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The ‘Press 3’ option returned Tuesday following sustained pressure from lawmakers and advocates Specialized crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline were restored Tuesday, ending a 14-month gap that began when the Trump administration abruptly shut down the program in July 2025. The “Press 3” option, which connects LGBTQ+ youngContinue reading “988 LGBTQ+ youth crisis line restored after 14-month gap”

“When New Jersey announced in July that a voter registration snafu had allowed fewer than 400 noncitizens to vote since 2023, the response from Republicans — and much of the political press — was apoplectic,” said Jim Saksa, who wrote about the discarded ballots for Democracy Docket. More than 360,000 mail ballots cast in theContinue reading “More than a quarter-million mail ballots went uncounted in the 2024 federal election”

Two years after The New York Times reported that multibillion-dollar corporations were gobbling up primary care practices, the pace of consolidation has only accelerated. New research reveals that health insurers now control a rapidly growing share of the Medicare primary care market, even as the shortage of primary care doctors—who practice in one of medicine’sContinue reading “Corporate America buying primary care at record pace—as doctor shortage gets worse”

Workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden have voted to authorize a strike as contract negotiations approach a Thursday deadline, adding a labor dispute to longstanding questions about the refinery’s environmental and economic impact on the city. Members of Teamsters Local 877 voted 92 percent in favor of authorizing a strike, with aboutContinue reading “Phillips 66 workers in Linden authorize strike as contract deadline nears”

Mahmoud Khalil launched his memoir, “No Land to Stand On,” before a packed crowd at Book Culture near Columbia University on Monday night, in what human rights lawyer Steven Donziger described as “a major literary and political triumph.” Donziger, who won a $9 billion verdict against Chevron as a human rights lawyer, interviewed Khalil atContinue reading “Mahmoud Khalil’s memoir ‘No Land to Stand On,’ details 104 days in ICE detention”

Former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell is challenging the state investigation that led to his resignation last week, arguing that investigators reached false conclusions and never gave him a meaningful opportunity to respond to the allegations against him. Caldwell, 66, resigned Sept. 25, one day after Gov. Rebecca ‘Mikie’ Sherrill issued a demand forContinue reading “Former Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell contests probe that ended his tenure”

Workers who live in states with anti-union laws – the so-called “right-to-work” states – earn almost severn percent less than those who live in states favorable to collective bargaining, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows. That translates to about $4,000 a year less for those living in states that have adopted misleadinglyContinue reading “Workers get paid a lot less in states with “right-to-work” laws, report shows”

Days after he made a false promise to payoff voters with $5,000 in taxpayer money, the Republican tyrant’s threatening to audit citizens who don’t send cash donations to his campaign apparatus. A fundraising email sent in President Donald Trump’s name is pressuring supporters to “pledge” to vote for Republican candidates in the midterm elections, warningContinue reading “Trump’s resorting to extortion in a desperate attempt to find off Democratic tidal wave”

The White House has spent more than $1.7 million in taxpayer money on a series of television ads prominently featuring President Donald Trump, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike who allege the spots amount to political propaganda ahead of the November midterm elections. The White House defends them as patriotic public service announcements.Continue reading “Trump spends taxpayer funds on campaign ads, drawing bipartisan backlash”

Projections released in April by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) predicted that military escalation in the Middle East would put tens of millions of people at risk of falling into poverty across 162 countries, Nine months into the conflict that President Donald Trump launched without authorization or provocation, the UNDP’s early projections for theContinue reading “UN agency underestimated scale of crisis caused by Trump’s war on Iran”

The Trump administration’s attempt to cover up an Iranian cruise missile strike failed this week when the Pentagon quietly added eight Marines injured in the Sept. 14 attack to its casualty database, nearly two weeks after the vessel they were operating on was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Most congressional Republicans have voted atContinue reading “Trump team failed to cover up eight Marines injured by Iranian missile strike”

The nation’s largest small-business advocacy organization endorsed three Republican members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation for reelection Tuesday, putting a spotlight on a sharp divide over wages, worker protections and the role of government in addressing the cost-of-living pressures facing New Jersey families. The National Federation of Independent Business endorsed Reps. Jeff Van Drew ofContinue reading “Anti-worker group backs Van Drew, Smith and Kean, punctuating class war”

U.S. Rep. Analilia Mejia is inviting residents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District to an in-person town hall Wednesday evening in Chatham Borough, where she plans to discuss the economy, immigration, artificial intelligence, voting rights and her work in Congress. The community town hall is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. Attendance is free,Continue reading “Congresswoman Analilia Mejia is hosting a town hall in Chatham on Wednesday”

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit private equity firms, insurance companies and other for-profit corporations from owning or controlling medical practices, an effort aimed at curbing the growing influence of corporate investors over physicians and patient care. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined Reps.Continue reading “Democrats introduce bill targeting corporate ownership of medical practices”

The nor’easter that battered the Jersey Shore this weekend carved away beaches and dunes in what Atlantic City Beach Patrol officials are calling the worst erosion since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, in some cases wiping out sand replenishment projects that were completed only weeks ago. A half-mile stretch north of Steel Pier took the hardestContinue reading “Nor’easter inflicts worst Atlantic City beach erosion since Hurricane Sandy”

Democratic congressional nominee Rebecca Bennett dominated the only face-to-face debate of the race Sunday night, leaving Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. scrambling to defend his record on health care, the economy and the war with Iran in a performance that political observers described as a rout. The debate, sponsored by Rider University and a politicalContinue reading “Democrat Rebecca Bennett wiped the floor in debate with Republican Tom Kean Jr.”

A slow-moving nor’easter battered the Jersey Shore on Sunday, driving seawater into coastal streets and forcing local fishing fleets to remain docked as warnings stretched along the Atlantic seaboard. The storm, crawling northward along the coast, combined high tides with sustained onshore winds to push water into low-lying areas from Cape May through Monmouth County.Continue reading “Nor’easter lashes Jersey Shore with flooding, high winds”