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Ridgewood NJ, motorists are facing another day of record high gas prices in Bergen County and the rest of the tri-state area . Soaring prices are stretching people’s budgets, compounded by inflation driving up prices on things like food and clothing. Nationwide, the average price of gasoline surged overnight another five cents to $4.37 a gallon.
The Democrats look like cheaters , courts look complicit and Republicans play the fool again .
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Princeton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho responded to news that Princeton University has launched an internal investigation into allegations of impropriety by the head of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
Continue reading New Jersey Redistricting : Princeton Gerrymandering Project Comes Under Fire
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Ridgewood NJ, we have to laugh at this one , James Singer, DCCC Spokesperson called out Tom Kean Jr. for accepting campaign donations from Matt Mowers’ leadership PAC , claiming he voted in two states in 2016 saying, “If Tom Kean Jr. cares about election integrity he should denounce double voting and return the donations he took from Matt Mowers.” . How could that be, according to the Democrats, the “media” and Facebook censors there was absolutely positively no election fraud whatsoever.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio today responded to a statement issued by Governor Murphy about New Jersey’s new curriculum standards.
Continue reading No Governor , ‘We Haven’t Misrepresented Anything’
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Ridgewood NJ, public school second graders will be getting lessons related to gender identity this fall under New Jersey sex education guidelines that will take effect in September.
Pink, Blue and Purple : A Lesson Plan from Rights, Respect, Responsibility: A K-12 Curriculum. Fostering responsibility by respecting young people’s rights to honest sexuality education
Continue reading Gender Studies Heading for Ridgewood in September
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Trenton NJ, As part of its recent budget testimonies provided to the Legislature, NJBIA has released its updated 2022 Regional Business Climate Analysis showing New Jersey continues to significantly trail the rest of the region in business climate.
Continue reading New Jersey Still Worst Business Climate in the Region
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Trenton NJ, as families across our nation suffer due to rising gas prices resulting from the war in Ukraine, a resolution by Senator Ed Durr (R-3) urging American energy independence was blocked during today’s Senate session by the Democratic majority.
Continue reading Democrats Block Senator Durr’s Resolution Urging American Energy Independence
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Trenton NJ, a Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based Democratic political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Twp of Washington NJ, NJ State Senator Holly Schepisi reminds everyone, to stay vigilant. Certain crimes have seen a significant uptake in our communities and criminals are becoming bolder in their criminal acts. Just yesterday there was an armed carjacking in Washington Township at the intersection of Pascack and Ridgewood Roads. If anyone has any information please contact the Washington Township police department. Carjacking is a first-degree-plus crime and carries penalties including 10 to 30 years in prison, with a 5-year minimum period of parole ineligibility. (N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-2 (2020).
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Ridgewood NJ, the climate crazies are pushing for even higher energy prices , the three Democrats on the SEC – led by Chairman Gary Gensler – voted yesterday to start a 60 day comment period on a proposed rule (“The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”) to force all publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Including “indirect emissions.”
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Trenton NJ, the state is undergoing a massive crime wave yet the Murphy Administration plans to fire more probation officers . Senator Joe Pennacchio challenged the Murphy Administration’s policy of terminating unvaccinated corrections officers after releasing 40 percent of the State’s prison population.
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Ridgewood NJ, seems parents in Ridgewood and all across Bergen County and the nation are starting to backlash against Democrats , and Democrat policies over child-masking.
Continue reading Parents Backlash Against Democrats Over Child-Masking
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Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County is not the only place where crime is spiking, at least 16 American cities hit new peaks in their homicide rates last year. Nationwide, the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2021 reached 73, according to FBI data. The 2021 figure was the highest since 1995, with the unique exception of 2001, when many police officers died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Continue reading 61% of Voters are Very Concerned with Violent Crime
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Ridgewood NJ, according to NJ.com in a recent Monmouth University Poll, 35% of Americans said they’d rather see Republicans control Congress, compared with 33% who chose the Democrats. And just 39% approved of President Joe Biden’s performance in office with 54% disapproving. “Democrats are spooked and they have good reason to be,” Rubashkin said. “If [Gottheimer is] truly is one of the Democrats’ most vulnerable, they are in a world of trouble.” Also on the House Democratic list are 3rd Dist. Rep. Andy Kim, 7th Dist. Rep. Tom Malinowski and 11th Dist. Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Particularly jarring for Democrats is that the Monmouth University Polls have a consistent “far left” bias .
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Totowa NJ, the Passaic County Regular Republican Organization voted overwhelmingly to nominate businessman Frank Pallotta in his upcoming rematch with Democrat Josh Gottheimer.
