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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Friday March 28, 2025 ( 5 items )  

CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Cra-Z-Art Gemex/Gel2Gem Jewelry Kits
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 27, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Cra-Z-Art Gemex/Gel2Gem Jewelry Kits Hazard: The recalled jewelry making kits contain a resin that, when liquid, can cause skin, eye and respiratory irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched or ingested. The resin contains an acrylate (hydroxyethylmethacrylate "HEMA") in amounts prohibited in children's products by the Federal Hazardous Substances   more

Governor Murphy, Princeton University, Microsoft & CoreWeave Cut Ribbon on Major Artificial Intelligence Hub
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 27 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy, Princeton University, Microsoft & CoreWeave Cut Ribbon on Major Artificial Intelligence Hub NJ AI Hub will provide space for startups, spurring collaboration and innovation in emerging sector WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP - Governor Phil Murphy, along with representatives from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), Princeton University, Microsoft, and CoreWeave,  more

Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending March 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 22, 2025. * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: This week's release reflects the annual revision to the weekly unemployment claims seasonal adjustment factors. The seasonal adjustment factors used for the UI Weekly Claims data from 2020 forward, along with the resulting seasonally adjusted values for initial claims and conti  more

NLRB Lists Decisions for Week of March 17-21
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 17-21, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Dumbo 301 LLC d/b/a Magic Tavern (19-CA-322582; 374 NLRB N. 22) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583f7d9e1) Portland, OR, March 21, 2025. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to file an answer to the complaint. The Board found that the Respondent violated Sec  more

Statement from Governor Murphy on the Trump Administration's Attempt to Illegally Claw Back $350 Million in Public Health, Mental Health, and Addiction Services Funding
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 27 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Murphy on the Trump Administration's Attempt to Illegally Claw Back $350 Million in Public Health, Mental Health, and Addiction Services Funding "This week, the Trump Administration ripped away $350 million in Congressionally-approved federal funding for the New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Human Services. This funding supports essen  more