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The Valley Hospital has been recognized with the 2023-2024 American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Apex Recognition Award for its continued best practices and promotion of patient safety in respiratory care. The AARC Apex Award is a recognition program for respiratory care departments in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, home medical equipment (HME) companies,Continue reading “Valley Hospital earns Association for Respiratory Care Apex Award”

President Joe Biden pushed through a bill in December forcing a contract on exhausted rail workers, who were willing to strike in order to force employers to give engineers and other employees sick time, leaving some wondering if the unions will line up to support Democratic challenger Marianne Williamson. After three years of failed negotiations,Continue reading “Betrayed over time off, rail workers say they are sick of President Joe Biden”

Election Law Enforcement Commission Executive Director Jeff Brindle has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and three of his top aides, after the head of the election money watchdog agency was summoned to the governor’s office in November and ordered to resign. The complaint alleges that Murphy engaged in a conspiracy toContinue reading “New Jersey election money watchdog files lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy”

President Joseph R. Biden will present the 2021 National Humanities Medals, in conjunction with the National Medals of Arts on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in an East Room ceremony at the White House. The 12 distinguished medal recipients include writers, historians, educators, and activists. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will attend theContinue reading “Biden presents Humanities Medals & Medals of Arts today at 4:30 p.m.”

The failures of trickle-down economics have put the need for policy changes based on the New Deal have been at the forefront of public discussions in recent years, but the political establishment has become addicted to corporate money, making it difficult for progressive advocates to draw attention to their ideas. New Jersey Democrat Lisa McCormickContinue reading “Progressives champion change after decades of trickle-down failures”

After seven years of tensions, Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a joint statement with Chinese help to re-establish their diplomatic ties within two months. The deal took the world by surprise as it was made without any Western involvement and it is called the Joint Trilateral Statement by the People’s Republic of China, the KingdomContinue reading “Chinese broker deal reuniting Iran and Saudi Arabia, American influence lags”

A progressive New Jersey Democrat has accused Rep. Josh Gottheimer of contributing to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, arguing that the congressman took campaign money from the financial industry and voted to weaken regulations that may have prevented the institution’s collapse.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against charging Roosevelt CareCenters, a long-term care facility operated by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority. Joseph P. Cryan, the executive director of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority and a state senator whoContinue reading “Feds say Cryan-controlled agency violated Americans with Disabilities Act”

U.S. banks were sitting on $620 billion in unrealized losses from securities that had dropped in price at the end of 2022, based on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation data, with many regional banks facing big hits as Federal Reserve interest rate hikes undermine the value of long-term assets. Interest rate hikes approved by the FederalContinue reading “Federal Reserve weakened U.S. banks with $620 billion in unrealized losses”

In an effort to “correct the associated misinterpretations and misinformation” about COVID-19 vaccines, the FDA and CDC wrote a joint response to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, after he made bogus claims that immunization poses severe risks. Ladapo attracted widespread attention for contributing to vaccine hesitancy by spreading misinformation on COVID-19 and promoting unprovenContinue reading “CDC & FDA tell Florida Surgeon General he got it all wrong”

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wants a thorough, independent investigation of the causes of the bank management, regulatory and supervisory problems that resulted in the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank but a progressive activist Lisa McCormick says everyone knows the fault rests on reckless Federal Reserve interest hikes and a political system thatContinue reading “Senator Elizabeth Warren wants 3 IGs to conduct independent bank probes”

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and members of his staff will meet with Jersey City residents this month at the second in a series of town hall meetings. The town hall will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 2419 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City,Continue reading “U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger will host town hall in Jersey City on March 21”

ConocoPhillips supercharged its federal lobbying operation in 2022 as it sought final approval for the controversial Willow oil drilling project on federal government owned land in Alaska that President Joe Biden’s administration authorized on Monday.   The president’s own climate rhetoric, the health risks and environmental damage are all reasons to reject this terrible fossil fuel scheme, but ConocoPhillips spentContinue reading “ConocoPhillips jacked up spending and Biden approved its deadly oil project”

U.S. Senator Bob Casey recently introduced two bills to make the tax code fairer for workers by easing their tax burden and cracking down on corporate anti-union practices. For too long, the tax code has prioritized corporations over workers. Casey’s Tax Fairness for Workers Act would allow workers to deduct common employment expenses such asContinue reading “Senator Bob Casey proposed laws to make U.S. tax code better for workers”

Former police officer Everett Maynard was convicted one year ago when a federal jury found him guilty of violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Maynard, was convicted by a jury in Charleston on Thursday, March 17, 2022, for savagely beating a man who had been arrested while he was aContinue reading “Police support groups ignore unlawful abuse by law enforcement officers”

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and 13 other Democrats signed a letter sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging them to make financial institutions implement the new merchant category (MCC) code that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved last year for gun and ammunition stores. The application of theContinue reading “Democratic Senators say merchant code could help reduce gun violence”

By Damian Carrington  The continued global rise in sales of SUVs pushed their climate-heating emissions to almost 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. The 330 million sport utility vehicles on the roads produced emissions equivalent to the combined national emissions of the UK and Germany last year.Continue reading “SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries”

With the Doomsday Clock now set at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to marking imminent global catastrophe—the collapsing global nuclear order presents a dire challenge. “The current nuclear landscape presents different challenges for nuclear stability than during the Cold War—and policymakers and analysts alike are unprepared for it,” said Giles David Arceneaux,Continue reading “As long as doomsday weapons exist, we always face a risk of their use”

A 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a Texas home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on Sunday. Firearms recently became the number one cause of death for children in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and those caused by other injuries. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the girls wereContinue reading “Greg Abbott’s Texas slays another child: 4-year-old shot dead by 3-year-old”