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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
SOMERSET, NJ – Jack Ciattarelli showed New Jersey this week why he was unable to defeat unpopular New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy when he publicly …
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday defended his decision to take a family vacation to the Central American country of Costa …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Emily Baier, 28, of West Chester, PA, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and …
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 …
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 13, 2021, Jonathan Olivetti, age 41, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, …
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nichelle Henson, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, for false statements and bank fraud …
The New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) ordered former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday to pay back over $5 million in book profits, …
FORT SMITH – A Fort Smith woman was sentenced on December 8, 2021 to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release …
State Senator Joe Pennacchio participated remotely in Thursday morning’s Senate Economic Growth Committee, voting from the parking lot of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home. Pennacchio’s …
Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove are calling on Trenton to end automatic toll increases that commuters and businesses can no …
BOSTON – A Dominican National residing in Boston was arrested today for allegedly using others’ identities to fraudulently obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. Wilson …
Death benefits paid by life insurers surged to their highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic since the 1918 influenza epidemic, multiple sources reported. Death-benefit payments …
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Whenever New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio enacts a public policy that directly impacts businesses in the city, he …
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company today admitted its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery stores in connection …
TRENTON, NJ – Disturbing images from Trenton released on Monday show Governor Phil Murphy’s use of U.S. Army National Guard troops to assist in his …
The Federal Reserve is likely to shift away from its pandemic era stimulus programs as inflation continues to soar and unemployment falls. The Fed, under …
According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, the recent rash of well-organized retail smash and grabs across America are being driven by the COVID-19 …
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jacob Fulton, 33, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to one year and six months in …
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 30, 2021, Luis Mercado, age 44, of Lebanon, …
ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection once again began processing traffic at the Antelope Wells port of entry today. The port is …
NORFOLK, Va. – Two men pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining benefits made available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, …
BOSTON – A Stoughton man was indicted yesterday in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related small business loans from …
ABINGDON, Va. – Four more Southwest Virginia residents who conspired with over 30 other people to defraud the United States government by filing claims for …
PHILADELPHIA –United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the following defendants were charged with fraudulently obtaining emergency unemployment benefits related to COVID-19. Each of …
Americans believe poor government leadership is a bigger problem than the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent Gallup poll showed. More than 20% of Americans said that …
SAN FRANCISCO – Miranda Devlin, aka Miranda M., aka Miranda P., was sentenced today in United States District Court to 18 months in federal prison …
BOSTON – A Stoughton man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related small business loans from several financial institutions. Yves …
BOSTON – A Leicester man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with his involvement in loan and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) …
BOSTON – A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Omar Thompson, …
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Segers, 33, and Dionne Segers, 32, both of Philadelphia, PA, and their inmate …
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 267,000 in the week ending Nov. 6 as the labor market continues to improve, …
PHILADELPHIA –Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kyle McLemore, 44, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with one count …
BOSTON – A Texas woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Donna Wasson, 37, of San …
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was arrested today in Michigan and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with his alleged involvement in …
BOSTON – A Lawrence woman was sentenced today in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Raquel Pena, 40, …
The most populous county in Maryland has implemented “psychoeducational lessons” that tell students there is a “dual pandemic” involving COVID-19 and “systemic racism,” according to …
TRENTON, NJ – As New Jersey Governor Murphy shut down businesses, canceled holidays, forced children to wear face masks in school and mandated vaccines, New …