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Car insurance premiums based on job, education can ding low-wage workers

New Jersey resident Anna “Cuqui” Rivera, a high school graduate who works as a labor and civil rights activist and moonlights as a DJ, was paying almost $3,000 annually for auto insurance with one of the big companies. Now, she pays almost $2,000 less for coverage on her 2016 Jeep.

Tribune News Service

Chris Christie calls Trump-DeSantis nomination feud ‘a teenage food fight’

Former New Jersey governor speaks out after bizarre video from Florida’s governor and ‘juvenile’ nicknames from the ex-president

The Guardian - US

Tax break for offshore wind developer Orsted moves ahead in New Jersey Legislature

A bill that would let Danish offshore wind developer Orsted keep tax credits that it otherwise would have to return to New Jersey ratepayers moved closer to approval Friday as it was passed by the state Assembly

The Independent UK

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A $100 billion wealth migration tilts US economy’s center of gravity south

Drive along the 240-mile stretch of the Atlantic coast from Charleston, South Carolina, through the grassy marsh land of southern Georgia and down into northern Florida, and you’ll see one of the most profound economic shifts in the U.S. today.

Tribune News Service

Jersey Shore towns say state's marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens

Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on beaches and boardwalks, knowing there is little chance of them getting in trouble for it

The Independent UK

Man cuts down neighbour's 32 trees but little-known rule could cost him $1.9MILLION

Grant Haber, a New Jersey man, is facing a $32,000 fine for illegally cutting down 32 trees on his neighbour, Samih Shinway's property without permission, causing damage of up to $1.9 million

Daily Mirror

Trump audio recording: Former US president heard discussing classified documents

US news outlets have released an audio recording that appears to demonstrate that former president Donald Trump knowingly held on to highly classified documents. CNN and The New York Times both reported on the recording of a July 2021 meeting – after Trump left office – at his golf club…

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‘This is the existential crisis’: A push for climate change education

When wildfires and smoke swept through Oregon in 2020, Lyra Johnson’s family made plans to evacuate their home near Portland. Johnson, then 14, was told she might have to quickly learn to drive — despite not having a license — in order to get her grandmother to safety.

Tribune News Service

Shortening of internet gambling future stuns Atlantic City casinos

Atlantic City’s casinos are trying to understand why New Jersey lawmakers plan to drastically shorten the length of time that internet gambling can be conducted in the state

The Independent UK

New Jersey is about to be the only state where customers can’t pump their own gas, thanks to a new Oregon law

For years, New Jersey was basically the only state in the country that wouldn’t let customers pump their own gas. The exception was some parts of Oregon that were also holding out on a ban. But that’s about to change.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump says it was just ‘bravado’ when he claimed having Iran attack plan in caught-on-tape Bedminster meeting

Former President Donald Trump claims he was only spouting “bravado” and wasn’t actually showing off “highly classified” plans to attack Iran in a caught-on-tape 2021 meeting with book researchers at his New Jersey golf resort.

Tribune News Service

Belgium-based Solvay to pay $393M to clean up and compensate for PFAS contamination in New Jersey

A Belgium-based chemical company will spend nearly $393 million under a settlement to clean up contamination from its so-called forever chemicals in New Jersey’s drinking water and soil and to compensate for the environmental damage they caused

The Independent UK

Special Congressional Elections Reach Record High In 2010s

Increase in special elections seen in both House and Senate, driven by various factors

Zenger

Lawyer tied to rapes by DNA left on drinking glass is accused of 5 more attacks

A New Jersey lawyer recently charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston 15 years ago has been indicted on suspicion of five additional attacks during the same time period

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Ballotpedia

Special congressional elections have become more common in recent decades

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 28, Brew.

Cinemablend

Alec Baldwin Complained About His Delayed Flight On Social Media, And The Internet Is Now Roasting Him For It

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram to complain about a recent experience on a flight from New Jersey to Vancouver, Canada.

Daily Mirror

Man, 69, holds title for world's most frequent flyer with 23 million miles under seatbelt

In 1990, Tom Stuker, from New Jersey, paid $290,000 for a lifetime pass from United Airlines, and since then, he's put 23 million miles under his seatbelt - travelling 'like a sultan' and taking over 120 honeymoons with his wife

Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: New Jersey State Senate

As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 31 election-related bills in the New Jersey State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 31, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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The Independent UK

New Jersey moving to extend its tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years

New Jersey is moving to extend its tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years

Tribune News Service

Trump claims damning 2021 audiotape is ‘exoneration’ in classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump claims an explosive audiotape recorded at his New Jersey golf resort is an “exoneration” — even though it captures him brazenly talking about showing off a “highly classified” document.

Tribune News Service

What Florida, DeSantis can learn from other governors who ran for president

TAMPA, Fla. — One afternoon late last month, Ron DeSantis the governor and Ron DeSantis the presidential candidate were theoretically doing two different things at once.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Chris Christie is willing to speak the truth about Trump. The GOP must be willing to listen

There was a time when former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was a Republican star. His Jersey tough talk and handling of Superstorm Sandy helped him coast to reelection in a blue state.

Tribune News Service

CNN says it has tape of Trump discussing classified documents

CNN says it has obtained an audio recording of a 2021 meeting in New Jersey in which former President Donald Trump discusses the contents of secret documents.

The Independent UK

Search underway for missing teacher who vanished from New Jersey hotel

Lara Emanuele has been missing since early June though police do not believe her disapperance is suspicious at this time

Zenger

State Legislative Incumbents Face Primary Challenges

Seven incumbents, including five Democrats, have lost in primaries so far this year.

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