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Affordability: 6 States Including New Jersey Are Raising Their Gas Tax on July 1st

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Fuel Tax Changes Hit Six States on July 1st: What Drivers Need to Know

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Trenton NJ, American drivers might be enjoying a brief moment of relief at the pump, but a looming regulatory shift is about to change the math for millions of motorists. Starting July 1, 2026, six states—California, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, and Mississippi—will implement fuel tax hikes or automatic inflation adjustments.

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Trenton Hitting Snooze? Why Fortune 500 Companies Are Leaving Anti-Business New Jersey

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Corporate Flight: GOP Lawmakers Demand Urgently Needed Hearing on Why Major Businesses Are Fleeing New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, As major employers scale back operations or pack up completely, state lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a mounting corporate exodus from New Jersey. Citing a continuous wave of high-profile relocations, Assemblymen Christopher DePhillips and Brian Rumpf are formally calling for a special Assembly Budget Committee hearing to demand answers and evaluate legislative solutions to reverse the trend.

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Sinking Ship? Inside Iran’s Brutal Regime Infighting and Economic Collapse Under Mojtaba Khamenei

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Will the Clerical Dictatorship Survive? Iran Fractures Over U.S. Talks

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Tehran , A fierce political civil war is ripping through the highest corridors of power in Tehran. As Iran’s clerical regime scrambles for survival following the death of its long-time Supreme Leader, an unprecedented public mutiny has exposed deep, structural fractures that threaten to destabilize the country entirely.

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Democrat Candidate to Replace Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman Worked With Al Qaeda-linked Group and Was a Defense Witness in the “Blind Sheikh” Trial

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Controversial Dr. Adam Hamawy Wins NJ 12th District Primary Race

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TRENTON, NJ — In one of the most closely watched and highly polarized races of the New Jersey primary season, Dr. Adam Hamawy emerged victorious on Tuesday in the crowded Democratic primary for the Garden State’s deep-blue 12th Congressional District.

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Massive Over Development Coming: 3 New Zoning Bills Target the Urbanization of the Suburbs

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Is This the End of New Jersey Suburbs? 3 New Zoning Bills Spark Massive Debate

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Trenton NJ, Welcome to the Soviet Union, New Jersey’s iconic suburban neighborhoods could be on the verge of a historic transformation. A controversial trio of high-density housing bills is moving quickly through the state legislature in Trenton, triggering intense debate over local zoning rights, affordable housing, and the future of suburban communities.

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New Jersey to Spend $20 Million Defending Illegal Immigrants

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$20 Million for Immigration Lawyers? NJ Taxpayer Outrage Ignited Over New Spending Plan

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Trenton NJ, A major political battle has erupted over New Jersey’s spending priorities, sparking intense debate among residents, local leaders, and lawmakers online.

At the center of the controversy is a massive funding increase for the state’s Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative. While state leadership defends the program as a necessary measure for legal representation, critics argue the millions of dollars could be better used to provide immediate financial relief to struggling New Jersey families.

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Hinchliffe Stadium Financial Crisis: Why the New York Cosmos and Jersey Jackals Can’t Save Paterson’s Historic Venue

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Why Paterson’s $110M Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation is Facing a Devastating Financial Crisis

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Paterson NJ, Paterson’s historic Hinchliffe Stadium was supposed to be a shining monument of urban renewal—a $110 million project restoring a legendary Negro Leagues venue into a bustling modern sports hub.

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Feds Question $1.1 Billion in NJ COVID Relief: Missing Records, Double Payments, and Potential Fraud Exposed

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Federal Audit Flags New Jersey’s $1.1 Billion COVID Relief Spending as ‘High Risk’ for Repayment

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Trenton NJ, A blistering federal audit has thrown New Jersey’s pandemic-era financial management into the spotlight. A desk review released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) has formally questioned more than $1.1 billion of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund spending.

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Free Speech Showdown: Teaneck School Board Hit with Federal First Amendment Lawsuit Over Meeting Censorship

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First Amendment Battle: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Teaneck Board of Education of Censoring Public Speech

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Teaneck NJ, A high-profile legal battle over free speech rights at public government meetings is heading to federal court in New Jersey.

Keith Kaplan, a former Teaneck councilmember and publisher of the local online media outlet Teaneck Today, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Teaneck Board of Education and several current and former school officials. The suit accuses the Board of executing viewpoint discrimination, selectively silencing critics during public comment sessions, and retaliating against residents who voiced concerns over antisemitism and district leadership.

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Bergen County Forces Quiet Return of $57,000 in COVID Funds Following Federal Audit Shocker

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Bergen County Returns $57K in Pandemic Relief to Federal Government After Audit Flags Missing Records

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Hackensack NJ, Even years after the height of the pandemic, federal oversight committees are still tracking down every dollar spent during the health emergency.

Case in point: Bergen County, New Jersey, has officially returned $57,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding to Washington. The repayment comes after a sharp desk review by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed that local officials could not properly document a series of payroll bonuses distributed during the crisis.

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Massive Pandemic Fraud ‘Feeding Our Future’ Mastermind Handed Record-Breaking 41.5-Year Prison Sentence

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Feeding Our Future Mastermind Sentenced to 41.5 Years in Historic $250M Pandemic Fraud Case

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Washington DC, In what federal authorities are calling an unprecedented punishment for an unprecedented crime, the woman at the epicenter of the nation’s largest pandemic-era fraud scandal has been handed a staggering multi-decade prison sentence.

Aimee Bock, the former Executive Director of the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to 41.5 years in federal prison. The massive sentence comes after her conviction for spearheading a sprawling, calculated scheme that systematically stole nearly $250 million in federal funds intended to feed hungry children during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From NJ Transit to Dubai: The $1.3M Cellphone Scam That Funded a Manager’s Luxury Life

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Luxury Vacations Fueled by Fraud: Former NJ Transit Manager Pleads Guilty in $1.3M Cellphone Scheme

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TRENTON, NJ – A high-ranking NJ Transit official who traded public trust for a “jet-set” lifestyle of overseas vacations and luxury travel has officially pleaded guilty to a massive, years-long theft ring.

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Teaneck Decectives Nab Second Suspect in a String of “Gel pellet” Attacks

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Second Suspect Nabbed: Is Friday the 13th to Blame for Teaneck’s Gel Gun Crime Wave?

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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck residents are breathing a sigh of relief—but also asking questions—after a second juvenile was taken into custody in connection with a series of disturbing “gel pellet” attacks. The timing? Friday, March 13, 2026. While many believe Friday the 13th is a day of bad luck, for Teaneck detectives, it was the day they caught up with a second 17-year-old suspect linked to a string of drive-by shootings and a high-profile bias crime.

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New Economic Data: Did the US Reduce Poverty Faster BEFORE the 1960s?

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The Surprising Truth About the ‘War on Poverty’: Is It Trapping Americans in a Permanent Underclass?

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Washington DC, When President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” in 1964, the goal was clear: give Americans a “hand up,” not a “handout.” But six decades and trillions of dollars later, a growing body of economic research suggests the results are far more complicated than a simple victory.

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New Study Ranks New Jersey Property Taxes Dead Last for Affordability in 2026

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The Cost of Garden State Living: New Jersey Ranks 5th Highest for Tax Burden in 2026

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Trenton NJ, As Tax Day approaches, New Jersey residents are facing a familiar, albeit painful, reality. According to the WalletHub 2026 Taxpayer Survey, the Garden State has officially maintained its reputation as one of the most expensive places to live in America, ranking 47th overall for effective state and local tax rates.

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