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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for 2025-05-24 ( 115 items ) |
"100% (PLUS!)" on Higher Prices: NJ Republican Debate (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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"100% (PLUS!)" on Higher Prices: NJ Republican Debate
Tonight is the third and final Republican gubernatorial debate in New Jersey, and now that Donald Trump is involved, it's going to be stupider than ever.
"The only thing more pathetic than Jack Ciattarelli running for gov more PR
ACLU and ACLU of New Jersey React to Trump Administration's Charges Against Congresswoman McIver (10)
NEW YORK, May 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release:
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ACLU and ACLU of New Jersey React to Trump Administration's Charges Against Congresswoman McIver
WASHINGTON -- In response to the charges filed against Rep. LaMonica McIver today, Mike Zamore, national director of policy and government aff more PR
Africa Subcommittee Chairman Smith Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Crisis in Sudan (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following opening remarks on May 22, 2025, at a hearing entitled "A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action."
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Over the decades, as especially our distinguished panel knows, the people of Sudan have been subjected to unbearable pain, suffering, loss of life, and even slavery. Since the 1990s, I have been a vocal advocate for human rights, democracy, and stab more PR
American Water Agrees to Purchase Nexus Water Group Systems in Eight States (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 19 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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American Water Agrees to Purchase Nexus Water Group Systems in Eight States
CAMDEN, N.J. - MAY 19, 2025 - American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., announced today that it has agreed with Nexus Regulated Utilities, LLC, a subsidiary of Nexus Water Group, Inc. ("Nexus Water Group more PR
Barnes & Noble Opens New Store in Stamford (10)
LYNDHURST, New Jersey, May 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, posted the following news release:
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Barnes & Noble Opens New Store in Stamford
Authors Terry Brooks, Robin Hobb and Shawn Speakman to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Book Signing at the Grand Opening,
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Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its Stamford, CT bookstore on Wednesday, May 14 th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in High Rid more PR
Booker Statement on DOJ's Charges Against Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker Statement on DOJ's Charges Against Rep. LaMonica McIver
Newark, N.J. - This evening, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:
"These charges are clearly unfounded. Representative McIver was exercising her legally protected authority as a member of Congress to conduct oversight of a detention center that receives millions of taxpayer dollars. Federal officials unnecess more PR
Booker Statement on Trump's Efforts to Undermine Police Accountability (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker Statement on Trump's Efforts to Undermine Police Accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced it is dismissing Biden-era police investigations and proposed consent decrees in Louisville, Minneapolis, and the closing of inves more PR
Booker, Hirono Introduce the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Hirono Introduce the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA), legislation to authorize federal grants for comprehensive sex education programs and youth sexual health services, and end funding for harmful Title V abstinence-only p more PR
Booker, Lee Introduce OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Lee Introduce OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) ) reintroduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act today to protect agricultural producers and cut government waste by making needed reforms to federal checkoff programs. Senators and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rand Paul (R more PR
Booker, Schumer, Padilla, Schiff, Raskin, Swalwell, and Johnson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Move US Marshals Service to Judicial Branch (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Schumer, Padilla, Schiff, Raskin, Swalwell, and Johnson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Move US Marshals Service to Judicial Branch
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation that would address the potential for weaponization of the U.S. Marshals Service ("Marshals" or "US more PR
Booker, Warnock, Alsobrooks, Blunt Rochester Joint Statement on Charges Against Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Warnock, Alsobrooks, Blunt Rochester Joint Statement on Charges Against Rep. LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) issued the following statement:
"We stand with Representative LaMonica McIver in the face of efforts to intimidate her and silence those who seek t more PR
Chairman Green Issues Statement on DOJ Charges Against Committee Member Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 19, 2025:
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Chairman Green Issues Statement on DOJ Charges Against Committee Member Rep. LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced charges against Committee member Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), who stormed U.S. Im more PR
Chairman Smith's opening statement at hearing on Sudanese civil war (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Smith's opening statement at hearing on Sudanese civil war
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, held a congressional hearing entitled "A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action" in Washington on May 22, 2025. Excerpts of the chairman's opening remarks:
Over the decades, the people of Sudan have been subjected to unbearable pain and s more PR
Congressman Maxwell Frost Slams Trump Regime for Baseless DOJ Charges Against Rep. McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Maxwell Frost Slams Trump Regime for Baseless DOJ Charges Against Rep. McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement in response to the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) bringing charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) following her oversight visit to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey where ICE agents put their h more PR
Congressman Van Drew Releases Statement on the Passage of the Reconciliation Package through the House (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Van Drew Releases Statement on the Passage of the Reconciliation Package through the House
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew discussed the passage of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation.
"This morning, House Republicans passed the budget reconciliation package," said Congressman Van Drew. "I want to make it clear that in this bill there are NO cuts to Medicaid, Medicare more PR
Congresswoman Pou Condemns Political Prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Congresswoman Pou Condemns Political Prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) tonight decried the indictment of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10) by the Trump Justice Department.
"I am disgusted and outraged that the Justice Department, through Donald Trump's personal lawyer and hand-picked U.S. Attorney, is attempting to more PR
Congresswoman Pou Expresses Deep Sadness for Victims of Antisemitic Terror Attack (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025:
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Congresswoman Pou Expresses Deep Sadness for Victims of Antisemitic Terror Attack
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) this morning mourned the two victims murdered last night at the Capital Jewish Museum by a deranged extremist.
"I am mortified by the murder of two young workers from the Israeli Embassy in the heart of our nation's capital," said Congresswoman Pou. " more PR
CWA Blasts Treasury Report on SHBP, Slams Gross Mismanagement by the State and Efforts To Take Away Healthcare from Working People (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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CWA Blasts Treasury Report on SHBP, Slams Gross Mismanagement by the State and Efforts To Take Away Healthcare from Working People
TRENTON, N.J. - The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union strongly rejects the New Jersey Department of Treasury's attempt to wash its hands of the deepening crisis in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), threatening healthcar more PR
DEA Receives Application From Quagen Pharmaceuticals to Import Controlled Substance (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that Quagen Pharmaceuticals LLC, based in West Caldwell, New Jersey, has applied to become a registered importer of controlled substances. Specifically, Quagen Pharmaceuticals seeks authorization to import Diphenoxylate, a Schedule II controlled substance (drug code 9170).
According to the application, Quagen Pharmaceuticals intends to import Diphenoxylate for distribution to its cus more PR
DOJ Charging Rep. Mclver with Assault for Oversight is 'Outrageous' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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DOJ Charging Rep. Mclver with Assault for Oversight is 'Outrageous'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump's Department of Justice has charged New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver with assaulting federal agents over her contentious visit to an immigration detention center in her state.
In response, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement :
"The decision to charg more PR
Doubling Down: Kean Jr. Calls Ripping Away Health Care from New Jerseyans "Beautiful" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Doubling Down: Kean Jr. Calls Ripping Away Health Care from New Jerseyans "Beautiful"
The vulnerable Republican cast a decisive committee vote last week to advance major cuts to Medicaid
New Jersey residents are worried that their access to health care is at risk as Republicans in Congress advance massive cuts to Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
So what does Tom K more PR
Emporia State University: National Spotlight Shines on Educators - 'CBS Mornings' Introduces the 2025 Class of the National Teachers Hall of Fame (10)
EMPORIA, Kansas, May 21 -- Emporia State University issued the following news:
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National Spotlight Shines on Educators: 'CBS Mornings' Introduces the 2025 Class of the National Teachers Hall of Fame
In a powerful moment celebrating the extraordinary impact of America's teachers, five exceptional educators were introduced this morning (Monday, May 19) as the National Teachers Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on "CBS Mornings." With a collective 135 years of classroom experience spanning from Ne more PR
EPA Settlement with BASF Ensures they Comply with Chemical Reporting Violations in New Jersey (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Settlement with BASF Ensures they Comply with Chemical Reporting Violations in New Jersey
Florham Park, N.J. \- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a settlement with international chemical company BASF Corporation resolving its violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). BASF has certified that it is now in full compliance with federal reporting requirements and more PR
Europe's Tech Challenge: A Conversation with President Toomas Ilves (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news:
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Europe's Tech Challenge: A Conversation with President Toomas Ilves
President Toomas Ilves is a straight talker. Raised in New Jersey by Estonian refugees, he worked as a Radio Free Europe journalist before returning to his parents' homeland and becoming his country's president from 2006 to 2016. During that period, he helped turn the former occupied Soviet republic into a thriving, tech leader.
A more PR
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Baldwin Richardson Foods Pennsauken (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Baldwin Richardson Foods Pennsauken LLC:
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To: Erin Tolefree, President and CEO, Baldwin Richardson Foods Pennsauken, LLC, 3268 Blue Heron Drive, Macedon, NY 14502, United States
Dear Ms. Tolefree,
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your aseptic processing facility of low-acid canned food (LACF) non-dairy beverages Baldwin Richardso more PR
Following Deadly Shooting at Capital Jewish Museum, Rep. Sherrill Urges DHS and DOJ to Dedicate Additional Resources to Combat Antisemitic Attacks and Threats (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Following Deadly Shooting at Capital Jewish Museum, Rep. Sherrill Urges DHS and DOJ to Dedicate Additional Resources to Combat Antisemitic Attacks and Threats
WASHINGTON, DC -- In the wake of the May 21st shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Noem a more PR
For Caregivers of Special Needs Children, Rutgers' Mom2Mom Helpline Provides Critical Peer Support (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 21 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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For Caregivers of Special Needs Children, Rutgers' Mom2Mom Helpline Provides Critical Peer Support
When Beth Giannobile needed guidance in raising her special needs child, she reached out to the Mom2Mom Peer Support Helpline.
Little did she know her connection with the program - which, along with Mom2Mom Adult, is operated 24/7 by Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare and the New Jersey Department of more PR
FTC Issues Warning Letter to Covis Pharma (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition issued the following warning letter on May 21, 2025:
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To: Andrew Teehan, General Counsel, Covis Pharma GMBH, 200 Connell Dr. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922, ateehan@covispharma.com
Re: Improper Orange Book Patent Listings for Tudorza Pressair and Duaklir Pressair
Dear Mr. Teehan,
I write regarding Covis Pharma GMBH's ("Covis") ongoing obligation to ensure the propriety of its patent listings in the FDA's Appro more PR
FTC Issues Warning Letter to Novartis Pharmaceuticals (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition issued the following warning letter on May 21, 2025:
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To: Elizabeth McGee
General Counsel
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
1 Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
Elizabeth.mcgee@novartis.com
Re: Improper Orange Book Patent Listings for Seebri and Utibron
Dear Ms. McGee,
I write regarding Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s ("Novartis") ongoing obligation to ensure the propriety of its patent listings in more PR
Governors Unite Behind Affordable Clean Car Coalition, Commitment to Electric Cars (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Governors Unite Behind Affordable Clean Car Coalition, Commitment to Electric Cars
Today, governors from 11 states - California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington - announced they are joining together in a new Affordable Clean Car Coalition which will help states tackle vehicle pollution and lower barriers for more PR
Indiana American Water Proudly Recognizes American Water Charitable Foundation State Strategic Impact Grantee Community Foundation of Jackson County (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 20 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Indiana American Water Proudly Recognizes American Water Charitable Foundation State Strategic Impact Grantee Community Foundation of Jackson County
[SEYMOUR, IND] - [May 20, 2025] - Yellow tulips have blossomed into a powerful symbol in the mental health community, representing hope and the fight against the stigma surrounding mental illness. So, when a more PR
Iowa American Water Granted New Rates by Iowa Utilities Commission (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 22 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Iowa American Water Granted New Rates by Iowa Utilities Commission
DAVENPORT, IOWA. (MAY 22, 2025) - The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) issued an order on May 21 approving new water and wastewater rates for Iowa American Water. The company's rate request was filed on May 1, 2024, and was primarily driven by over $157 million in infrastructure investment more PR
Johnson & Johnson MedTech Launches SOUNDSTAR CRYSTAL(tm) in the US, Redefining Image Clarity in 2D Intracardiac Imagingi (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 21 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release:
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Launches SOUNDSTAR CRYSTAL(tm) in the US, Redefining Image Clarity in 2D Intracardiac Imagingi
Irvine, CA - May 21, 2025 - Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment, announced the U.S. launch of the SOUNDSTAR CRYSTAL(tm) Ultrasound Catheter for intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) imaging in cardiac ablation more PR
Johnson & Johnson to Participate in the Bernstein's 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 21 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release:
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Johnson & Johnson to Participate in the Bernstein's 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
New Brunswick, N.J., May 21 st, 2025 - UPDATED - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will present at the Bernstein's 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 28 th, 2025. Management will participate in a Fireside Chat at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
A live audio more PR
Justice Department Moves to Undermine Police Reform, Says LatinoJustice (10)
NEW YORK, May 23 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Moves to Undermine Police Reform, says LatinoJustice
The Department of Justice's Civil rights Division announced on May 21st that it is moving to terminate lawsuits against the police departments in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, effectively shutting down investigations initiated under the Biden administration and abandoning agreements aimed at ensuring accountability and more PR
Kean Applauds Passage of the House Reconciliation Package (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Kean Applauds Passage of the House Reconciliation Package
(May 22, 2025) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) released the following statement after the House passed its reconciliation package, a historic piece of legislation that delivers middle-class tax relief, unleashes American energy and innovation, and roots out waste, fraud, and abuse.
Kean said, "We did it. The more PR
LDF Urges Law Enforcement Officials to Drop Charges Against Representative LaMonica McIver (10)
NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Urges Law Enforcement Officials to Drop Charges Against Representative LaMonica McIver
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) denounces the two assault charges announced Monday by the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey against Representative LaMonica McIver. LDF further urges law enforcement officials to make the just and prudent decision to drop the charges.
On more PR
Legal Expert Flags Unintended Burden of New Financial Crime Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Dungey Dougherty PLLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, has raised concerns with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) over the potential unintended consequences of its interim final rule (IFR) regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
In a letter dated May 6, 2025, Stephen Liss, a partner admitted in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, argued that the new regulations could place unnecessary burdens on individuals who obtained FinCEN identifiers under the previ more ST
Lost in Transition: Gaps in Career Paths Costing the UK Economy pound sterling96 Billion Annually (10)
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 21 -- Pearson Education issued the following news release:
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Lost in Transition: Gaps in Career Paths Costing the UK Economy pound sterling96 Billion Annually
LONDON - May 20, 2025 - New research from Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, reveals gaps at career and learning transition points is costing the UK an estimated pound sterling96 billion in lost earnings.
Pearson's "Lost in Transition: The UK's Economic Opportunity from Closing G more PR
Marisa Amitie, Senior at Wall High SchoolWall High student to have art hung at U.S. Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Marisa Amitie, Senior at Wall High SchoolWall High student to have art hung at U.S. Capitol
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- Marisa Amitie, a senior at Wall High School, will have her art hung in the U.S. Capitol for the next year after being named Best in Show in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition this month.
Amitie was given the honor of Best in Show for her art piece from among 75 more PR
McIver Issues Statement on Charges (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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McIver Issues Statement on Charges
NEWARK, NJ -- Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) released the following statement responding to charges brought against her:
"Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district. We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and ou more PR
Menendez Announces $5.7 Million Grant to Renovate Bayonne Head Start Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Menendez Announces $5.7 Million Grant to Renovate Bayonne Head Start Facilities
BAYONNE, N.J. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) announced a $5.7 million grant awarded to the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation ("BEOF") by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to renovate facilities to house the Stepping Stone Academy, which provides Head Start servic more PR
Menendez Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Against Four NJ Cities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Menendez Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Against Four NJ Cities
JERSEY CITY, N.J. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) released the following statement after the announcement of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") against the cities of Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City, and Paterson:
"Two weeks ago today in Newark, we saw a blatant act of intimidation by the Trump Administration more PR
Menendez Statement on Passage of Republican Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Menendez Statement on Passage of Republican Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representative Rob Menendez (NJ-08) released the following statement on the passage of the Republican budget that takes healthcare and food assistance away from millions of Americans:
"The House GOP just passed a terrible bill that includes the biggest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in our country's history. But more PR
Monmouth University: Alex Kalina '25 Wins First Place in NJ Pitch Competition (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 22 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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Alex Kalina '25 Wins First Place in NJ Pitch Competition
Alex Kalina '25 won first place for his startup platform LINK in the 10th annual UPitchNJ statewide entrepreneurial pitch competition held at Rutgers University on May 2. The competition was judged by a panel of executives from Nokia Bell Labs and featured pitches from student teams across 13 universities including NJIT, Princeton University, an more PR
Monmouth University: Lillian Pardey '25 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 24 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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Lillian Pardey '25 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
Lillian Pardey '25 has recently accepted a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan during the 2025-26 academic year. During the program, Pardey will assist in English classrooms while promoting cultural exchange in an elementary or junior high school in the county of Taitung.
"From t more PR
Monmouth University: Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Delivers Keynote at International Conference in Italy (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 24 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Delivers Keynote at International Conference in Italy
Tamara Rial-Faigenbaum, Ph.D., specialist professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education, was an invited keynote speaker at the III International Conference GIS FRPP on Knowledge and Beliefs in Pelvic Health and Physiotherapy, held May 23-24 in Naples, Italy.
The conference, organized by the Specialist Interest more PR
Move follows Smith hearing on Sudan civil war, call for action to stop death tollSmith backs Trump's new sanctions on Sudan (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Move follows Smith hearing on Sudan civil war, call for action to stop death tollSmith backs Trump's new sanctions on Sudan
Today, House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised the Trump Administration's decision to impose sanctions on the Government of Sudan for violations of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
"There wi more PR
New Jersey American Water Announces 2025 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Grant Recipients (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 22 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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New Jersey American Water Announces 2025 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Grant Recipients
New Jersey American Water announced today the recipients of its 2025 Volunteer Fire and EMS Grant Program. This year, 22 volunteer fire and EMS departments located within the company's service areas have been chosen to receive grants, totaling approximately $50,000, wh more PR
New Jersey American Water Ranks #1 in J.D. Power 2025 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study in Northeast Large Region for the Second Consecutive Year (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 19 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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New Jersey American Water Ranks #1 in J.D. Power 2025 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study in Northeast Large Region for the Second Consecutive Year
CAMDEN, N.J. - May 19, 2025 - New Jersey American Water received the J.D. Power award for ranking highest in customer satisfaction among large water utilities in the Northeast for the second more PR
Newmark Arranges Over 425,000 SF of Industrial Leasing Across Northern and Central New Jersey (10)
NEW YORK, May 19 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release:
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Newmark Arranges Over 425,000 SF of Industrial Leasing Across Northern and Central New Jersey
May 19, 2025 9:00 AM
Newmark announces the company has arranged 425,000 square feet of industrial leases year-to-date, across Northern and Central New Jersey.
Newmark Senior Managing Directors Kyle Eaton and Robert Loderstedt, Managing Director Michael Schipper and Associate Director Haylee McCa more PR
NJ Immigrant Justice Advocates Respond to Charges Against Congresswoman McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, posted the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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NJ Immigrant Justice Advocates Respond to Charges Against Congresswoman McIver
Newark, New Jersey - Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver in a blatant act of political retaliation for joining a con more PR
NO-COMMENT-KEAN: Vulnerable Kean Jr. Faces Heat in Local Press for Voting to Cut Medicaid, Ignoring Constituents' Concerns (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NO-COMMENT-KEAN: Vulnerable Kean Jr. Faces Heat in Local Press for Voting to Cut Medicaid, Ignoring Constituents' Concerns
NJ-07 mother concerned about Medicaid cuts : "I've been calling Rep. Kean's office every day. I've sent emails. I've gotten no response."
It's a day that ends in the letter 'y' - which means that vulnerable Republican Tom Kean Jr. is once again facing scrutiny more PR
Pallone Blasts Republicans for Attempting to Repeal Longstanding Clean Air Standards in Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025:
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Pallone Blasts Republicans for Attempting to Repeal Longstanding Clean Air Standards in Resolution
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in opposition to S.J. Res. 31, a resolution that invokes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to more PR
Pallone Confronts Trump Official: Why Would the Government Conduct Seismic Testing If Drilling Is Illegal? (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Confronts Trump Official: Why Would the Government Conduct Seismic Testing If Drilling Is Illegal?
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Tuesday to oppose a Republican bill that would gut offshore drilling protections and reopen the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas development - even though such drilling is cur more PR
Pallone Leads Members of New Jersey Delegation in Condemning Retaliation Against Lawmakers Conducting ICE Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Leads Members of New Jersey Delegation in Condemning Retaliation Against Lawmakers Conducting ICE Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in a letter condemning efforts to intimidate Members of Congress for exercising their legal authority to oversee immigration detention facilities. The letter was more PR
Pallone Speaks Out on the House Floor Against the GOP Tax Scam (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Speaks Out on the House Floor Against the GOP Tax Scam
Republican Leaders Brought the Bill to the House Floor in the Middle of the Night
Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor around 4 a.m. in opposition to President Trump's One Big Ugly Bill as Republican leaders rushed to pass thei more PR
Pallone Speaks Out on the House Floor Against the GOP Tax Scam (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025:
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Pallone Speaks Out on the House Floor Against the GOP Tax Scam
Republican Leaders Brought the Bill to the House Floor in the Middle of the Night
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor around 4 a.m. in opposition to President Trump's One more PR
Pallone Statement on Trump DOJ Charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Statement on Trump DOJ Charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement in response to news that the U.S. Attorney's Office has charged Congresswoman LaMonica McIver:
"This is a purely political act to stop a Member of Congress from doing her job. Oversight is not a criminal offense unless you are livi more PR
Pallone: Republicans Plan to Rob New Jersey of $3.6 Billion in Medicaid Funding Each Year to Benefit Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: Republicans Plan to Rob New Jersey of $3.6 Billion in Medicaid Funding Each Year to Benefit Billionaires
6th District Congressman warns half of state's Medicaid expansion enrollees could lose coverage under GOP budget plan
Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, warned today that House Republicans are advancing dev more PR
Pallone: Trump's EPA Budget is a Blueprint for Disaster (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: Trump's EPA Budget is a Blueprint for Disaster
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared today at an Environment Subcommittee hearing on "The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency Budget:"
President Trump's budget is a blueprint for di more PR
Pallone: Trump's Nuclear Energy Executive Orders Are Dangerous (10)
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: Trump's Nuclear Energy Executive Orders Are Dangerous
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after President Trump signed several executive orders undermining the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC):
"These executive orders are dangerous and could compromise the more PR
Peter Seligmann Encourages Rutgers Class of 2025 to Listen, Challenge Convention and Protect Freedoms (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Peter Seligmann Encourages Rutgers Class of 2025 to Listen, Challenge Convention and Protect Freedoms
By Roya Rafei
The 1972 Rutgers alumnus addressed graduates during the 259th anniversary commencement of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Health
Peter Seligmann, an influential leader in environmental conservation, shared a few life lessons with the Class of 2025 that he has followed since g more PR
Phase Two of Dimock Water System Project Started in Susquehanna County (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 22 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Phase Two of Dimock Water System Project Started in Susquehanna County
SCRANTON, Pa. (May 22, 2025) --Pennsylvania American Water today announced that it has begun construction on a water pipeline that will serve Dimock Township in Susquehanna County. This marks the second phase of a multi-year project to develop a public groundwater supply and build a ne more PR
Princeton School of Public & International Affairs: Spring 2025 Dean's Leadership Series Showcases Numerous Pathways to Public Service (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 21 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news:
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Spring 2025 Dean's Leadership Series Showcases Numerous Pathways to Public Service
By Tom Durso
Members of Congress, analysts, activists, and thinktank leaders were among the 17 distinguished guests to appear as part of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' Dean's Leadership Series this spring.
The series offers students of the School and thr more PR
Princeton SPIA's D.C. Center Hosts Diplomatic Series to Discuss Policy Topics Ranging From Transatlantic Relations to Economic Statecraft (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 23 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news:
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Princeton SPIA's D.C. Center Hosts Diplomatic Series to Discuss Policy Topics Ranging from Transatlantic Relations to Economic Statecraft
By Tom Durso
Leveraging its location in the nation's capital, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' SPIA D.C. Center has served as a gathering space not only for domestic policymakers but also for diplomats r more PR
Protecting Medicaid, Social Security and MedicareTax relief for all (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Protecting Medicaid, Social Security and MedicareTax relief for all
"Today the House took the responsible and critical step to protect all Americans from the largest tax increase in our history, secure our borders to stop the flow of human trafficking and fentanyl and rebuild our military after years of neglect, while protecting fundamental programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security en more PR
Red Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment Finds Mixed Results for the Northern and Southern Stocks (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release:
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Red Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment Finds Mixed Results for the Northern and Southern Stocks
Northern Stock Not Overfishing and Overfishing Not Occurring; Southern Stock Overfished and Experiencing Overfishing
Arlington, VA - The 2024 Red Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report indicates the northern stock of red drum (New Jersey through North Carolina) is no more PR
RELEASE: Four Gottheimer-Led Bills Advance Out of Financial Services Committee to Protect Seniors from Scams, Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses, Boost Retirement for Teachers, Nurses, Nonprofits (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Four Gottheimer-Led Bills Advance Out of Financial Services Committee to Protect Seniors from Scams, Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses, Boost Retirement for Teachers, Nurses, Nonprofits
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, May 20, 2025, the House Financial Services Committee passed four bills led by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer to protect seniors from scams, cut unnecessary red tape for s more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Honors North Jersey Scouts Who Achieved the Rank of Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Honors North Jersey Scouts Who Achieved the Rank of Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award
Above: Gottheimer honors Fifth District Scouts.
PARAMUS, NJ -- This weekend, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) held the annual Fifth District Scout Honor Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of Scouts who, after completing projects to support their community, have earned the hi more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Slams Devastating Cuts to Jersey Seniors, Children, and Families in Extreme-Right Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Slams Devastating Cuts to Jersey Seniors, Children, and Families in Extreme-Right Budget Bill
Above: Gottheimer rallies with North Jersey leaders against the extreme-right budget bill.
PARAMUS, NJ -- Today, May 23, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) slammed the far-right extremist budget bill that passed the House of Representatives yesterday by one vote, standin more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Charges Brought Against Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Charges Brought Against Rep. LaMonica McIver
NORTH JERSEY -- Today, May 19, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver:
"This couldn't be more clear: Members of Congress have a Constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight over fe more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Extreme-Right Budget Bill That Abandons Jersey Seniors, Children, and Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Extreme-Right Budget Bill That Abandons Jersey Seniors, Children, and Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, May 22, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement after voting against the extreme-right budget bill that passed the House of Representatives:
"There's a reason Republicans have been fighting among themselves for months more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Shooting of Israeli Embassy Staff Outside Capital Jewish Museum (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Shooting of Israeli Embassy Staff Outside Capital Jewish Museum
Above: Gottheimer stops by the Capital Jewish Museum to pay his respects to the victims and their families
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, May 22, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement in response to the shooting of Israeli Embassy Staff outside the Capital Jewis more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer, Co-Chair of SALT Caucus, Introduces Amendment to Tax Bill That Would Fully Restore the SALT Deduction (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer, Co-Chair of SALT Caucus, Introduces Amendment to Tax Bill That Would Fully Restore the SALT Deduction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, May 20, 2025, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Co-Chair of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, helped introduce an amendment to House Republicans' reconciliation package that would fully restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. The amendment wil more PR
Rep. Hoyle Statement on Charges Being Filed Against Rep. McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Hoyle Statement on Charges Being Filed Against Rep. McIver
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after the acting-U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Alina Habba announced charges against U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (NJ-10):
"Targeting a Member of Congress for doing their job is an attack on the foundat more PR
Rep. McIver: GOP Tax Scam Hurts Women and Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on May 20, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech):
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Mr. Speaker, "I probably wouldn't be alive because I wouldn't have been able to afford [my] medicine." That is what Dominique from East Orange, New Jersey, said about Medicaid.
Dominique is one of the 100,000 Americans who lives with the sickle cell disease, an more PR
Rep. Norcross Announces $650,000 EPA Brownfield Grant to Improve Quality of Life in Camden (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Norcross Announces $650,000 EPA Brownfield Grant to Improve Quality of Life in Camden
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that a $650,000 grant from the Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program was awarded to the Camden Redevelopment Agency in New Jersey. The grant was made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Congres more PR
Rep. Norcross Celebrates Opening of New Food Assistance Center in Gloucester Township (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Norcross Celebrates Opening of New Food Assistance Center in Gloucester Township
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released a statement to celebrate the grand opening of the Mary Ann Wardlow Center for Community Nutrition in Gloucester Township. Congressman Norcross secured $475,000 in Community Project Funding to help fund this new center.
"I'm honored to hav more PR
Rep. Norcross Votes 'NO' on Trump-Republican Bill that Cuts Healthcare and Food Assistance for Millions of Seniors, Veterans, Families, and Children (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Norcross Votes 'NO' on Trump-Republican Bill that Cuts Healthcare and Food Assistance for Millions of Seniors, Veterans, Families, and Children
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted 'no' on President Trump's and Republicans' bill that cuts Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance for seniors, veterans, working families, and children. If passed in the Senate an more PR
Rep. Pallone: Repeal EPA Rule That Punishes Emissions Reductions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on May 21, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech):
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PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO "REVIEW OF FINAL RULE RECLASSIFICATION OF MAJOR SOURCES AS AREA SOURCES UNDER SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT"
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong oppositi more PR
Rep. Smith responds to monstrous antisemitic murders in Washington, DC (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Smith responds to monstrous antisemitic murders in Washington, DC
Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) responded to the murders of two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. shot at close range outside an event dedicated to bridge-building in the Middle East and North Africa held at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. Video from the museum shows the suspect shouting "free, free Palestine" as more PR
Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces End For-Profit Prisons Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces End For-Profit Prisons Act
May 23, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025.
First introduced in September 2016, during Watson Coleman's first term in Congress, the End For-Profit Prisons Act would phase out Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service contracts with for-profit prison f more PR
Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Charges Against Congresswoman McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Charges Against Congresswoman McIver
May 19, 2025
Today, after the Trump administration announced it was pursuing criminal charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement:
"This case is an assault on civil liberties and an attempt to silence political opposition. I was with Congresswoman LaMonica more PR
Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Reconciliation Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Reconciliation Vote
May 22, 2025
Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement after Republicans voted to advance a budget proposal that would strip 13.7 million Americans of their healthcare to pay for $3.8 trillion in tax cuts predominately for the rich and large corporations - while still adding $2.5 trillion to the deficit.
"This more PR
Rutgers' Community Living Education Project: A Vital Resource on Borrowed Time? (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers' Community Living Education Project: A Vital Resource on Borrowed Time?
By Greg Bruno
As state budget cuts loom, a Rutgers-founded support service for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities faces an uncertain future
When Carmelys Vincent was discharged from the hospital and placed in a nursing home, the expectation was that she would remain there long-term. But Vincent, a fierce more PR
Rutgers: Plant Breeders Stage a Dogwood Revolution, Creating Hardy Varieties That Sparkle (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 21 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Plant Breeders Stage a Dogwood Revolution, Creating Hardy Varieties That Sparkle
By Kitta MacPherson
Decades of Rutgers research lead to colorful, sun-reflecting and disease-resistant trees
With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals' early spring flowers long dried and scattered.
But there's an exception.
The vivid pink Scarlet Fire more PR
Rutgers: Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
By Kitta MacPherson
"Intercrystals" pave the way for greener electronics and quantum technologies
Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have discovered a new class of materials - called intercrystals - with unique electronic properties that could power future technologies.
Intercrystals exhibit newly discovered fo more PR
Rutgers: Virtual Trial Shows Combo Rescue Inhaler Nearly Halves Severe Asthma Attacks Adobe Stock (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Virtual Trial Shows Combo Rescue Inhaler Nearly Halves Severe Asthma Attacks
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By Andrew Smith
Findings from a first-of-its-kind virtual trial in pulmonary medicine, conducted at Rutgers and many other institutions, suggest adding an inhaled corticosteroid to rescue therapy could sharply reduce the danger of severe attacks for millions of people with mild asthma.
The phase III study, publishe more PR
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute to Present Practice-Changing Research at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 24 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news:
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RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute to Present Practice-Changing Research at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting
Expert-led studies will highlight advances across multiple cancer types and examine real-world insights shaping the future of personalized oncology care
Clinicians and scientists from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute will share new findings and lead discussi more PR
Scripps News receives two New York Press Club Journalism Awards (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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Scripps News receives two New York Press Club Journalism Awards
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May 22, 2025 By Molly Miossi
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Scripps News, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has received two New York Press Club Journalism Awards. The annual awards honor excellence in various categories by writers, reporters, editors, producers and photographers.
The com more PR
Sen. Schumer Issues Comments on Senate Floor About Hostages in Gaza (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech):
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Mr. President, on the hostages in Gaza, last week, we witnessed a moment of hope: the release of American-Israeli and former New Jersey resident Edan Alexander, who had been held in Hamas captivity for nearly 600 days.
But our work is far from over. We must more PR
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Kim Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Insurance Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia and Census, released the following opening statement from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Insurance Industry's Claims Practices Following Recent Natural Disasters":
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
As this is our first hearing, I want to congratulate Senator Hawley on his chairmanship.
I hope we wil more PR
Senator Andy Kim Statement Against Trump-Republican Budget Bill That Raises Working Families' Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Senator Andy Kim Statement Against Trump-Republican Budget Bill that Raises Working Families' Costs
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Andy Kim released the following statement after Republicans passed their obscenely harmful budget bill through the House of Representatives:
"Republicans in Congress continue to show the American people who they are truly fighting for. To be able to hand tax breaks to the weal more PR
Senator Andy Kim Statement Condemning Targeted Attack of Israeli Embassy Staff at Capital Jewish Museum (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Senator Andy Kim Statement Condemning Targeted Attack of Israeli Embassy Staff at Capital Jewish Museum
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Andy Kim released the following statement condemning the fatal shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC:
"I was just on the floor of the Senate when I heard the horrific news of a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC that took the lives of two Is more PR
Senator Andy Kim's Statement on the New Jersey Transit and BLET Contract Dispute, and Current Employee Strike (10)
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Senator Andy Kim's Statement on the New Jersey Transit and BLET Contract Dispute, and Current Employee Strike
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Andy Kim has released the following statement regarding the current contract dispute between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the resulting employee strike that began at 12:01am last night:
"New Jersey families can't aff more PR
Senator Kim Emphasizes Defense Production Act as Strategic Tool for American Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century and Supply Chain Resiliency (10)
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Senator Kim Emphasizes Defense Production Act as Strategic Tool for American Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century and Supply Chain Resiliency
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ)highlighted the Defense Production Act (DPA) as an important tool to ensure America's competitive edge over the People's Republic of China (PRC) more PR
Senator Kim Presses Secretary Noem on Lack of Hurricane Preparedness Plan and FEMA Administrator Just Days Out From Hurricane Season (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025:
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Senator Kim Presses Secretary Noem on Lack of Hurricane Preparedness Plan and FEMA Administrator Just Days Out from Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump administration's failure to produce a finalized hurricane preparedness plan and formally nominate a FEMA Administrator with hurr more PR
Sherrill Votes Against Republican Budget That Cuts Medicaid and Raises Costs for New Jersey Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Sherrill Votes Against Republican Budget That Cuts Medicaid and Raises Costs for New Jersey Families
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill voted against the Republican budget and reconciliation package, which includes extreme cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and education funding, raising costs for New Jerseyans while providing tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. Additionally, the more PR
Shockwave Medical Study Confirms Benefit of IVL-First Strategy in Real-World Female Patients with Complex Calcified Lesions in Late-Breaking Data Presentation at EuroPCR 2025 (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release:
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Shockwave Medical Study Confirms Benefit of IVL-First Strategy in Real-World Female Patients with Complex Calcified Lesions in Late-Breaking Data Presentation at EuroPCR 2025
PARIS - May 20, 2025 - Shockwave Medical, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a global leader in the field of circulatory restoration, announced today the 30-day primary endpoint result more PR
Smith to hold hearing on Sudan crisis on May 22 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Smith to hold hearing on Sudan crisis on May 22
-- The deteriorating situation in Sudan and the corresponding humanitarian crisis will be the focus of a bipartisan congressional hearing to be held Thursday, May 22 nd by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), chairman of the House Africa Subcommittee, part of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
WHO: Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), other committee member more PR
Statement from Rep. Crockett in Support of Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Statement from Rep. Crockett in Support of Rep. LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. \-- Today, Rep. Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement in support of Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10).
"Let me be very clear: this is what the weaponization of government looks like."
" Rep. LaMonica McIver was doing her job--conducting oversight, standing up for her constituents, and demanding answers from a more PR
Sun Chemical to Exhibit Products for Electronics at TechBlick's The Future of Electronics RESHAPED 2025 (10)
PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 22 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release:
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Sun Chemical to Exhibit Products for Electronics at TechBlick's The Future of Electronics RESHAPED 2025
PARSIPPANY, N.J., U.S.A. - May 21, 2025 - Sun Chemical will showcase its integrated solutions for electronic materials at TechBlick's The Future of Electronics RESHAPED 2025 in Boston, Mass.
"With a focus on printed electronics and biosensors, TechBlick's exhibition gives us an e more PR
U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of the Benefit-risk Profile of Darzalex Faspro for High-risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (10)
RARITAN, New Jersey, May 20 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release:
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U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes in favor of the benefit-risk profile of DARZALEX FASPRO(R) (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
ODAC recommendation based on the positive progression-free survival and clinical benefit in the Phase 3 AQUILA study
If appro more PR
U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes in favor of the benefit-risk profile of DARZALEX FASPRO(r) (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release:
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U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes in favor of the benefit-risk profile of DARZALEX FASPRO(r) (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
RARITAN, N.J., May 20, 2025 - Johnson & Johnson announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted (6-2) in favor of the be more PR
US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with New Jersey commercial baker at Paterson facility (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
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US Department of Labor reaches settlement agreement with New Jersey commercial baker at Paterson facility
PATERSON, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey commercial baker to resolve litigation after a May 2024 follow-up investigation at the company's Paterson facility found previously identified hazards had not been addressed.
The department's Occupati more PR
Virginia American Water Announces Upcoming Annual Hydrant Flushing in Waverly (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 19 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Virginia American Water Announces Upcoming Annual Hydrant Flushing in Waverly
Alexandria, VA - May 23, 2025 - Virginia American Water will begin its annual fire hydrant flushing program starting on Monday, May 26.
This work is an essential part of our system maintenance program and is necessary for customers to continue to receive high-quality water ser more PR
Virginia American Water Proudly Recognizes American Water Charitable Foundation 2025 Water and Environment Grantees (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 20 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Virginia American Water Proudly Recognizes American Water Charitable Foundation 2025 Water and Environment Grantees
ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 20, 2025) - The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., has awarded Water and En more PR
Water Quality Reports Available Online for Illinois American Water Customers (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 19 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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Water Quality Reports Available Online for Illinois American Water Customers
BELLEVILLE, ILL. - MAY 15, 2025 - Illinois American Water's most recent Water Quality Reports are now available for all service areas on the company's website at illinoisamwater.com. The company continues working to uphold its commitment to meet or surpass both state and federal more PR
West Virginia American Water Invests $250,000 on Railroad Avenue Infrastructure (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 20 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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West Virginia American Water Invests $250,000 on Railroad Avenue Infrastructure
Buffalo, W.Va., (May 20, 2025) - West Virginia American Water is pleased to announce an infrastructure upgrade project in Buffalo. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing safe, clean and reliable water service, the company will be investing approximately $250,000 in inf more PR
West Virginia American Water Invests $440,000 on Pennsylvania Avenue Infrastructure (10)
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 23 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release:
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West Virginia American Water Invests $440,000 on Pennsylvania Avenue Infrastructure
Charleston, W.Va., (May 23, 2025) - West Virginia American Water is pleased to announce an infrastructure upgrade project in Charleston. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing safe, clean and reliable water service, the company will be investing approximately $440, more PR
What You Need to Know About the Final NJ GOP Primary Debate (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 20, 2025:
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What You Need to Know About the Final NJ GOP Primary Debate
Tonight, New Jersey's nasty and expensive GOP primary will come to a head as Bill Spadea and Jack Ciattarelli meet for one final showdown in a series of debates that have made headlines for all of the wrong reasons. Throughout debate season, New Jerseyans have seen wall-to-wall coverage of "big, bitter moments," "testy exchange more PR
WilmerHale Secures Landmark Victory for New Jersey Business Executive Michael Verzaleno in High-Stakes Fraud Case (10)
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news:
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WilmerHale Secures Landmark Victory for New Jersey Business Executive Michael Verzaleno, Jr. in High-Stakes Fraud Case
On March 25, 2025, WilmerHale and co-counsel Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi achieved a significant victory for the President of Kearny Steel Container (KSC) Corporation Michael Verzaleno, Jr. in a federal fraud case, securing him a sentence of time served despite the prosecutor's request for 27 mont more PR
Women's Refugee Commission Statement On The Arrest of Rep. LaMonica McIver And The Escalating Attack On Immigration Detention Oversight (10)
NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following statement on May 21, 2025:
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Women's Refugee Commission Statement On The Arrest of Rep. LaMonica McIver And The Escalating Attack On Immigration Detention Oversight
The Women's Refugee Commission condemns the arrest of U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) by federal agents during a congressional oversight visit to the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. The arrest represents an alarm more PR
Wyndham Unveils New Initiatives to Drive Owner Success, Strengthen Hotel Performance (10)
PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 21 -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release:
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Wyndham Unveils New Initiatives to Drive Owner Success, Strengthen Hotel Performance
LAS VEGAS (May 20, 2025) - Together, Wyndham and its franchisees are going places. That was the message heard by thousands of hotel owners, suppliers and Wyndham team members this morning as the Company officially kicked off its 2025 Global Conference in Las Vegas. Amid a packed Caesars Forum, one of the city more PR
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