On Thursday the N.J. Chamber of Commerce runs it’s 78th annual “Walk to Washington,” a four-hour Amtrak ride from Newark to Washington D.C. Each year hundreds of state lawmakers, officials, mayors, business leaders, and lobbyists take the train ride to our nation’s capitol. This year about 600 people are expected to ride the rails to a Washington…
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for 7 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday. Wind chills are expected to reach 10 to 15 degrees below zero overnight, with northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. Low wind chills could lead to frostbite and hypothermia if…
New Jersey won’t have a deal on how to fund transportation projects in the state before Gov. Chris Christie’s budget address on Tuesday. The Star-Ledger reports that Democrat lawmakers say a deal isn’t in place yet and will have to be worked on after Christie presents his budget message. The report says there have been…
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new rules for small unmanned aircraft systems, commonly called drones. The FAA proposal addresses height restrictions, operator certification, aircraft registration and marking, and operational limits. The public has 60 days to comment on the regulations, which can be found online at www.reginfo.gov.
Three winning tickets matched Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot drawing of $584 million. The winners came from Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico. The winning numbers were 11-13-25-39-54, with 19 as the Powerball. Players in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania matched all five numbers for a prize of one million dollars. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has…
Legislation is being introduced this week to hamper Gov. Chris Christie’s ability to travel out of state for events. An executive order signed by former Gov. Jim McGreevey allows for “gifts, favors, services, gratuities, meals, lodging or travel expenses from relatives or personal friends that are paid for with personal funds.” This is how Christie…
There has been a huge run on Powerball tickets as the jackpot has risen. The new jackpot for Wednesday night is estimated at $500 million. Currently, the jackpot is the fifth biggest in U.S. lottery history. No one has won the grand prize in the Powerball since Nov. 29.
U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo has re-introduced his “Vets Health ID Act” to create a pilot program in South Jersey for eligible vets to receive hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. The legislation is intended to give South Jersey veterans more choices for health care and complete reforms begun by…
There may be a lot of cold hearts this weekend but it won’t have anything to do with Valentine’s Day. The dreaded polar vortex is set to return. Low temperatures by Sunday night could drop into the single digits. High temperatures from Friday to Monday are unlikely to break the freezing mark.
A watchdog group says that Gov. Chris Christie was out of the state one in three days last year for fundraising. The Sunlight Foundation reports that Christie was busier than President Barack Obama when it came to fundraising. The governor raised $106 million for the Republican Governors Association, which broke previous fundraising records for the…