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Trenton, NJ: Following the NJGOP’s call for Governor Phil Murphy to fully lift his unilateral economic restrictions, today he announced a return to 100% capacity for businesses, provided that patrons are distanced at least six feet apart from one another (which will undoubtedly still have an adverse effect on small businesses with limited capacity).
Continue reading Murphy Heeds NJGOP’s Call by Lifting Some Restrictions
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Lodi NJ, starting Saturday, May 1, “undocumented immigrants” will be able to apply for New Jersey’s standard license, which is different from REAL IDs, that are issued to lawful residents and are required to access federal buildings or fly commercially without a passport.
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Mt. Laurel NJ, The Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter (ABCNJ) and the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) issued a joint statement today criticizing Governor Phil Murphy for signing Bill S-3414/A-5378 which requires government-mandated Project Labor Agreements (PLA) to apply to any public works contract exceeding $5 million.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) is seeking answers from the Murphy Administration to understand what steps are being taken to prevent undocumented immigrants from being automatically registered to vote when they visit a Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) agency for a driver’s license.
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Trenton NJ, with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Heather Anderson, an employee of the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, is suing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 33 union and the State of New Jersey for illegally restricting her and her coworkers’ First Amendment right to stop union dues deductions from their paychecks.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) and Senator Michael Testa (R-1) have introduced legislation to strip Governor Phil Murphy of the power to spend billions in federal stimulus and relief funds without legislative approval.
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Trenton NJ, Allegations that the Murphy Administration fired a state employee after he reported another worker for sexually harassing a colleague, disclosed by a major newspaper today, indicates not much has changed as far as how the Governor’s inner circle regards women, Senator Kristin Corrado said.
Sen. Kristin Corrado said allegations that the Murphy Administration fired a state employee after he reported another worker for sexually harassing a colleague indicates not much has changed as far as how the Governor’s inner circle regards women. (©iStock)
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Trenton NJ, Frustrated by the growing number of residents who are having their unemployment benefits blocked, Senator Kristin Corrado and Senator Loretta Weinberg today called on the Department of Labor and the Murphy administration to open unemployment offices for in-person sessions so unemployed workers can have their claims settled.
Continue reading Long Past Time to Open Unemployment Offices for In-person Sessions
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association President Pat Colligan today sent a letter to U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), criticizing him over a Tweet that the junior senator issued in response to the police killing of Ma’Khia Bryant.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon pointed to the Murphy Administration’s dismal COVID case and hospitalization prediction record and called on the Governor to cease making predictions that prove to be consistently, wildly pessimistic.
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Trenton NJ, Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, who called for soon-to-be former MVC Executive Director Sue Fulton to resign and told her to get her act together during an Assembly Budget hearing on Monday, was surprised to hear that Fulton was being hired by President Joe Biden to become an assistant secretary at the U.S. Defense Department.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Doherty said a push for stricter gun laws is a weak attempt by Governor Phil Murphy to distract New Jerseyans from his many failures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and would put rural residents at increased risk.
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Trenton NJ, we have all experienced some very bad engineering on New Jersey roads highways maybe this is the problem , Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a suspended senior engineer for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) was indicted today for submitting false academic credentials in order to obtain his state position and promotions.
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Trenton NJ, With the U.S. gaining 916,000 jobs in February and the national unemployment rate at 6% compared to the nearly historic high of 14.7% at the peak during the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files, to illustrate which areas of the country have had the best recovery so far.
Continue reading Come on Man , New Jersey Has the 7th Worst Unemployment Rate Recovery
