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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Tuesday March 10, 2026 ( 34 items )  

AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry * Attorney General Nick Brown released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipart  more

AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the following statement affirming her commitment to continue her office's ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, despite the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s announcemen  more

AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will continue to pursue a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, LLC., regarding monopolistic practices -despite an announce  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and conc  more

Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster
SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster Vow to protect consumers, businesses, and artists nationwide  NEW YORK -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan group of attorneys general today announced their intent to continue with the landmark antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, rejecting the  more

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial
ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement on new developments in her ongoing lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry:  "For years, Live Nation has made enormous profits by exploiting its illegal monopoly and raisin  more

Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * LANSING - Today, following the announcement of a settlement reached between Live Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve antitrust claims brought by the federal authority alongside a broad, bipartisan coalition of states, Attorney General Ne  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of state attorneys general today issued a multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment i  more

Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "DC's live entertainment scene is vital to ou  more

Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services  more

Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States
LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

Chairman Garbarino in Newsweek: 'Democrat Shutdowns Threaten Homeland Security Amid Heightened Threats'
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Garbarino in Newsweek: "Democrat Shutdowns Threaten Homeland Security Amid Heightened Threats" Amid a heightened threat landscape and with fewer than 100 days until the United States hosts matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) published an op-ed in Newsweek, highlighting t  more

Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook * Washington, D.C. - In response to news that the Trump-Vance Department of Justice Antitrust Division has negotiated a settlement to its landmark monopolization suit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, just weeks after allegedly corrupt DOJ leadership pushed out an  more

European Commission Approves Akeega for the Treatment of Patients With BRCA1/2-Mutated Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
RARITAN, New Jersey, March 10 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * European Commission approves AKEEGA(R) (niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with BRCA1/2-mutated metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) Niraparib and abiraterone acetate regimen demonstrates clinically meaningful delay in disease progression, nearly halving the risk of progression or death, with an earl  more

From Troy to Cambridge: Jayashree Balaraman Makes RPI History
TROY, New York, March 9 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * From Troy to Cambridge: Jayashree Balaraman Makes RPI History * Jayashree Balaraman grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, the kind of student who loved biology and taught herself to code in high school because she was already beginning to sense that the two disciplines belonged together. When it came time to choose a college, RPI's emphasis on research and interdisciplinary thinking made it feel lik  more

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Edwin Osorio for Election to Congress
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Edwin Osorio for Election to Congress * AFGE says Osorio will fight for federal workers FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Edwin Osorio for election to the U.S. House representing New York's 7 th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The st  more

Latino Population Grows 12% in New York City, 42% in Suburbs From 2000-2024, CUNY Study Finds
NEW YORK, March 10 (TNSrep) -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * Latino Population Grows 12% in New York City, 42% in Suburbs From 2000-2024, CUNY Study Finds The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center reports a dramatic rise in the New York metro region's Latino population with the greatest surge in the suburbs. * A new report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (CLACL  more

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Col. Jack Jacobs
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Col. Jack Jacobs * Army Col. Jack Howard Jacobs was just a first lieutenant when he saved more than a dozen lives during an intense firefight in the swamplands of Vietnam. His actions during that incident and throughout his deployment made him one of the most decorated soldiers of the war, including the nation's highest medal for valor. Jacobs was born Aug. 2, 1945, in Brooklyn, N  more

National Retail Federation: Import Cargo Volume Expected to Be Down in First Half of 2026, But Too Soon to Tell Impact From Iran
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Import Cargo Volume Expected to Be Down in First Half of 2026, But Too Soon to Tell Impact from Iran Imports at major U.S. container ports are expected to remain below last year's levels for the first half of 2026 amid ongoing tariff uncertainty, but it is too soon to gauge the impact of the conflict in Iran, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the Nationa  more

NJ Assembly Introduces Legislation to Bolster State Investment in Cancer Research, Following Senate's Lead
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * NJ Assembly Introduces Legislation to Bolster State Investment in Cancer Research, Following Senate's Lead Earlier today, legislation was introduced in the New Jersey Assembly as a companion to Senate Bill 773, proposing to increase the state's investment in the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR). Assembly Bill 4579 would establish a dedicated, no  more

Rand Issues Commentary: Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies
SANTA MONICA, California, March 10 -- Rand issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by James Murphy, computational social scientist and policy researcher, and Andrew R. Morral, Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy and senior behavioral scientist: * * * Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies Criminal justice researchers often estimate the joint effects of multiple gun policies, given the challenges of isolating the effects of individual policies. In esti  more

Rep. Norcross Delivers $850,000 to Pennsauken Public Works Facility
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Delivers $850,000 to Pennsauken Public Works Facility * CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) delivered $850,000 in Community Project Funding to Pennsauken Township to support renovations and upgrades to the township's Public Works facility. The project will be used to establish a new, accessible public office facing Clement Avenue to improve public   more

Rep. Norcross Delivers Over $1M to Improve Access to Clean Water in the Town of Maple Shade
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Delivers Over $1M to Improve Access to Clean Water in the Town of Maple Shade * CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) delivered $ 1, 092,000 in Community Project Funding to the Town of Maple Shade to help construct a new water treatment plant to replace the aging Kings Highway facility. Nearly 20,000 Maple Shade residents rely on the township's treatme  more

Rowan University Announces $690M West Campus Project to Power Health, Manufacturing Innovation and Workforce Development
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 10 -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * Rowan University announces $690M West Campus Project to power health, manufacturing innovation and workforce development Rowan University today unveiled plans for a transformative $690 million West Campus Development Project, an integrated district for health, manufacturing innovation and workforce development that is expected to generate more than 5,000 jobs and reshape economic growth in South Jersey. The   more

Rutgers Sophomore's Fight Song Project Snags Big Ten Prize
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers Sophomore's Fight Song Project Snags Big Ten Prize By Eileen Oldfield The Business School student was recognized by the Big Ten Academic Alliance for her project using data to show what makes the Rutgers fight song the best RU Rah Rah means victory on the field and also for one Rutgers Business School sophomore's project in a Big Ten competition. Sakshi Sowmya Aravind analyzed the iconic Rut  more

Sen. Booker Announces Keep Your Pay Act
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Announces Keep Your Pay Act NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the Keep Your Pay Act, a new proposal that cuts taxes for working Americans and unrigs America's tax system by requiring the wealthiest few and big corporations to finally pay their fair share.  The centerpiece of Booker's plan is a straightforward idea: the first $75,000 of income would be tax-free  more

Spotlight on Sports: Three make all-conference women's basketball teams
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Three make all-conference women's basketball teams * Last week in review: In its season of several firsts, the women's basketball team saw three players named to United East All-Conference teams, while Friday's 15-goal win over Shenandoah University improved the men's lacrosse record to 5-1, matching the start of the 2023 squad. On the horizon: Three wrestlers  more

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Unveil Eight Selections for Pilot Program Testing Next-Gen Aircraft in America's Skies
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IS HERE: Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Unveil Eight Selections for Pilot Program Testing Next-Gen Aircraft in America's Skies U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced eight proposals were selected as part of the brand-new Advanced Air Mobility and El  more

Two ISIS Supporters Charged With Attempting To Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion
NEW YORK, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Two ISIS Supporters Charged With Attempting To Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Attorney General for the United States, Pamela Bondi, Deputy Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office o  more

Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * Attorney General Charity Clark today released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipartisan  more

Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more

White House: President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more

WTAS: Senator Britt Plays Leading Role in U.S. Coast Guard Selection of Birmingham-Southern College for New Training Center
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Senator Britt Plays Leading Role in U.S. Coast Guard Selection of Birmingham-Southern College for New Training Center U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and her fellow Alabama delegation members Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) in announcing the selection of the former   more