Benjamin Hulac

6 days ago | newjerseyhills.com | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Leaders in New Jersey have a fresh snapshot of what types of funding the state could lose due to federal budget cuts. To pay for a domestic agenda that prioritizes tax cuts, a wall along the Mexican border and the deportation of immigrants, President Donald Trump is angling to cut federal spending through two methods – a process known as “budget reconciliation” and the annual appropriations process. kAmx?

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

Announced after a wake of delayed passengers, safety worries and traumatized air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport, the plan would take three years, according to the Transportation Department. “Decades of neglect have left us with an outdated system that is showing its age,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday, requesting funding up-front from Congress in order to complete the plan within three or four years.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Leaders in New Jersey have a fresh snapshot of what types of funding the state could lose due to federal budget cuts. To pay for a domestic agenda that prioritizes tax cuts, a wall along the Mexican border and the deportation of immigrants, President Donald Trump is angling to cut federal spending through two methods – a process known as “budget reconciliation” and the annual appropriations process.

2 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey dropped criminal bribery charges against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions, a multinational company headquartered in Teaneck, after the company donated $50,000 to President Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities. The committee established for Trump’s inauguration received the money from Cognizant on Jan. 23, three days after Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president, according to federal records.

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill and the Trump administration are moving to repeal a host of energy-efficiency rules and standards for appliances drafted to cut electricity use and save consumers and businesses money. Consider three recent votes in Congress, where bills to strike down efficiency standards from the Biden administration are ready for President Donald Trump’s signature or soon will be. Two measures — one (H.J. Res.