By The Staff _ WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Americans are deeply divided along partisan lines in the age of Obama and Trump, but a significant majority of the country, cross-cutting these partisan fault lines, does agree on one point: Read More
Some fireworks could soon be legal in N.J., just not the good stuff
A state Senate committee has taken the first step toward legalizing some fireworks for New Jersey residents, voting to allow those aged 16 and older to buy non-exploding devices such as sparklers and smoke bombs, Politico New Jersey reported. The Read More
Oregon Man Fined $500 for Challenging Timing on Red-Light Cameras
Mats Jarlstrom’s trouble all began with a red-light camera. In April 2013, Jarlstrom’s wife, Laurie, received a ticket after driving her Volkswagen through an intersection in Beaverton, Oregon, that was equipped with a traffic camera. His wife paid the fine, Read More
White House Calls On Congress For Obama Probe
The White House called on Congress to investigate whether former President Barack Obama ordered the Republican campaign headquarters in Trump Tower to be wiretapped during the election Sunday. The move comes one day after President Donald Trump took to Twitter Read More
Donald Trump blasts Obama for ‘wiretap’ of Trump Tower during campaign
President Trump on Saturday accused former President Obama of tapping his phones at Trump Tower during the campaign, saying he was targeted with “Nixon/Watergate” and “McCarthyism” tactics. The president’s tweets follow reports that the Obama administration asked the Foreign Intelligence Read More
2016’s Assault On The Internet Was Brutal. Will 2017 Be Worse?
Nothing may have had as bad of a year as the Internet did, as a whole. From relinquishment of American control over web address management, introduced surveillance measures in the United Kingdom, social media backlash for users’ hate speech and Read More
O’Scanlon: red light cameras were “a disaster” for New Jersey’s finances
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog New Jersey’s red lights cameras stop issuing tickets back around Christmas, Save Jerseyans, but since there is big money to be made with issuing phony tickets, the pro-camera lobby won’t quit until they’re Read More
Christie can’t afford to ignore PARCC spying scandal
By Alyssa Lafage | The Save Jersey Blog There has been steadily growing concern about the impact PARCC testing will have on education in New Jersey, Save Jerseyans. Local groups such as the Concerned Citizens of New Jersey have been Read More
N.J. GOP Assemblyman demands PARCC spying investigation
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog At least one Republican is demanding answers after it was revealed that Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education were monitoring students’ social media activity during the Assessment of Readiness for College Read More