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Sep 23, 2024 by Peter in

The Austrian Mint won the Best Bi-Metallic Coin category at the Coin of the Year (COTY) awards for 2023-dated coins. The mint’s niobium Global Heating coin is the ninth silver-niobium 25 Euro in the series to win a COTY award.

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Democrats May Make More Than Legal Weed Go Up in Smoke

11 July 2019 - 76907703056c34b9245a35795985f125

When our political leaders can’t put aside their differences, the voters always lose. [...]

Supreme Court May Use Bridgegate to Slam Prosecutorial Targeting Again

3 July 2019 - 76907703056c34b9245a35795985f125

Will SCOTUS bring the Bridgegate scandal to an end, once and for all? [...]

Did the US Supreme Court ‘Gamble’ Its Way Out of the 2020 Election?

26 June 2019 - 76907703056c34b9245a35795985f125

The Supreme Court has delivered opinions on a case that many considered to be very important to President Trump. [...]

New Jersey Millionaires’ Tax Must Wait for Another Day

20 June 2019 - 76907703056c34b9245a35795985f125

The 2020 presidential election in America overrides the importance of the "millionaires' tax" in New Jersey. [...]

Trump’s Free Speech Order May Threaten Federal College Funding

11 June 2019 - 76907703056c34b9245a35795985f125

"No matter how this order is implemented, it is neither needed nor desirable." [...]

Elections 101: An interview with Lt. Gov./Secretary of State Tahesha Way

10 October 2024 - David Wildstein

The post Elections 101: An interview with Lt. Gov./Secretary of State Tahesha Way appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

Vote by mail update: More than a million New Jerseyans have asked for ballots

10 October 2024 - Zach Blackburn

More than a million New Jerseyans have now requested an absentee ballot for the November election, according to an analysis by Associated Press researcher Ryan Dubicki. Nearly 300,000 of those ballots — 291,651, to be exact — have been returned The post Vote by mail update: More than a million New Jerseyans have asked for ballots appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

County line settlement talks forge ahead after extension request is denied

10 October 2024 - Joey Fox

Parikh asked for more time due to ongoing election; Quraishi said no The post County line settlement talks forge ahead after extension request is denied appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

TD Bank to pay $3 billion fine for allowing money laundering

10 October 2024 - Zach Blackburn

The Justice Department said TD lacked a compliant anti-money laundering system The post TD Bank to pay $3 billion fine for allowing money laundering appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

McKeon endorses Sherrill for governor

10 October 2024 - Zach Blackburn

McKeon becomes the first state senator to endorse Sherrill The post McKeon endorses Sherrill for governor appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

The Frelinghuysen Family is NJ History

16 March 2017 - Donald Scarinci

The Frelinghuysen’s are one of New Jersey’s oldest and most important families. Over the course of more than 200 years, the family has produced four United States senators and two members of the House of Representatives. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) has served 11 terms in the House. He serves 28 Morris County municipalities and also represents parts[...] The post The Frelinghuysen Family is NJ History appeared first on Insider NJ. [...]

Brian Stack Protects Sanctuary Cities from Federal Funding Cuts

8 March 2017 - Donald Scarinci

State Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack is taking the lead with other NJ State Legislators on State legislation that would lessen the blow of President Trump’s executive order on immigration. Senate Bill Number 3007 would establish a program to provide funding to municipalities that have lost federal grant funding because they are a[...] The post Brian Stack Protects Sanctuary Cities from Federal Funding Cuts appeared first on Insider NJ. [...]

Proposed Bill Adds New OPRA Exception

27 February 2017 - Donald Scarinci

New Jersey lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would add a new exception to the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Unlike broad attempts to overhaul the state’s public record law, Assembly Bill Number 4532 focuses on a very narrow issue — preventing businesses from using OPRA requests for marketing purposes. Spirit of OPRA New[...] The post Proposed Bill Adds New OPRA Exception appeared first on Insider NJ. [...]

Trump’s Business Ties and the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause

22 February 2017 - Donald Scarinci

The legality of President Donald Trump’s vast business ties is governed by a clause of the U.S. Constitution that most Americans have never heard of and few legal scholars agree on. The clause prohibits government officers from accepting emoluments, which is a fancy way of referring to money or something else of value, from foreign[...] The post Trump’s Business Ties and the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause appeared first on Insider NJ. [...]