Tuesday Dec 19 News Updates Lakewood

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- The Colorado Supreme Court has removed Trump from the 2024 state ballot, citing the 14th amendment.

- Judge in prime apartment case  wondered aloud why the parties haven't yet filed legal action against Lakewood Township seeking for them to figure out what's going on with the Rent Control Board that was abolished and never reinstated  yet the town kept the hardship application ordinance intact which allows landlords to increase  rent  faa 

- WHO classifies COVID variant JN.1 as a Variant of Interest due to "rapidly increasing spread"

- Andy Kim  has an internal poll showing him with a 23-point lead over Tammy Murphy  in the  New Jersey Democratic U.S. Senate primary.  Bob Menendez is nearly at zero among likely 2024 primary voters.

- FAANews: MASSIVE LITIGATION IN ATTEMPT TO TAKE DOWN LAKEWOOD JOURNALIST CRUMBLES IN EPIC FAILURE. faa reports 5 years ago  commenced massive litigation against  Lakewood residents "who simply dared to voice the same concerns that everyone else thinks about Lakewood. This 5 year long battle has now come to a crumbling end, with the New Jersey Appellate Division granting a resounding victory to all the defendants! see full story HERE 

- Defense in Eiseman case  submit 4 more reasons for the case to be dismissed among them the defense notes that it is now clear that the information the prosecution withheld from the trial jury – the identity of the bookkeeper who made the QuickBooks entry that prosecutors alleged was criminal – was also withheld from the grand jury that handed down the indictment against Rabbi Eisemann.

- A proposed Assembly Bill requires New Jersey businesses of 10 or more employees to include wage or salary information, or a compensation range, to be included in a job posting, as well as a description of all job benefits. would still need to pass through both full chambers and Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk before the current lame-duck session ends on Jan. 8 next year. "With pay transparency, companies are required to make the first offer, and employees can simply walk away if they don't like it.

- Jackson Online B7T Form for First Half-Year AIL Payment is Now Available Deadline for First Half-Year Payment is Jan. 31, 2024 more

- Tax Dollars: LDC  meeting today will continue to host meetings in 2024 virtually tomorrow on the agenda appointing the director for 2024 at a yearly salary of $124,852 awarding UEZ funds to Lakewood Community Safety Watch for Acquisition of Mobile Command Center - $150,000 watch meeting livestream Here 1:30 pm