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The special committee formed to investigate NJ Transit held its second hearing this week. A bill sponsored by Senators Joe…
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Ronald Rice, which would establish the Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in…
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senator Joseph Vitale, which removes religious exemption and clarifies…
Trenton – A Senate committee today held a public hearing on the initiative seeking voter approval to legalize adult-use marijuana in…
Trenton – La legislación que crearía un sistema de dos categorías para las licencias y tarjetas de identificación emitidas por…
Trenton – Today, Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, and Speaker Coughlin released the following statements in response to the investigation…
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NJ closer to boosting Planned Parenthood funding, expanding coverage for birth control
Stacey Barchenger | December 6, 2019 | North Jersey Record | Planned Parenthood would get millions in state funding and…
Remember that wrestler forced to cut off his dreadlocks? Booker bill would prevent a repeat incident.
Jonathan Salant | December 5, 2019 | NJ Advance Media | WASHINGTON — Legislation to ban discrimination against hairstyles that…
No bags at all: N.J. bill advances that would ban both paper and plastic
Joe Hernandez | December 6, 2019 | WHYY | New Jersey could ban all plastic and paper bags as well…
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POLICY ISSUES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RUIZ, TURNER BILL TO EXPAND FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM ADVANCES
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz and Senate Education Vice Chair Shirley Turner, which would require the state to pay the difference between federal allocations and the total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch, advanced from the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.
SMITH, GREENSTEIN BILL BANNING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS PASSES COMMITTEE
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Environment and Energy Committee Chair Senator Bob Smith and Senate Environment and Energy Committee Vice-Chair Senator Linda Greenstein, which would prohibit stores and food service businesses from providing single-use plastic bags, paper bags and polystyrene foam cups and food containers to their customers, passed the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.
POU BILL REFORMING JUVENILE INCARCERATION AND PAROLE CLEARS BUDGET COMMITTEE
Trenton – Landmark legislation spearheaded by Senator Nellie Pou, which would integrate several reforms to the juvenile justice system concerning incarceration and parole, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.