The Public Health Emergency caused by the coronavirus for the last 15 months is winding down in New Jersey.
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Under Fire for Her Comments on U.S. Capitol Attack, Rep. Sherrill Lauds Move Toward Bipartisan Probe
“Without accountability and a meaningful reckoning…that fueled the Jan. 6 attack, we won’t be able to move forward together as a nation,” said Sherrill.
North Jersey News Roundup for May 6, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy’s job approval rating nears 60% but falls short of a majority for those who say they will vote for him this November.
Rep. Tom Malinowski Seeks to Hold Social Media Companies Accountable for Online Hate
Malinowski reintroduced the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act that is designed to hold large social media platforms accountable for their algorithmic amplification of harmful, radicalizing content.
OPINION: The Abuse of Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture is the hot political buzzword but it is hurting the real cases where debate that is needed on important issues is being stifled.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 23, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law three bills that legalized and decriminalized marijuana in New Jersey.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 22, 2021
Long-time North Jersey GOP State Senator Gerry Cardinale passed away on Feb. 20 after a brief non-coronavirus illness
Deepfake Legislation in New Jersey Advances from Assembly Committee
A pair of bills designed to address criminality in using manipulated media content recently passed the Assembly’s Science, Information and Technology Committee.
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 8, 2021
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Donald Payne announced their support to remove President Donald Trump from the White House
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 7, 2021
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 7, 2021 recaps the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Trump Veto of NDAA Shows Little Regard For Troops
One of the objections to the bill President Donald Trump cite included the provision requiring Confederate-named military bases be renamed within three years.
New Jersey Joins Legal Challenge of Facebook’s Monopoly
The suit alleges the company monopolized the market for personal social networking services, as well as engaging in illegal mergers and other anti-competitive tactics.
North Jersey News Roundup for Dec. 10, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy laid out two separate models of how many coronavirus cases New Jersey will face in the months ahead.
Despite President Trump Veto Threat, Reps. Gottheimer, Sherrill Support Passage of NDAA
Two members of Congress highlighted the benefits to North Jersey of a defense bill President Donald Trump has threatened to veto.