VoteVets PAC, the largest progressive vets group in America, is endorsing Montclair Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress. The former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor is mounting a challenge to New Jersey’s 11th District congressman, Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen…
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Stockton University seeking research sunjects
Stockton University is seeking volunteers for a research project which will explore which lifestyle factors have the most significant impact on the degree of connectivity among different regions of the brain. Prior research has shown that greater connectivity among brain…
Congressmen would restrict Presidential authority to start a nuclear war.
Representative Ted Lieu and Senator Ed Markey just introduced a bill in the US House and Senate that would restrict the authority of the President to start a nuclear war. The Restricting Use of Nuclear Weapons Act (H.R. 669/S. 200)…
Supreme Court Will Revisit Political Gerrymandering
By Walter Olson It comes as no surprise that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Gill v. Whitford, in which a district court struck down the Wisconsin legislature’s partisan gerrymander. Conservative justices want to hear the…
Trump wants Christie’s criminal defense attorney to lead the FBI
The lawyer selected to be the next FBI director by President Donald Trump, Christopher Wray, billed New Jersey taxpayers more than $2 million for secretly helping Gov. Chris Christie avoid prosecution for his role in the Bridgegate scandal. Wray was hired…
Bayonne Bridge closed this weekend
The Bayonne Bridge will be closed this weekend – from 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 23, through 5 a.m. Monday, June 26 – to accommodate ongoing construction work on the crossing. To accommodate a major concrete pour for the southbound half…
Authorities requesting assistance from public in solving Plainfield homicide
Investigators are requesting assistance from the public in identifying and locating a suspect or suspects in a homicide that took place last month in Plainfield. Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park’s office released two surveillance video clips depicting the vehicle…
Study to examine effects of Zika infection in infants and children
A large natural history study examining the neurologic, neurodevelopmental and other clinical outcomes of Zika virus infection in infants and young children has begun in rural Guatemala. It will focus on those infected with Zika virus after birth rather than…
Congressman Joe Kennedy III proposing a National Russian Threat Response Center
In response to reports that Russian hackers attacked voting systems in 39 states, Congressman Joe Kennedy III has introduced a bill to create a National Russian Threat Response Center. The center would be responsible for synchronizing and analyzing information pertaining…
Trumpcare chips away at Medicaid, cuts taxes on the rich
Five vulnerable groups would bear the brunt of President Donald Trump’s Medicaid plan, and seniors, children, women and people with disabilities, as well as their families will be hurt the most if legislation revealed today actually becomes law. Throughout his campaign, Trump…