Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums set to surge after election
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans Tom Kean Jr., Chris Smith, and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, are ending a federal subsidy program that has kept Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums stable for about 25 million seniors, setting the stage for premium increases in January 2027. Despite promises from the GOP politicians to…
Mercer County Prosecutor goes public on lithium-ion battery hazards
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office is issuing a public safety campaign this week focused on the hazards of lithium-ion batteries, warning residents that failure to handle powered devices properly can lead to sudden fires and drastically reduce escape times during a home emergency. The initiative coincides with Fire Prevention Week, observed nationally from Oct. 4…
Qualified immunity, corruption, police brutality and gov’t waste supporters back politicians
The National Troopers Coalition, a powerful national police labor bloc frequently criticized by civil rights advocates for opposing law enforcement oversight and systemic reform, announced a slate of congressional endorsements in New Jersey on Tuesday, including all three incumbent Republicans. The National Troopers Coalition (NTC) has not included any Black women in its recently announced…
Kean voted four times to stop New Jersey from regulating AI data centers
Although he missed more than 140 roll calls in Congress while hospitalized for psychiatric treatment, Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. voted four times for a proposed federal moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence that could have prevented New Jersey from enforcing new protections intended to keep the cost of powering massive data…
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