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Trenton NJ, Senate Judiciary Committee member, Michael Testa, called on the Legislature to return to Trenton immediately to authorize subpoena power for the Senate Judiciary Committee and retain special counsel to facilitate a thorough investigation of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office handling of a 2019 prosecution involving a businessman with ties to U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.
Report finds marine mammals are being exposed to much louder noise levels than NOAA has stated which could be the cause for whale deaths
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Atlantic City NJ, An investigation into recent whale deaths in the Atlantic has found that the noise produced by offshore wind sonar activities is much louder than NOAA Fisheries’ National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has reported. Consequently, the setback distances adopted by NMFS to protect ocean life from the noise are too short and place whales and other marine mammals at a high risk of encountering harmful levels.
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Paramus NJ, Assemblyman Robert Auth joined parents rights protesters on Saturday saying, “There is a sentiment among our constituents that simply must be addressed…Parental Rights! To accomplish that reasonable task requires that we take the Majority from the Democrats to put the brakes on what many feel is an inappropriate Education policy.”
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Paramus NJ, State Senator Michael Testa, Jr. slammed Governor Phil Murphy and former DOH Commissioner Judy Persichilli after a bombshell report was released Thursday by the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s office for New Jersey. The report indicates that there were inadequate pandemic infection control measures and medical care at two New Jersey state-run veterans homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was determined that these actions, or lack thereof, violated the U.S. Constitution.
Continue reading DOJ finds Poor Care at New Jersey State-run Veterans Homes During COVID Pandemic
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Atlantic City NJ, thanks to supply chain blockages, the price of wind turbines has increased 40 percent over the last two years, and the industry is now saying it needs even more billions of tax dollars to survive.
Continue reading Are Wind Mills the Worst Federal “Investment” in History?
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Atlantic City NJ, on August 17th Republican Senate Leader, Senator Anthony M. Bucco blasted Democrats for approving a $1 billion bailout of foreign wind developer, Orsted, after a press release from the company indicated strong first half profits in their offshore wind business.
Continue reading More NJ Taxpayer Bailouts For Wind Energy Company Orsted?
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Atlantic City NJ, sonar mapping associated with building offshore wind turbines may have led to an unprecedented number of dead whales landing on local beaches in recent months. While the Murphy administration refuses to investigate and denies the connection.
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Trenton NJ, Republican Senate Leader, Senator Anthony M. Bucco blasted Democrats for approving a $1 billion bailout of foreign wind developer, Orsted, after a press release from the company indicated strong first half profits in their offshore wind business.
Continue reading All Eyes On Trenton Democrats After Orsted $1 billion NJ Taxpayer Bailout
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Long Branch NJ, this beautiful weekend several dead whales washed up on NJ beaches.
Continue reading Dead Whales Mar Beautiful Weekend at the Jersey Shore
by Lisa Fabrizio. Linden and Patricia Quattrocchi, Clark Candidates, NJ General Assembly LG 22
Trenton NJ, in 2020 Gov. Phil Murphy declared, “Offshore wind is a once in-a-generation opportunity to not only protect our environment, but also greatly expand our state economy in a way that has
immediate impacts and paves the way for long-term growth. “Source: nj.gov ‘’ This remains to be seen.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Trying to Turn Our Ocean into an Industrial Power Plant at Any Cost
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Roseland NJ, New Jersey’s economy is expected to stay about the same during the second half of the year compared to the first half, according to 44% of the 434 certified public accountants surveyed by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) in June. An equal number (44%) believed it would worsen. Only 12% believed it would improve.
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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on the Democrat Majority to immediately release explanations for the hundreds of line items that were added to the FY 2024 State Budget in the hours before its adoption.
Continue reading Democrats’ “Crazy Eddie” Budget Resolutions Costing Taxpayers Billions
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Westwood NJ, Senator Holly Schepisi panned a plan approved by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today to begin the electrification of homes and businesses, saying it will lead to overreaching mandates and costly bans of affordable natural gas stoves and appliances.
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Trenton NJ, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy association, released the following statement by State Director Eileen Kean in reaction to the decision by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to eliminate or restrict future gas power for large numbers of New Jersey homeowners and businesses utilizing stoves, washers and driers, and heating and cooling units:
Continue reading New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Bans Natural Gas
Fuel Merchants Association, Propane Gas Association and New Jersey State Association of Pipe Trades Denounce Governor Murphy’s Outrageously Expensive Building Electrification Mandate
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Trenton NJ, Eric DeGesero, on behalf of the Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Propane Gas Association, and Mike Maloney on behalf of the New Jersey State Association of Pipe Trades, denounced Governor Murphy’s hypocrisy surrounding his outrageously expensive building electrification mandate — which is set to be approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on July 26th.