United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)sent a letter to Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) calling for an investigation into last month’s deeply troubling ProPublica report describing how the nation’s wealthiest individuals are using a series of legal tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of income taxes. The lawmakers are gettingContinue reading “Progressive Democrats demand tax reform as America’s richest accumulate tax-free wealth”
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Hawai‘i ruling holds national importance for fight against pollutants
A federal district court judge in Hawai‘i ruled Thursday that Maui County can no longer discharge treated sewage into the ocean without a permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The county is required to get a Clean Water Act permit for its injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility in West Maui, whichContinue reading “Hawai‘i ruling holds national importance for fight against pollutants”
Trump terrorists plotted bomb attack on California Democratic Party headquarters
Two California men have been indicted on charges they conspired to attack the Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. According to the unsealed indictment, Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, of Napa and Jarrod Copeland, 37, of Vallejo started plotting to attack Democratic targets after the 2020 presidential election and alsoContinue reading “Trump terrorists plotted bomb attack on California Democratic Party headquarters”
Head Start gives children a head start in life
The 20th Anniversary of Early Head Start (EHS) is being celebrated this year. Congress extended Head Start services to expectant families and children from birth to 3 years of age and their families when they reauthorized the Head Start Act of 1994. This momentous decision acknowledged how important the period from prenatal to age 3Continue reading “Head Start gives children a head start in life”
Trump praising terrorist killed during coup
Donald Trump thinks he should have lowered the White House flag to half-staff after terrorist Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed during the attempted coup d’état at US Capitol on January 6, according to The Daily Beast. Trump did order the flag at the White House and other federal buildings lowered, in honor of CapitolContinue reading “Trump praising terrorist killed during coup”
Merger enables Americans to track money in politics
The nation’s two leading money-in-politics data organizations have joined forces to help Americans hold their leaders accountable at the federal and state levels. The combined organization, OpenSecrets, merges the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and the National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP), each leading entities for three decades. The merger will provide a newContinue reading “Merger enables Americans to track money in politics”
Senate considering marijuana legalization
United States Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveiled draft legislation repealing the federal prohibition of marijuana at a press conference on Wednesday. The draft legislation, titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, makes numerous changes to federal marijuana laws while providing deference to states’ cannabis policies. Upon introducingContinue reading “Senate considering marijuana legalization”
No criminal charges for Irvington police
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Kaizen Crossen of Irvington, who was fatally shot in August 2019 during a firefight with officers of the Irvington Police Department. Crossen, a 39-year-old Irvington resident, shot and killed a neighbor with aContinue reading “No criminal charges for Irvington police”
DOJ settles retaliation lawsuit
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Around the Clock Dispatch Inc. to resolve the government’s claim that freight and delivery services company in Queens Village, New York, violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by retaliating against a worker who asked for help in addressing his concernsContinue reading “DOJ settles retaliation lawsuit”
Biden says democracy threatened by Republican ‘election subversion’
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that protecting voting rights from what he called Republican “election subversion” poses a historic “test” for the United States in the wake of the 2020 election. “It’s up to all of us to protect that right. It’s a test of our time,” he said in a speech in Philadelphia, birthplaceContinue reading “Biden says democracy threatened by Republican ‘election subversion’”
U.S. Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act
by Mahogane Reed The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is arguably the most important and impactful piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted. It was won on the backs and with the blood of civil rights leaders and allies determined to gain unfettered access to the ballot box for Black Americans—a right that wasContinue reading “U.S. Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act”
Top generals feared Trump coup attempt after election loss, according to new book
Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer-Prize winning reporters who authored the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Very Stable Genius, reveal a dysfunctional and bumbling presidency’s inner workings in unprecedented, stunning detail in a book about to be published by Penguin Press. Focused on then-president Donald Trump and the key players around him—the doctors,Continue reading “Top generals feared Trump coup attempt after election loss, according to new book”
Agriculture Secretary celebrates July as National Blueberry Month with farm visit
The state Department of Agriculture highlighted July as National Blueberry Month with a visit to Mento Farms in Atlantic County, noting that New Jersey is the blueberry capital of the world. Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher along with state and local officials toured the farm’s packing facility and the fields where Jersey Fresh blueberries are grownContinue reading “Agriculture Secretary celebrates July as National Blueberry Month with farm visit”
Progressive challenger hopes to catch Congressman with his pants down… again
Long time political organizer and pro-democracy activist Imani Oakley will challenge U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. for the 2022 Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th congressional district, which encompasses parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties. Oakley said the district has long been underserved by government officials and exploited by corporations. In additionContinue reading “Progressive challenger hopes to catch Congressman with his pants down… again”
California man convicted after six-day trial
A California man was convicted in a Trenton federal court of conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute a fentanyl analogue. Andrew Tablack, 29, of Beverly Hills, California, was convicted of one count of manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute pills containing cyclopropyl fentanyl, an analogueContinue reading “California man convicted after six-day trial”
Burlington County cleanup plan finalized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination in Cinnaminson and Delran. The Cinnaminson Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site, in the townships of Cinnaminson and Delran in Burlington County, New Jersey., covers approximately 400 acres of residential and industrial properties, including two former landfills. The final decision, in theContinue reading “Burlington County cleanup plan finalized”
Fake Covid-19 cards result in arrest
A California-licensed homeopathic doctor was arrested today for her alleged scheme to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Moderna vaccine. Juli A. Mazi, 41, of Napa, is charged with one count of wire fraud andContinue reading “Fake Covid-19 cards result in arrest”
2 Atlantic County men accused as dealers
Two Atlantic County men have been charged with conspiring to distribute heroin by the U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. for New Jersey. Ricardo Clavijo, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, and Christopher Gonzalez, 37, of Pleasantville, New Jersey, were each charged by complaint on July 13, 2021, with conspiring to distribute and possess with intentContinue reading “2 Atlantic County men accused as dealers”
Pallone announces bipartisan deal to provide long-term Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico
Energy Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and ranking Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced a bipartisan agreement to provide long-term Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories. The U.S. territory has had such unequal access to Medicaid funding, that Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado says that contributes to the deteriorationContinue reading “Pallone announces bipartisan deal to provide long-term Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico”
New Jersey Education Association endorsed 11 Republican legislative candidates
The New Jersey Education Association’s 125-member political action committee (NJEA PAC) has voted to endorse 11 Republican legislative candidates in the 2021 election, as well as incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy for governor 48 Democratic candidates for the state Senate candidates and General Assembly. NJEA President Marie Blistan praised the candidates who earned endorsement. “Our membersContinue reading “New Jersey Education Association endorsed 11 Republican legislative candidates”
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