Tracking the Trump administration’s favors to the pesticide industry
By Stacy Malkan The pesticide industry has spent decades building a highly effective influence operation in Washington D.C., shaping how pesticides are regulated and how American agriculture operates. Its political influence did not begin with the Trump administration and has extended across both Republican and Democratic administrations. But over the past 20 months, the Trump…
Grandfather charged in fatal Barnegat Bay boat crash that killed two grandchildren
A Bayville man has been arrested and charged in connection with a July boating crash on Barnegat Bay that killed his two young grandchildren, a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. Stephen Schneider, 64, of Bayville, voluntarily surrendered to authorities Friday and was arrested on two counts of second-degree reckless vessel homicide, as well as…
New Jersey car insurance rates are falling, but they remain among the highest in America
For New Jersey drivers, the good news on car insurance comes with an asterisk large enough to cover the Turnpike: Premiums are falling, but they remain among the highest in America, and the broader national trend has turned upward again. The average annual cost of full-coverage auto insurance reached $2,237 nationwide in the first half…
President Donald Trump’s pledge to halt inflation on “Day One” collided with reality
President Donald Trump repeatedly promised on the campaign trail to “end inflation on Day One” and quickly bring down grocery and energy prices. Instead, consumer prices have continued to rise, reflecting a combination of persistent market pressures, the inflationary effects of Republican tariffs, and energy-price shocks stemming from Trump’s Iran war. The inflation report arrived…
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