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Southern Spirits returns to Southern Museum in Kennesaw on September 17

August 31, 2021 Special to Express Telegraph

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation and the Southern Museum will host their second Southern Spirits on September 17.

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb participating in Night Without a Bed on June 26

June 11, 2021 Special to Express Telegraph

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb will participate in Night Without a Bed, a national campaign to raise awareness of family homelessness in the community.

Southern Museum launching new Southern Spirits event on July 16

June 9, 2021 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southern Museum and the Kennesaw Museum Foundation will host the first Southern Spirits, an adults-only event featuring live music, a light food tasting, drinks and a chance to explore the Smithsonian Institute-affiliated museum after hours.

NJGOP to Murphy: The Damage is Done and Your Actions Are Too Little, Too Late

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Republicans

Trenton, NJ: Following a growing amount of pressure from the NJGOP, countless elected officials on both sides of the political aisle, and millions of New Jersey residents, Governor Phil Murphy announced during his afternoon press conference today that he will be lifting the remaining COVID restrictions. New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Tom Szymanski […]

Oroho Calls on Murphy to Lift Restrictions and Let Residents Make Their Own Decisions

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Republicans

After living for more than a year under Gov. Murphy’s strict pandemic rules, Senator Steve Oroho said it is time to ‘open everything up.’

How to stop an eviction tsunami | Opinion

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Democrats

Senators Brian Stack and Ron Rice | May 18, 2021 | Star-Ledger | The global pandemic has reshaped life…

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Hiding in plain sight, Murphy suppresses bad job numbers

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Republicans

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey did not release weekly unemployment claims last week for the first time since the unemployment skyrocketed at the beginning of the pandemic. Every Thursday the state Labor Department puts out a press release on weekly unemployment claims and how much recipients have been paid in benefits. Nearly 18,000 New Jerseyans […]

Assembly Democratic Bill to Create Standards for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Clears Assembly

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Democrats

Measure Sponsored by Swain, Benson, Lopez, Verrelli, Karabinchak and Zwicker (TRENTON) – Aiming to encourage the use of electric…

Lopez, Speight Bill to Make Strangulation in Domestic Violence Incidents Crime of the Second Degree Clears Legislature, Goes to Governor’s Desk

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Democrats

The full Assembly advanced legislation, 74-0, sponsored by Assemblywomen Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex) and Shanique Speight (D-Essex) to strengthen laws concerning…

Freiman, Benson Bill to Prevent Overcharging Customers at E-Z Pass Toll Passes Assembly, Heads to Governor’s Desk

May 24, 2021 New Jersey Democrats

Thousands of commuters travel through E-Z Pass toll booths daily. Aiming to ensure residents are notified expeditiously of an overcharge…