Wealthy GOP Megadonor Scores $20.5M Land Deal in Manchester, Raising Ethical Questions
Manchester, NJ – In a deal sparking ethical scrutiny, Republican megadonor and Lakewood attorney Larry Bathgate sold 89.57 acres of Pinelands property on Ridgeway Road to the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust…
Phil Murphy is Raising Taxes $1 Billion This Year as Parting Gift to New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — If taxes are your main concern, then New Jersey isn’t the state for you now, and definitely won’t be the state for you after this year. Key Points New…
Phil Murphy Wants to Tax the Cloud, Raising Costs for Millions to Use Online Services
TRENTON, N.J. — Senate Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon on Thursday demanded answers from Gov. Phil Murphy regarding a proposed new tax on digital services that could raise costs for millions of…
Bill Spadea’s Misleading Fundraising Raising Some Eyebrows in Trump World
TRENTON, NJ – Bill Spadea, a pro-Trump Republican candidate for New Jersey governor and former radio host, is facing backlash after a Politico bombshell report revealed his campaign’s fundraising tactics, which prominently…
Damaged and Abandoned Vineyard Wind Turbine Struck by Lightning, Raising Fresh Concerns Over Safety and Transparency
Nantucket, MA – A Vineyard Wind turbine, previously damaged in a high-profile blade failure in July 2024, was struck by lightning on February 27, triggering a swift response from the U.S. Coast…
Maryland Governor Wants 75 Cent Tax on All Amazon, Retail Deliveries, Raising Costs More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveiled his fiscal 2026 budget proposal Wednesday, which includes a proposed 75-cent tax on most online retail deliveries, a move critics argue would disproportionately affect…
New Jersey’s bag ban is actually increasing plastic use, waste, and emissions according to study
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s ambitious plastic bag ban, implemented in May 2022, has led to a surprising outcome: a dramatic increase in plastic consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a…
Drone Building CEO claims mysterious drones may be searching for nuclear material, raising alarm over missing warheads
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas-based aerospace CEO has sparked concerns with a public video claiming that mysterious drone sightings off the U.S. East Coast and in the Midwest could be linked to…
Mysterious drone sightings expand to Ocean County, raising concerns near military installations
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Reports of mysterious drone activity in New Jersey are expanding, with residents in Ocean County now joining those in South Jersey who have reported unexplained sightings of unmanned…
Toms River Candidate’s Campaign Funding From Lakewood Power Brokers Raising Eyebrows
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Democrat candidate for Toms River is under fire this week after taking campaign donations from two of Lakewood’s biggest power powerbrokers, a realtor and the head of…
Phil Murphy and New Jersey Dems Propose Raising New Jersey Sales Tax
TRENTON, NJ—Rising inflation and the overall cost of living in New Jersey could get even more expensive this week after Governor Phil Murphy and state Democrats are debating a plan to increase…
Trump’s Attorney Made Swiss Cheese Out Of Michael Cohen’s Testimony, Raising Questions Of Perjury
Former President Donald Trump’s defense attorney rebutted Michael Cohen’s testimony during a brutal cross-examination Thursday, which has legal commentators raising the possibility Cohen again committed perjury. Defense attorney Todd Blanche confronted Cohen…
China growth seen slowing to 4.6% in 2024, raising heat on policymakers – Reuters poll
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4.6% in 2024, and cool further to 4.5% in 2025, a Reuters poll showed, raising the heat on…
China lifts policy bank loans, raising housing support expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s central bank made 350 billion yuan ($49.1 billion) in loans to policy banks through its pledged supplementary lending (PSL) facility in December, data showed, fuelling expectations of increased support…
Ex-Twitter exec claims in lawsuit he was fired for raising security concerns
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A former executive at Twitter Inc, now called X Corp, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after Elon Musk acquired the company for objecting to…
Avenue Capital raising new ‘impact’ private credit fund – source
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York-based Avenue Capital Group plans early next year to launch a new fund to invest in so-called environmental impact private credit investments, according to…
Fed done raising rates; risk is for expected Q2 cut to be delayed – Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold its federal funds rate steady through most of the first half of next year, according to the latest Reuters poll…
PayPal allays growth fears after raising annual profit forecast
By Manya Saini (Reuters) -PayPal Holdings raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, with executives striking an optimistic tone for the payments giant’s long-term growth strategy.…
EV Road Trips Go Horribly Wrong, Raising Concerns Over NJ Gas Car Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prominent figures advocating for electric vehicles (EVs), including Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Ford CEO Jim Farley, and New York Times reporter David Gelles, have encountered unanticipated difficulties during…
Instant view: US job growth smashes expectations, raising prospects for rate hikes
(Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in September, suggesting that the labor market remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year, though wage growth is moderating. Nonfarm…
Italy risks raising next to nothing from bank tax, sources say
By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) – Italy risks collecting minimal proceeds from a windfall tax on banks after it gave lenders the option to set aside money instead of…
Stacks of Cash, Gold Bars, the Eyebrow Raising Details of the Menendez Indictment
Katelynn Richardson on September 25, 2023 Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment will be difficult to defend, legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Menendez was indicted Friday on federal…
California Passes Bills Raising Gun Taxes, Mandating Gender-Neutral School Bathrooms During Whirlwind Session
California Passes Bills Raising Gun Taxes, Mandating Gender-Neutral School Bathrooms During Whirlwind Session Lillian Tweten on September 8, 2023 The California Legislature passed several major bills this week as it debates nearly…
‘Republicans Did This To Us’: Nikki Haley Hammers GOP Rivals On Debate Stage For Raising Debt Ceiling
‘Republicans Did This To Us’: Nikki Haley Hammers GOP Rivals On Debate Stage For Raising Debt Ceiling Mary Lou Masters on August 23, 2023 Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley directly slammed…
Kashkari: not ready to say Fed is done raising rates
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said that while the U.S. central bank has made some progress in its inflation fight, interest rates may still need…
ECB debated raising banks’ mandatory reserves in inflation fight – sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers debated raising banks’ mandatory reserves to 2% from 1% of their deposits at their meeting on Thursday as part of their fight against high inflation,…
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