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Oct 24, 2024 by Peter in

The People’s Republic of China won the Best Circulating Coin for the Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards for 2023-dated coins. The winning coin celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Chinese Peking Opera.

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Democrats May Make More Than Legal Weed Go Up in Smoke

11 July 2019 - 9709e30ed94130b06cb26350b89d9da8

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 - 9709e30ed94130b06cb26350b89d9da8

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 - 9709e30ed94130b06cb26350b89d9da8

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 - 9709e30ed94130b06cb26350b89d9da8

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 - 9709e30ed94130b06cb26350b89d9da8

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

Musella raises $100k this week for Parsippany mayoral bid

14 February 2025 - David Wildstein

Justin Musella, a Parsippany councilman seeking the GOP nomination for mayor, said he raised over $100,000 this week at an event headlined by Middletown Mayor Tony Perry. The Republican incumbent, James Barberio, announced that Councilman Frank Neglia and Jigar Shah The post Musella raises $100k this week for Parsippany mayoral bid appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

An interview with Herb Conaway

14 February 2025 - Joey Fox

This is the thirteenth in a series of in-person, in-depth New Jersey Globe interviews with New Jersey’s members of Congress. The interviews will be published as-is, with editing for length and clarity. This week, the Globe spoke with Rep. Herb The post An interview with Herb Conaway appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

Fulop super PAC now has $11 million banked

14 February 2025 - David Wildstein

Coalition for Progress raised $1.5 million at last night’s event The post Fulop super PAC now has $11 million banked appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

Good Government Coalition backs Fulop for governor

14 February 2025 - David Wildstein

The Good Government Coalition of New Jersey, the umbrella organization of grassroots groups committed to eliminating the county organization line system in primary elections and promoting greater transparency in state and local government, has endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop The post Good Government Coalition backs Fulop for governor appeared first on New Jersey Globe. [...]

Carlos Rendo joins Assembly race in 39th district

14 February 2025 - David Wildstein

Ex-Lt. Governor nominee will challenge two incumbents in Bergen legislative race The post Carlos Rendo joins Assembly race in 39th district 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. [...]