New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is calling for a federal investigation into the costs paid to repair roadways in the State following Hurricane Sandy. Menendez says the price tag is about $26 million per mile to repair roads washed out from the storm, and that’s much too high. Repair costs on Route 35 alone in…
Paper, or plastic? The decision may become a lot easier since every plastic bag you use may set you back five cents in New Jersey. An Assembly committee has approved a new bill that would require you to pay five cents for every plastic shopping bag you use on your shopping adventures. The goal is…
Ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft may soon be highly regulated in New Jersey…perhaps to the point that the companies may even bail on the Garden State. The New Jersey Assembly has a new bill that would require background checks and other regulations on these ride share companies. The companies would have to keep…
Public schools in Jersey City will be closed for one day in September in recognition of a holy day celebrated by Muslims. The school district announced that Ed al-Hada will be recognized as an official school holiday during the next school year. Three other school districts also recognize the day, including Atlantic City.
The State of New Jersey is trying to figure out beneficial ways to re-use dredge materials. State officials announced the completion of a third pilot project in the Delaware Bay that restored ten acres of degraded wetlands and three acres along the Delaware Bay in Fortescue. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin says the restoration of these…
Donald Trump poked a little fun at his friend, Governor Chris Christie, at a fundraiser in New Jersey Thursday night. Trump told Christie “no more Oreos”, poking a little fun at Christie’s battle with the bulge. Trump was making a point about Nabisco moving its operations from Chicago to Mexico, and could not resist the…
Some democratic leaders in the Garden State were not happy about Donald Trump’s visit to New Jersey on Thursday evening. Senate President Steve Sweeney and other democratic lawmakers say Trump is an intolerant and divisive individual who does not stand up for New Jersey’s values. About 18 percent of the State’s population is Latino; early…
There’s a mixed bag of news regarding employment numbers in New Jersey. State labor officials report that the strong job market in New Jersey became slightly weaker in April as 7,500 jobs were eliminated. That increased the state’s unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, up three tenths of a percent from March.
Hilary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders among state democrats in advance of the New Jersey primary election. A new poll released today by Quinnipiac gives Clinton a 54 to 40 percent lead over Sanders in the Garden State. Meanwhile, republican candidate Donald Trump appears in New Jersey later today to raise money for various GOP efforts.…
Donald Trump will help bail out the New Jersey Republican Party out of legal debt incurred from Governor Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal. Trump will be attending a $25,000 a head fundraiser on Thursday in New Jersey designed to raise a half million dollars to pay off legal bills. Money will also be raised to help pay…