Customers of Atlantic City Electric should see their utility bills go down by about 3.3 percent this summer. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities held an energy auction on Friday and it results in a decrease in basic generation services. The typical monthly bill should drop by a little over four dollars per month
There are now new state regulations that will impact drivers who work for Uber, Lyft and other ride sharing companies. Governor Christie signed a new law that will require criminal background checks for drivers and various insurance requirements. Ride sharing companies can conduct their own background checks as long as the New Jersey Attorney General…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will not cut the sales tax in Urban Enterprise Zones. The sales tax increased to just over 6.8 percent in five cities that had UEZ’s including Bridgeton and Camden. Christie says the UEZ program is “wasteful and failed” and may be eliminated altogether. Some Wildwood businesses have boasted of a…
If the gubernatorial election were held today among only republicans, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno would win it. That’s according to a new Farleigh Dickinson University poll released Thursday. Guadagno received 18 percent support in the poll, while comedian Joe Piscopo finished second at 12 percent. Piscopo has not formally announced that he’s running, but he…
There were no winners in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. This is the 15th consecutive drawing without a top prize being awarded. There were three second prize winners, but none of those tickets were sold in New Jersey. The jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing is expected to be $285 million.
Some courts have been closed on Thursday due to the snowstorm that will affect most of southern New Jersey. The Superior Courthouse in Cape May Court House, the AC Civil Courthouse, and the Mays Landing Criminal Court complex are all closed today. They were closed by the State Administrative Offices of the Courts. Other courts…
The New Jersey Assembly has cancelled its voting session for Thursday due to a snowstorm. At least a half foot of snow is expected to fall on Trenton Thursday, so the Assembly called off its voting session. No word yet on when the voting session will be rescheduled.
Shellfish harvesting in the Delaware Bay has been suspended indefinitely. The State of Delaware enacted the ban after hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage flowed into the St. Jones River from a pumping station in Dover. The river empties into the Delaware Bay. The harvest ban will be in effect for 21 days…
The Powerball jackpot is worth $255 million for tonight’s drawing. It is now about the quarter billion plateau for the first time in four months. There have been 14 consecutive drawings without a winner. If you win and want the cash option, $154.4 million goes into your pocket.
Child brides will soon be illegal in the Garden State. A State Senate committee has approved a new bill that would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 getting married in New Jersey. Children who are 16 to 17 years old can currently get married in New Jersey, but only with their parent’s consent.