Bigotry in NJ – Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel – New Jersey Min Wage – Pompton Lakes Dupont Pollution – Gerrymandering NJ – Wayne Brittany Chase Issues
Bigotry in NJ:
- PASCRELL: Time to fight back against right-wing extremism – northjersey.com 7/12/2009 “…quietly announced that it was retracting a DHS report on the rise of right-wing extremism in the United States….”
- FBI has seen significant rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism in recent months – CNN 5/23/2019
- Anti-Muslim groups funded by local charities, report finds – northjersey.com 5/18/2019 (link to report “Hijacked by Hate“)
- Is There a Connection Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime? It’s a widely held perception, but a new analysis finds no evidence to support it. – The Marshall Project 5/13/2019
- Study: There’s No Correlation Between Undocumented Immigration and Violent Crime – Rolling Stone 5/13/2019
- NYPD Says Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Up Staggering 82 Percent – CBS2 5/2/2019
- Paterson mosque welcomes Phil Murphy for town hall gathering – northjersey.com 4/17/2019
- NJ attorney general announces new standards for dealing with bias incidents – northjersey.com 4/6/2019
- Wayne lake community rallies behind owners of home with Arabic message – Northjersey.com 3/28/2019
- Arabic sign on Wayne home causing stir, including anonymous note to residents – Northjersey.com 3/28/2019
- Islamophobic Flier Draws Ire In Wayne – Patch.com 3/28/2019
- Terror attack in New Zealand prompts heightened security at NJ mosques – News 12 NJ 3/16/2019
- Hate Groups In NJ: Map Shows Rising Total Of Racist Organizations – Patch.com 2/22/19
- Jeh Johnson Addresses the Rise of Anti-Semitism in the U.S. – Member report 1/23/19
- Tim Scott: Why are Republicans accused of racism? Because we’re silent on things like this. – Washington Post 1/11/19
- White nationalists plan march this weekend in Princeton. Mayor issues warning. – NJ.com 1/9/19
- College hate: White supremacists recruiting ‘vulnerable’ students at NJ campuses – northjersey.com updated 12/27/18
- Trump’s School-Safety Commission’s Strange Focus on Discipline -The administration wants to keep schools safe by ditching rules meant to prevent racial bias in school discipline – The Atlantic 12/18/18
- NJ sees 76 percent jump in hate crimes, leaders blame national rhetoric – Asbury Park Press 11/13/18
- Hate crime complaints are up in N.J. after going down for years – NJ.com 3/29/18
Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant: video – FAQ – Resolution – Sign Petition
- Hundreds March in Opposition to Meadowlands Power Plant – InsiderNJ 5/21/2019
- March for Our Lungs May 18, Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ Student Coalition
- Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – Sierra Club
- Proposed Meadowlands power plant would be NJ’s biggest greenhouse gas polluter – northjersey.com 2/15/19
- Gov. Phil Murphy says review of proposed Meadowlands power plant still in early stages – northjersey.com 2/8/19
- Activists Opposing Meadowlands Power Plant Demonstrate at Englewood City Council Reorganization – Northern Valley Press 1/11/19
- Phil Murphy remains quiet as opposition grows toward Meadowlands power plant – northjersey.co 12/20/18
- Meadowlands Mayors to Proposed Power Plant: We Don’t Want You – northjersey.com 12/6/18
NJ/NY Gateway Tunnel: video
- Weinberg, Diegnan, Kean: Senate Panel Vote Puts New Gateway Commission on Track – Insider NJ 6/17/2019 “Legislation moving simultaneously in New York requires 50-50 state split on local share for rail tunnels, Portal bridge….”
- Gateway project is not a game; it is a vital unmet need | Editorial – northjersey.com 5/26/2019
- Congressional delegation tours damaged Hudson River train tunnels – NJTV 5/3/2019
- NJ Can’t Afford ‘Cost Of Doing Nothing’ On Gateway: Rep. Mikie Sherrill: “New Jersey sends more money to Washington in federal tax dollars, and gets back less, than almost any other state.” – Patch.com 5/1/2019
- N.Y., N.J. Lawmakers Scramble For Backup Plan After Trump 2020 Budget Cuts Money From Gateway Project Fund – WLNY CBS New YOrk 3/12/2019
- Government spending bill includes funding for Hudson rail tunnel – northjersey.com 2/15/19
- Opinion by Freeholder Bartlett: It’s time to make the positive case for Gateway – northjersey.com 2/1/19
- New Jersey lawmakers renew call for feds to fund Gateway Tunnel – NJTV News 1/30/19
- Sherrill Delivers First Floor Speech, Speaks In Favor of T-HUD Appropriations Bill, The Gateway Project – Insider NJ 1/10/19
- Editorial: Turning up the heat on the Gateway project – northjersey.com 12/4/18
- Gateway Tunnel project: Doing nothing is route to failure – Asbury Park Press 11/23/18
- Gateway Program (Northeast Corridor) – Wikipedia
- Cuomo pushes Trump for Gateway funding with Hudson River tunnels tour – amny.com 10/18/18
- How much money will the Gateway project get from Washington? – cityandstateny.com 10/4/18
- Gateway Tunnel Moves Ahead in Senate Despite Trump Opposition – NJ.com 6/10/18
- Is there light at the end of the (Gateway) tunnel? – Asbury Park Press 4/26/18
- Spending Deal May Breathe New Life Into Gateway Rail Tunnel Project – NYTimes 3/21/18
- Trump administration uses fuzzy logic to derail $11 billion tunnel plan for New York and New Jersey – Washington Post 3/12/18 Fact Checker Detailed Analysis
- How Trump’s Hudson Tunnel Feud Threatens the National Economy – Bloomberg 3/5/18
- Trump: Kill all federal money for Gateway tunnel – Asbury Park Press 3/3/18
- The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse – Bloomberg 1/10/18
- Even if Trump says yes, Obama-era law could sink Gateway rail tunnel – northjersey.com 1/5/18″Legislation moving simultaneously in New York requires 50-50 state split on local share for rail tunnels, Portal bridge….”Weinberg, Diegnan, Kean: Senate Panel Vote Puts New Gateway Commission on Track – Insider NJ 6/17/2019
- Gateway project is not a game; it is a vital unmet need | Editorial – northjersey.com 5/26/2019
- Congressional delegation tours damaged Hudson River train tunnels – NJTV 5/3/2019
- NJ Can’t Afford ‘Cost Of Doing Nothing’ On Gateway: Rep. Mikie Sherrill: “New Jersey sends more money to Washington in federal tax dollars, and gets back less, than almost any other state.” – Patch.com 5/1/2019
- N.Y., N.J. Lawmakers Scramble For Backup Plan After Trump 2020 Budget Cuts Money From Gateway Project Fund – WLNY CBS New YOrk 3/12/2019
- Government spending bill includes funding for Hudson rail tunnel – northjersey.com 2/15/19
- Opinion by Freeholder Bartlett: It’s time to make the positive case for Gateway – northjersey.com 2/1/19
- New Jersey lawmakers renew call for feds to fund Gateway Tunnel – NJTV News 1/30/19
- Sherrill Delivers First Floor Speech, Speaks In Favor of T-HUD Appropriations Bill, The Gateway Project – Insider NJ 1/10/19
- Editorial: Turning up the heat on the Gateway project – northjersey.com 12/4/18
- Gateway Tunnel project: Doing nothing is route to failure – Asbury Park Press 11/23/18
- Gateway Program (Northeast Corridor) – Wikipedia
- Cuomo pushes Trump for Gateway funding with Hudson River tunnels tour – amny.com 10/18/18
- How much money will the Gateway project get from Washington? – cityandstateny.com 10/4/18
- Gateway Tunnel Moves Ahead in Senate Despite Trump Opposition – NJ.com 6/10/18
- Is there light at the end of the (Gateway) tunnel? – Asbury Park Press 4/26/18
- Spending Deal May Breathe New Life Into Gateway Rail Tunnel Project – NYTimes 3/21/18
- Trump administration uses fuzzy logic to derail $11 billion tunnel plan for New York and New Jersey – Washington Post 3/12/18 Fact Checker Detailed Analysis
- How Trump’s Hudson Tunnel Feud Threatens the National Economy – Bloomberg 3/5/18
- Trump: Kill all federal money for Gateway tunnel – Asbury Park Press 3/3/18
- The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse – Bloomberg 1/10/18
- Even if Trump says yes, Obama-era law could sink Gateway rail tunnel – northjersey.com 1/5/18
NJ Minimum Wage: video
- Connecticut is raising its minimum wage to $15. Here’s what it is in other states – CNBC 5/28/2019
- Gov. Murphy Signs 31 Bills Into Law As $15 Minimum Wage Passes – Patch.com 2/1/19
- When does NJ’s minimum wage go up? Key vote on $15 an hour pay set for Thursday – northjersey.com 1/30/19
- 8 of 12 NJ House members co-sponsor federal minimum wage increase – NJ Globe 1/30/19 (Mikie is missing)
- Here are the details on how $15 minimum wage will be implemented in New Jersey – northjersey.com 1/24/19
- What’s the deal with NJ legal weed, $15 minimum wage? Murphy meetings may speed things up – northjersey.com 1/4/19
- Phil Murphy: 11 years to increase NJ minimum wage to $15 an hour is a ‘bone in my throat’ – northjersey.com 12/18/18
- Opinion: Making the business case for a $15 minimum wage – northjersey.com 12/8/18
- NJ Minimum Wage Going up 25 Cents in 2019 to $8.85 – U.S.News 10/12/18
- Will N.J. get $15 minimum wage plan by end of year? Not likely, top Democrat says – NJ.com 9/20/18
Pompton Lakes Dupont Pollution: video
- NJ says company tasked with cleaning Pompton Lakes pollution was set up to fail by DuPont – northjersey.com 7/15/2019 “… The chemical giant DuPont deliberately saddled its “fraudulent” spinoff company Chemours with billions of dollars in debt and environmental liabilities in an attempt to shed its expensive toxic cleanups, such as one in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey officials allege in recently filed court papers….”
- DEP official to answer cleanup questions each month at Pompton Lakes Borough Hall – northjersey.com 6/24/2019 “…Residents, who have linked the groundwater plume to cancer and other illnesses, have long called for a cleanup beyond what DuPont has proposed. The pending soil cleanup at the DuPont site has been delayed since 2014, when the company offered a cleanup project that would fail to meet state standards, according to a federal EPA official….”
- Local Government Zoning Decisions Are Gutting Federal US EPA and NJ DEP State Toxic Site Cleanup Laws – WolfeNotes 6/19/2019
- 3M, DuPont Refuse to Pay for New Jersey Chemical Cleanup – Bloomberg News 5/10/2019
- Pompton Lakes officials approve controversial change on polluted former DuPont site – northjersey.com 5/8/2019
- 43 NJ Sites Have Toxic Contamination: See Report’s Full List – Patch.com 5/9/2019
- Vote on zoning change for polluted DuPont site postponed to April 24 following outcry from residents – northjersey.com 4/15/2019
- Murphy administration throws down the gauntlet against serial polluters – NJ.com 4/1/2019
- NJ: Companies Caused Toxic Contamination At North Jersey Sites – Patch.com 3/27/2019
- A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers – NY Times 1/2/19 – sounds like Pompton Lakes!
- Toxic Secrets: NJ denies controversial groundwater cleanup plan in Pompton Lakes – northjersey.com 12/5/2018
- Toxic Secrets: How poisonous chemicals from a DuPont factory wound up beneath 400 homes – northjersey.com 2/14/18 The chemical giant DuPont deliberately saddled its “fraudulent” spinoff company Chemours with billions of dollars in debt and environmental liabilities in an attempt to shed its expensive toxic cleanups, such as one in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey officials allege in recently filed court papers. NJ says company tasked with cleaning Pompton Lakes pollution was set up to fail by DuPont – northjersey.com 7/15/2019 “…
- DEP official to answer cleanup questions each month at Pompton Lakes Borough Hall – northjersey.com 6/24/2019 “…Residents, who have linked the groundwater plume to cancer and other illnesses, have long called for a cleanup beyond what DuPont has proposed. The pending soil cleanup at the DuPont site has been delayed since 2014, when the company offered a cleanup project that would fail to meet state standards, according to a federal EPA official….”
- Local Government Zoning Decisions Are Gutting Federal US EPA and NJ DEP State Toxic Site Cleanup Laws – WolfeNotes 6/19/2019
- 3M, DuPont Refuse to Pay for New Jersey Chemical Cleanup – Bloomberg News 5/10/2019
- Pompton Lakes officials approve controversial change on polluted former DuPont site – northjersey.com 5/8/2019
- 43 NJ Sites Have Toxic Contamination: See Report’s Full List – Patch.com 5/9/2019
- Vote on zoning change for polluted DuPont site postponed to April 24 following outcry from residents – northjersey.com 4/15/2019
- Murphy administration throws down the gauntlet against serial polluters – NJ.com 4/1/2019
- NJ: Companies Caused Toxic Contamination At North Jersey Sites – Patch.com 3/27/2019
- A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers – NY Times 1/2/19 – sounds like Pompton Lakes!
- Toxic Secrets: NJ denies controversial groundwater cleanup plan in Pompton Lakes – northjersey.com 12/5/2018
- Toxic Secrets: How poisonous chemicals from a DuPont factory wound up beneath 400 homes – northjersey.com 2/14/18
Gerrymandering/Redistricting in NJ:
- New Jersey is the latest battleground in national redistricting fight – politico.com 12/28/18
- How Progressive Activists Killed New Jersey Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme – slate.com 12/17/18
- Sweeney And Coughlin Pull The Plug On Redistricting Amendment Vote – Insider NJ 12/15/18
Wayne Brittany Chase Issues:
- More change at Wayne’s Brittany Chase, as three condo board members resign – northjersey.com 12/20/18
- In Wayne, a ‘landslide’ victory for Brittany Chase unit owners – northjersey.com 12/8/18
Wayne NJ Democratic Club 