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Ridgewood NJ, with states having received hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for 2021’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States, as well as accompanying videos.
Continue reading New Jersey Ranks Near Last for Return on Taxes Paid to the Federal Government
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CHESTER NJ, With a critical Presidential election that has been marred by Constitutionally questionable State procedural changes in voting due to a pandemic it is now more important than ever for the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm a Supreme Court nominee. As we learned in 2001, in the landmark case Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decision ruled that the recount challenges in Florida violated the Equal Protection Clause as unconstitutional and was instrumental in upholding the law of democracy. The ruling on whether an alternative means of counting could be established within the time limit set by Title 3 of the United States Code came down to a close 5-4 decision. Without a full bench, a split decision could create a Constitutional crisis.
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Ridgewood NJ,long considered forgone conclusion , Cory Booker this morning formally opted out of the 2020 presidential race. The Junior Senators campaign succumb to anemic poll numbers and a total lack on interest even in his home state of New Jersey. A campaign so bad he didn’t even rate the lead article on the Ridgewood blog today. Senator Booker ‘s critics point to his middling hyperbole and abject lack of substance often referring to him as Senator Cory Booker (twitter).
Continue reading Cory Booker Opts out of the 2020 presidential Race
