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(The Center Square) — New York is leading a coalition of Northeast states in suing the Trump administration to block agreements with two energy companies that would scrap several offshore wind projects, claiming taxpayer money is being used to pay off the companies.
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(The Center Square) — The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling blocking an attempt to cut funding for the Gateway tunnel and other infrastructure projects in the New York and New Jersey region.
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(The Center Square) – A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24 involving a bond request from Paramount Skydance amid its legal battles over a proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery that could put state governments on the hook for nearly $2 billion.
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(The Center Square) – New Jersey’s African-American and Hispanic business chambers want Attorney General Jennifer Davenport to drop a lawsuit that would block Paramount Skydance from buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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(The Center Square) – In response to a lawsuit from 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempting to stop the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount is requesting a $1.88 billion bond from the coalition of state officials.
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(The Center Square) — A federal appeals court has halted a proposed natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey after ruling that it violates local water quality regulations.
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(The Center Square) – Democratic New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell is under investigation for concerning misconduct with women and possible ethics violations, Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged Tuesday.
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(The Center Square) – A group of New Jersey elected Democrats argue stopping the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will cause harm to their state’s economy and are asking state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport to withdraw from the lawsuit in which a number of state attorneys general are attempting to stop the movie studio merger.
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(The Center Square) — Federal authorities have shut down several training schools for commercial driver's licenses in New York and New Jersey, claiming they were passing applicants who lacked basic English proficiency.
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(The Center Square) — New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver will likely face a trial on charges that she assaulted an ICE agent during a scuffle outside of Delaney Hall after a federal appeals court rejected the Newark Democrat's bid to dismiss the charges.
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(The Center Square) — New York and New Jersey officials are boasting about the economic impact from hosting World Cup matches this summer, but critics point out that the rosy projections gloss over local transportation and security costs.
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(The Center Square) — Doctors and other medical professionals who provide abortions and transgender care will have expanded legal protections under a bill signed into law Thursday by Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
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(The Center Square) — New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the state is making progress in efforts to remove more than thousands of non-citizens who were illegally registered to vote.
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