have the state’s governing bodies extend his pandemic emergency powers past…

Americans Ring In 2022 With Highest Mortgage Rates Since The Pandemic Started

Harry Wilmerding on January 6, 2022 Mortgage rates soared to their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic in the first week of 2022, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate…

Here are 5 reasons why New Jersey lawmakers should not renew Phil Murphy’s pandemic powers

If there was ever a time for Democrats and Republicans in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly to come together on an issue, rejecting Governor Phil Murphy’s request to extend his pandemic…

Two years into the pandemic, Murphy deploys Army National Guard to nursing homes again

TRENTON – COVID-19 is once again spreading through nursing homes across New Jersey despite high vaccination rates and booster rates statewide. Two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s…

Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christina Covey, age 34, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E.…

NJ Department of Labor’s victory lap is insulting to New Jerseyeans who see the complete and utter failure of the agency during pandemic

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa today lambasted New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development after the beleaguered agency issued a self-congratulatory press release boasting of its accomplishments in 2021. “With…

New Jersey legislators banding together to oppose latest Phil Murphy pandemic power grab

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael L. Testa (R-1) today announced his strong opposition to the proposed legislation to extend the Governor’s emergency powers for another 90 days. Murphy sent a letter to…

2021 Election Loser Jack Ciattarelli Supports Phil Murphy’s Request to Extend Pandemic Powers by 90 Days

SOMERSET, NJ – Jack Ciattarelli showed New Jersey this week why he was unable to defeat unpopular New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy when he publicly supported the governor’s 90-day extension of his…

After criticizing others, Phil Murphy defends his decision to take a vacation during the height of the pandemic

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday defended his decision to take a family vacation to the Central American country of Costa Rica. Upon his return, it was revealed…

Republicans calling for full investigating into Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic mishandling that lead to deaths of thousands

All 15 members of the Senate Republican Caucus are once again calling for the formation of a Senate Select Committee on the Executive Branch’s Response to the COVID-19 pandemic after Governor Murphy’s…

ICE HSI investigation leads to 3 Vietnamese residents permanently enjoined from operating pandemic-related fraud scheme

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The…

Arrest warrant issued for owner of notorious Andover, New Jersey nursing home caught stuffing bodies in a shed during pandemic

A former New Jersey nursing homeowner who made international headlines when it was discovered that the Andover nursing home he owned had been stuffing dead bodies in a makeshift morgue in the…

After promising an end to the pandemic in July, Biden now says “We don’t know”

Back in July, U.S. President Joe Biden looked the American public in the eye and said he will defeat COVID-19. Six months later, America is now in the worst position it has…

California Employment Development Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 25 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud

Assistant U. S. Attorney Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 20, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Nyika Gomez, a San Diego resident and former contract employee with the California…

New Jersey family created a life-sized boardgame during the pandemic lockdown, now they’re selling it

A New Jersey family might have just stumbled upon the next great American pastime, “What’s next?“, a lifesized game for the whole family to play. “When the severity of Covid-19 was first…

It’s not working: New Jersey reports highest-ever single day COVID-19 positive number since pandemic began

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey is one of America’s most vaccinated states. It has one of the toughest mask mandates in the country, requiring masks in public buildings and in all public…

Chester County Woman Sentenced to Over One Year for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Emily Baier, 28, of West Chester, PA, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United…

Sussex County Man Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 64 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of over $5 million, Acting…

Court Permanently Enjoins Three Vietnamese Residents from Continuing to Operate a Pandemic-Related Fraud Scheme

Tampa, FL – A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice announced. In a…

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