New Jersey Monitor

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor January 3, 2025 Another hearing in the Murphy administration’s legal fight to stop congestion pricing is set for Friday afternoon, just 33 hours before the controversial toll to enter Manhattan is scheduled to start. Federal Judge Leo Gordon is weighing whether to agree with Gov.

Most Revolutionary War history buffs know the story of Francis Marion, the Continental Army officer called the Swamp Fox for his guerrilla-style attacks that bedeviled British forces in South Carolina’s backcountry. But volunteers and historians have identified 560 Revolutionary War battle sites and other places of interest with connections to the state’s role in the nation’s founding.

by Clayton Henkel, New Jersey Monitor September 29, 2024 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the state’s top emergency management officials provided an update Sunday to the ongoing, massive response to Tropical Storm Helene. Helene dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains on Friday, causing life-threatening floods and landslides. The storm has claimed 11 lives in North Carolina, and officials expect that number will rise.

The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate. The House voted 220-204 to approve the measure, which would fix the split between federal law and 19 states where recreational marijuana is legal. Three Republicans joined all but two Democrats in approving the measure. Matt Gaetz and Brian Mast of Florida and Tom McClintock of California were the Republicans who voted yes.

WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee picked up Wednesday morning where they left off Tuesday evening in questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her judicial philosophy, sentencing practices and personal background.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate made history Tuesday when it confirmed Louisiana’s Shalanda Young as White House budget director. Young, former staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, will become the first Black woman to head up the Cabinet-level agency that releases the president’s budget request, oversees federal agencies’ performance and reviews significant federal regulations. The 61-36 vote came with substantial Republican backing for Young, including from Missouri Sen.