Migrants not welcome in NJ — NJ Top News
Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Wednesday:
⬛ Could Trump win NJ in 2024? Vows 'heavy play' for Democrat states
Former President Donald Trump is making a big push in this year's upcoming presidential election to win New Jersey and other states that have voted blue for decades, he claims.
Trump wants to turn Democratic strongholds like New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Minnesota, and Virginia into battleground states, he said in an interview with Breitbart. The leading Republican nominee said he would make a "heavy play" for those states with rallies and speeches.
⬛ Arrival of migrants decried by more NJ mayors — and they’re all Democrats
Another Democratic mayor in New Jersey is putting his foot down as buses of migrants arrive in the state, exposing growing dissatisfaction with the Biden administration's handling of the border.
Buses arrived in Edison, Fanwood, Trenton and Secaucus this weekend with nearly 400 immigrants on board, Jersey City officials said, although no migrant buses arrived there.
⬛ Mask Restrictions Return to NJ Hospitals
Increases in flu and COVID-19 cases have led several New Jersey hospitals to reinstate masking policies.
Patients, visitors and staff are now being directed to wear masks at all times inside healthcare facilities.
⬛ Sen. Bob Menendez accused of aiding member of Qatari royal family
NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company invested millions of dollars in the businessman's real estate project, a rewritten indictment alleged Tuesday.
⬛ Another crackdown on telemarketers in New Jersey
Gov. Phil Murphy, in May, gave the nod to S921/A1545, also known as the “Seinfeld Bill.” Yeah, you heard it right – Seinfeld.
This law puts telemarketers on notice, inspired by that classic Seinfeld scene where Jerry goes off on telemarketers for invading our lives without any rules or consequences.
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