Friday - March 27, 2026

News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors

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AG Platkin: State Medical Board Revokes Licenses of Two North Jersey Physicians in Unrelated Incidents of Alleged Sexual Misconduct During Office Visits
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin: State Medical Board Revokes Licenses of Two North Jersey Physicians in Unrelated Incidents of Alleged Sexual Misconduct During Office Visits Perez Final Consent Order | Kahf Final Consent OrderĀ  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners ("Board") has permanently re  more
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Warns Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 4 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of twelve attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they resign by February 6. "Federal employees in Arizona need to understand the buyout offer from the Trump administration is complete  more
Attorney General Bonta Warns Federal Employees about Questionable Buyout Offer
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Warns Federal Employees about Questionable Buyout Offer Latest attempt to sow chaos amid federal workforce and for Americans that rely on a functioning government OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump Administration's questionable "deferred resignation" pro  more
Attorney General James and Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Celebrate Court Victory Stopping Federal Funding Freeze
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Celebrate Court Victory Stopping Federal Funding Freeze NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 attorneys general today celebrated winning a court order halting the implementation of a Trump administration policy that would block many federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistanc  more
Attorney General James and Eleven Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Eleven Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they resign b  more
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins 11 Attorneys General To Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins 11 Attorneys General To Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which purports to offer federal employees pay throu  more
Attorney General Tong and 10 Other Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong and 10 Other Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of ten other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they  more
Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more
Elderly Gray Seal Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Elderly Gray Seal Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute American Trail keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) are mourning the loss of Gunther, a 33-year-old male gray seal who died Jan. 18. The median life expectancy for gray seals in human care is about 19 y  more
Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation TRENTON - Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: A-1899/S-1981 (Conaway, Speight/Vitale, Mukherji) \- Expands authority of pharmacy technician in administering drugs and vaccines and permits certain pharmacists and pharmacy interns, externs, and technicians to administer COVID-19 vaccine A-3414/SCS for S-2245 (Murphy, La  more
Hawaii A.G. Lopez Joins 11 Other States Warning Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025, if they resign by February 6. "Federal workers are part of our Hawaii 'ohana. They provide vital support to Hawaii through a host of servic  more
ICE Philadelphia removes criminal alien wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes criminal alien wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Yermanny Suarez Laureano, a criminal alien from the Dominican Republic with a final order of removal, to the Dominican Republic on Jan. 23. Suarez is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authoritie  more
Md. A.G. Brown and 11 Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees About Buyout Offer
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's so-called "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025, if they resign by February 6, 2025. "Federal employees are hardworking and dedicated civil servants who provide critical services to the peopl  more
State of New Jersey v. Thomas Zingis and State of New Jersey v. Eileen Cassidy DWI Post-Conviction Relief
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * State of New Jersey v. Thomas Zingis and State of New Jersey v. Eileen Cassidy DWI Post-Conviction Relief This notice is posted in accordance with State v. Zingis, 259 N.J. 1 (2024). If you were arrested and/or convicted of Driving While Intoxicated ("DWI") and gave a breath sample on an affected Alcotest instrument, you may be entitled to post-conviction relief. This follows  more
Statement by Governor Murphy on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Governor Murphy on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation "Developing the offshore wind industry in New Jersey is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create tens of thousands of jobs, drive an entirely new manufacturing supply chain, and secure energy independence. This is especially critical during a time when new energy generation is nee  more
Wash. A.G. Brown, 11 State Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general warning federal employees about President Donald Trump's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which purports to offer federal employees pay through Sept. 30 if they resign by Feb. 6. "I urge federal employees from Washington state, or those working in our state, to contact their un  more
World War II Veteran Co-Founds Nurse Practitioner Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * World War II Veteran Co-Founds Nurse Practitioner Program A nationwide shortage of physicians in rural areas spurred a World War II nurse to work with a pediatrician and create the nurse practitioner program in 1965. Loretta Ford, a native of the Bronx, New York City, earned her nursing diploma in 1941 and was working at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, when her fiance was killed du  more