October 9, 2026 6:47 pm
(Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey county filed a copycat climate lawsuit just days before the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could end the trend of suing oil companies over the effects of global warming. Middlesex County filed its lawsuit September 30 against BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil companies, citing “severe financial consequences from global ...
(The Center Square) — New Jersey Republicans want Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill to opt into the new federal school choice tax credit, warning that the state could lose out on more than $900 million in scholarship funds if it doesn’t act by a January deadline. Under the Federal Education Tax Credit program, unveiled by the Trump administration last week, households ...
(The Center Square) — The governors of New York and New Jersey on Monday touted a “milestone” in the massive $16 billion Gateway rail project, with the first phase of tunnel boring getting underway. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said building the new rail connection under the Hudson River has “been a dream for over a generation” but comes after ...
(The Center Square) – Candidates in New Jersey’s seventh congressional district, one of the most hotly contested House races in the nation, debated over gas prices, tariffs, healthcare and artificial intelligence policy on Sunday. Incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., and Rebecca Bennett faced off in a debate hosted by the New Jersey Globe and Rider University on Sunday night. ...
