Phil Murphy’s Flawed School Funding Formula Sends One Of New Jersey’s Largest Districts Into Bankruptcy
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Toms River Regional School District is warning of potential summer school cancellations and exploring Chapter 9 bankruptcy as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, despite increases in…
East Orange Latest Victim of Phil Murphy’s Flawed School Funding Formula As Teachers Allegedly Walk Off Job
The East Orange School District abruptly switched to a half-day schedule today, October 17, catching parents and students by surprise. Superintendent Dr. Christopher Irving issued a brief statement, explaining that the shortened…
Another New Jersey Elementary School is Closing Because of Phil Murphy’s New Equity Based Funding Formula
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — In New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s quest for ‘educational equity’, another neighborhood elementary school is being forced to closed. This comes weeks after the Rosenauer Elementary school in…
New Jersey Governor Murphy’s School Funding Formula Blamed for Drastic Cuts, School Closure
JACKSON, NJ – The S2 funding formula, a secretive formula known only to insiders within the administration of Governor Phil Murphy has devastated the educational system in Jackson Township, cutting state aid…
New Valuation Formula to Enhance Farmland Preservation Efforts in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ—The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) is introducing a new valuation method aimed at enhancing the preservation of farmland across New Jersey. Dubbed the Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula (SFV), this method…
Ohio Mother Killed Young Daughter with Diet of Baby Formula and Mountain Dew
CLERMONT, OH—Tamara Banks, a 41-year-old Ohio mother, has been sentenced to between nine and 13.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The sentencing follows the tragic death of her…
Shore Legislator Seeks to Fix Murphy’s Flawed S2 District Killer Funding Formula
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblyman A Paul Kanitra introduced a bill on Monday aimed at reversing the impact of state aid cuts on New Jersey schools. The proposed legislation seeks to appropriate $210.1…
Reckitt unit hit with $60 million verdict in Enfamil baby formula case in Illinois
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to pay $60 million to the mother of a premature baby who died of an intestinal disease…
Reckitt to challenge $60 million baby formula verdict, shares sink
(Reuters) -Reckitt Benckiser said on Friday it would pursue all options to have a $60 million verdict overturned in a lawsuit related to its Enfamil baby formula in the United States as…
New Jersey Senate Education Committee Reviews School Funding Formula
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Education Committee, presided over an extensive hearing on Thursday, listening to hours of testimony regarding the state’s flawed S2 school funding…
New Jersey Law Would Allow School Districts Decimated by S2 Formula to Raise Taxes Above 2% Cap
Senate Bill No. 2434 Offers Financial Flexibility to School Districts Facing Aid Reductions TRENTON, NJ – The Senate Education Committee has favorably reported on Senate Bill No. 2434, a legislative move designed…
In EV catch-up race, legacy automakers hitch a lift with Formula E
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Legacy automakers playing catch-up with EV leaders like Tesla are leaning on their Formula E electric racing teams for innovations to build better mass-production EVs with…
Reckitt’s Mead Johnson Nutrition recalls baby formula powder from US -FDA
(Reuters) -Reckitt Benckiser Group’s Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder from the U.S. market due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria in product…
Formula One clothing craze sweeps retailers ahead of Vegas debut
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Formula One motor sports, which routinely draws top-tier luxury sponsors like Rolex, is expanding its roster of partners to retailers whose core business is selling…
Shoplifters Stab Pharmacy Worker Over Baby Formula
BROOKLYN, NY – A group of unidentified individuals robbed a pharmacy on Elton Street on Wednesday, resulting in an employee being stabbed while trying to prevent the theft. The incident occurred at…
U.S. baby formula shortage leads to boom in advertisements
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s not your imagination if you feel like you’re seeing more ads for baby formula than ever before. Formula makers have stepped up marketing campaigns…
NZ’s a2 Milk gets temporary approval to export infant milk formula to U.S
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s a2 Milk Co Ltd has received U.S. approval to export its infant milk formula to the Unites States as the country faces a shortage of baby food. Under…
Baby formula maker Perrigo buying Nestle’s Good Start brand, Wisconsin plant
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Infant formula manufacturer Perrigo Company Plc said on Tuesday it is buying the Good Start brand and a Wisconsin plant that makes the product from…
Audi partners with Swiss Sauber for Formula One
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Audi said on Wednesday it has agreed to take a stake in Swiss-based Sauber Group, whose team will become the German car manufacturer’s works entry in Formula One from…
Nestle’s Gerber CEO sees formula shortage improving by October
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nestle SA’s Gerber Products Company is still in “critical task force mode” due to the U.S. infant formula shortage, its CEO Tarun Malkani said last…
FDA warns against use of Mother’s Touch baby formula
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday advised parents and caregivers against feeding Mother’s Touch Formula to infants as the product has not undergone proper testing. The directive…
Abbott says it has reopened Michigan baby formula plant
By Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories has reopened its Sturgis, Michigan baby formula plant, which was shut last month due to heavy rains, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Saturday. Abbott…
Factbox-Global baby formula makers send products to restock U.S. shelves
(Reuters) – Global companies that make baby formula are bringing products into the United States after the country’s health regulator relaxed its import policy to address a nationwide shortage partly triggered by…
Factbox-Global baby formula makers send products to restock U.S. shelves
(Reuters) – Global companies that make baby formula are bringing products into the United States after the country’s health regulator relaxed its import policy to address a nationwide shortage partly triggered by…
Baby formula crunch in U.S. forces scramble to boost supplies
(Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories said it had halted production of EleCare baby formula at its Michigan plant after storms caused heavy flooding, in the latest setback for the recently re-opened factory that…
Bubs Australia shares surge on infant formula supply deal with Walmart
(Reuters) – Shares of Bubs Australia jumped on Thursday after the company signed a deal to supply its infant formula products to U.S. retail giant Walmart amid a baby food shortage in…
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