Elizabeth residents struggle with weak income as politicians get rich off taxes
According to the MIT living wage calculator, a living wage in Elizabeth is $17.53/hour for someone with no children. The living wage is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The same calculations show a living wage that each individual must earn to support…
Cryan at center of storm over abortion, gun violence and white nationalism
Sen. Joe Cryan has placed himself at the center of a growing storm touching on abortion, gun violence, and white nationalism, irritating Elizabeth Democrats and turning himself into a high-profile political target as voters prepare to cast ballots in the Democratic primary election. Cryan cast the deciding vote that closed six Planned Parenthood clinics in…
Drug dealer’s desperate legal action is laughed out of court by Judge
A motion filed by Roselle Mayor Donald Shaw, a convicted heroin dealer, seeking to freeze the campaign account of his Democratic primary opponent, Jamel Holley, and to stop newspaper publisher Lisa McCormick and her company CMD Media from reporting on the campaign, has been sharply denied by Superior Court Judge Mark P. Ciarrocca. Shaw alleged…
FDIC says 4,672 FDIC-insured banks reported income of $79.8 billion
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released its Quarterly Banking Profile for the first quarter of 2023, revealing that 4,672 FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions reported a combined net income of $79.8 billion. This represents an increase of $11.5 billion, or 16.9 percent, compared to the previous quarter. However, after excluding the effects…
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