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Jamaica Organization of New Jersey Honors Community Leaders
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – The annual Awards of Excellence and Independence Gala kicks off Jamaica Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) activities celebrations marking Jamaica’s 63rd year of independence, which is observed August 6. On Saturday, July 19,...
5 things to know for July 15: Flash flooding, HHS firings, Education lawsuit, Childhood vaccinations, Tariffs
KRDO - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
By Jade Walker, CNN As Russian forces rained drones and missiles down on Kyiv last week, Ukrainian authorities urged residents to hide in bomb shelters and basements for safety. But one group was undeterred by the danger. A seriously ill child was...
Why So Many People At My New Jersey Prison Support Trump
The Progressive Magazine
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July 10, 2025
After Donald Trump was elected to a second presidential term last November, someone in my housing unit at New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) shouted: “Here we go again!” The very next day, one of my neighbors, Rosario “Russ” Miraglia, said with a...
Keith Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over frozen education funds in Minnesota
The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
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July 14, 2025
ST. PAUL — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday, July 14, that Minnesota has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two states in suing the Trump administration over alleged frozen funding administered by the U.S. Department of...
Gov. Murphy signs three bills officials say will expand early childhood education access in New Jersey
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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TRENTON, Nj. – Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills he says will bolster access to early childhood education in the Garden State. Officials say the bills build on a multi-year, administration-wide effort to expand access to...
N.C. and other states sue Trump administration over frozen education funds
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has joined a group of states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a recent freeze in billions of dollars in education funds. The Department of Education on June 30 notified states that they would not be...
Illinois among 24 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has once again joined a coalition of other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, this time for blocking education funding as the school year is set to begin across the country. The suit,...
23 attorneys general sue Education Department to unfreeze $6.8B
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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July 14, 2025
In their 31st lawsuit against the Trump administration, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general is suing the Education Department and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to unfreeze $6.8 billion in federal funding. Filed in a U.S. District Court...
Employees choose New Jersey’s Best Places to Work for 2025
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
The basics: 2025 Best Places to Work in NJ list based on confidential employee feedback Honorees span small, medium and large employers Final rankings to be revealed Sept. 25 at iPlay America There’s no better judge of the Best Places to Work in...
Exploring the Impact of Continuing Legal Education Ethics Instruction on Reducing Allegations of Attorney Professional Misconduct in New Jersey
Law.com
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On Jan. 1, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court initiated a new program which mandated that every judge and attorney in the state complete 24 hours of continuing legal education instruction on a biennial basis. Among those hours were to be at least...
Pallone Demands Trump Admin Release $162 Million Illegally Withheld from New Jersey Public Schools
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) today demanded the immediate release of $162 million in federal funding that the Trump Administration is illegally withholding from New Jersey’s public schools. In a letter sent to Trump Budget Director Russell...
Here’s how New Jersey’s congressional and legislative districts voted in the Democratic primary for governor
New Jersey Globe
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July 10, 2025
What might this year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary tell us about future primaries for Congress and the State Legislature in New Jersey? That’s an incredibly thorny question to answer – but if one wants to attempt to do it, data on how each...
JON-J Gala launches Jamaica’s 63rd Independence celebrations in New Jersey
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 10, 2025
The Jamaica Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) will launch its 2025 Independence celebration with its annual Awards of Excellence and Gala on Saturday, July 19, at Hanover Manor in East Hanover. The event, a signature moment on the diaspora...
States sue to release $7B in federal education funding illegally withheld
Shoreline Area News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
“Student success and wellbeing is a nonpartisan issue. It’s inexcusable that the federal government would choose to wreak havoc on local school systems like this as they prepare for the upcoming school year,” Brown said. “We’re fighting for every...
2 tiny New Jersey school districts just found an unusual way to cut costs
NJ.com - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
Two of New Jersey’s smallest school districts have agreed to share a superintendent to help save money. Berlin Borough and Gibbsboro each have one school in Camden County that enrolls students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of July...
Kentucky joins 23 other states to challenge $6.8B education funding freeze
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 14, 2025
Gov. Andy Beshear's office said KY, among other states, is scrambling due to a lack of sufficient funding just weeks before the start of the upcoming school year. KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is joining 23 other states, as well as...
Democrats Erupt After Trump Admin Announces Plans To House Illegal Aliens Awaiting Deportation on Military Bases
TFPP Wire
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July 19, 2025
Military bases in New Jersey and Indiana will soon be used to house illegal immigrants as part of a massive deportation push under the Trump administration. Some Democrats are outraged, but the move aligns with the administration’s strategy of...
New Jersey Turns to Aggressive Tactic Against Trump Loyalist Alina Habba — Challenging Her Law License — as She Prosecutes Democratic Congresswoman for Assault
The New York Sun
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July 7, 2025
The investigation by the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Ethics into the interim acting United States attorney for the Garden State, Alina Habba, underscores the escalating tension between some sectors of the legal profession and...
A Patient’s Guide to PLIF Spinal Fusion in New Jersey
Intelligent Living
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July 10, 2025
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a surgical procedure designed to address spinal instability and pain caused by degenerative conditions. NJ spine specialists perform PLIF by removing the intervertebral disc and inserting bone grafts and...
Free Preschool, Kindergarten Takes Big Leap Forward In New Jersey
Patch
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July 9, 2025
"We are no longer waiting to close opportunity gaps – we are preventing them from the start," a lawmaker said. Posted Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 2:48 pm ET|Updated Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 3:54 pm ET New Jersey has taken another big step towards providing...