JCP&L Suspends Summer Shut-Offs as New Jersey Electricity Rates Increase 20%
HOLMDEL, N.J. — A failed state energy plan has resulted in electricity rate increases as high as 20% in New Jersey, thanks to Governor Phil Murphy’s failed clean energy agenda, but one…
Phil Murphy unveils new idea as New Jersey facing 32% annual increase in electricity rates
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey residents are not just facing a 20% electricity rate increase in June; they will have suffered a 32% annual increase between June 1, 2024, and June 1, 2025,…
Toms River opens beach badge sales with discounted pre-season rates
Beach badge sales have officially begun for Toms River’s Ortley Beach and Shelter Cove Beach, with residents encouraged to make purchases before May 24 to secure a pre-season discount of $50. The…
New Jersey lawmaker urges state action on vaccination rates
TRENTON, N.J. — Citing a surge in measles cases across the United States and falling childhood immunization rates, the New Jersey Senate has introduced Resolution No. 127, urging residents to stay up-to-date…
New Jersey Senator Calls for Gov. Murphy to Give Back $85 Million Energy Tax as Rates Skyrocket
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey State Senator Carmen Amato (R-9) is urging the state to return an $85 million sales tax windfall to residents, following revelations at a recent budget hearing that…
New Jersey’s New Income Based ‘Equity’ Energy Rates Not Only Wrong, But Unconstitutional
TRENTON, NJ – The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights might be above Governor Phil Murphy’s pay grade, but a new law that ties energy rates to a person’s income might…
Congressman Calls for Resignation of New Jersey Energy Board, Citing $320 Million in DEI and Equity Spending as Consumer Rates Spike
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jeff Van Drew is demanding the resignation of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) board members following their approval of a 17% increase in electric rates, calling…
Study finds Black applicants in New Jersey denied gun permits at significantly higher rates than whites
TRENTON, N.J. — Black residents in New Jersey were denied firearm permits at disproportionately higher rates than white applicants, according to a study by the advocacy group Rise Against Hate. The study,…
Michigan Abortion Rates Surge to 30-Year High Post-Roe Amendment
Michigan saw a significant surge in abortions in 2023, reaching a 30-year high following the adoption of a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access. The amendment, passed in 2022 after the overturning of…
Springfield Ohio Crime Rates Soar After Arrival of Tens of Thousands of Haitian Migrants
SPRINGFIELD, OH – Following the arrival of thousands of Haitian refugees in Springfield, Ohio, reports of vehicle theft and shoplifting have surged significantly, according to data obtained by the Daily Caller News…
American Water Raises Rates for New Jersey Customers
CAMDEN, N.J. – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has approved new water and wastewater rates for New Jersey American Water, following a settlement with the N.J. Division of Rate…
Jackson Township Partners with EMEX to Secure Competitive Electricity Rates
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, August 16, 2024 – Jackson Township has successfully renewed its Main Load Electricity third-party supply through a partnership with EMEX, a division of Mantis Innovation, utilizing EMEX’s proprietary Reverse Auction…
Car Insurance In New Jersey is About to Spike Over Crime, Inflation, and Rising Rates
TRENTON, NJ — Auto insurance rates in New Jersey are facing steep increases, driven by a combination of rising crime rates and economic challenges, according to industry experts. Insurers have been requesting…
Fed Keeps Rates Steady As Interest Cut Dreams Slip Away
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would not change its benchmark federal funds rate as inflation continues to remain elevated. The Fed’s decision not to change rates keeps the target…
Home Sales Drop In March As Mortgage Rates Surge Over 7%
Existing home sales shrank in March as consumers respond to continuing price increases and rising mortgage rates. Sales for existing homes fell 4.3% in March compared to the previous month and 3.7%…
Fed officials in no rush to cut rates as inflation worries rise
By Michael S. Derby and Howard Schneider NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ranks of Federal Reserve officials saying there is no rush to cut interest rates continue to grow, with still-too-hot-for-comfort U.S. inflation…
Global fertility rates to decline, shifting population burden to low-income countries
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Fertility rates in nearly all countries will be too low to sustain population levels by the end of the century, and most of the world’s live births…
Analysis-Negative rates era unlikely to be revisited soon
By Mark John and Francesco Canepa (Reuters) – Eighteen months after Europe ended its decade-long experiment with negative interest rates, the Bank of Japan has done the same with its first rate…
More Chinese tied the knot in 2023, lifting marriage rates for first time in nine years
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The number of new marriages in China jumped 12.4% in 2023 from a year earlier, reversing a downtrend that has lasted for almost a decade as more youth…
Public Concern Over COVID-19 and Vaccination Rates Decline in the U.S.
A recent Pew Research Center survey highlights a significant decrease in American concern over COVID-19, with only 20% of respondents viewing the virus as a major threat to public health and merely…
Fed policymakers signal no rush to cut US interest rates
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – U.S. central bankers want to hold off on cutting interest rates until they have more confidence that inflation is headed down to 2%,…
Five ways the BoE could signal a change in rates stance
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is expected to offer a first hint on Thursday that it is tentatively moving towards cutting interest rates, having raised them to…
UK house prices beat forecasts as mortgage rates edge down
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose this month more than economists had expected, adding to signs that the squeeze from high interest rates is beginning to ease, figures from…
ECB likely to cut rates in small increments with pauses – Vujcic
ZAGREB (Reuters) – The exact date for the start of European Central Bank rate cuts is secondary, but once the bank starts moving it is likely do it in small increments with…
Brazil central bank to cut rates by 50 basis points for fifth time on Jan. 31 – Reuters poll
By Luana Maria Benedito and Gabriel Burin SAO PAULO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank will cut its key rate by 50 basis points next week for the fifth time in a…
Norway keeps rates on hold, will remain unchanged ‘for some time’
By Terje Solsvik and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.50% on Thursday, as unanimously expected by analysts, and said the cost of…
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