WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Good Jobs MT, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association, released a new digital ad campaign in Montana, "Out For Himself." New Jersey multimillionaire Greg Gianforte spent his career working to block public land access. As Montana's sole congressman, Gianforte introduced a pair of bills to strip protections from nearly 700,000 acres of public lands. Gianforte sued Montanans t  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: The new Gateway Academic Center at Stevens Institute of Technology has been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This prestigious honor recognizes sustainability across the design, construction and materials used for the building, and highlights the university's commitment to creating a healthy and green campus. Breaking ground in 2017, the 89,500-square-foot Gatew  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Georgian Court University issued the following news: Georgian Court University's new Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (A.B.S.N.) degree will launch this year, giving aspiring registered nurses a faster way to earn their degree and get to work. The new, second baccalaureate degree nursing program can be completed in as little as 14 months and is offered by the Georgian Court-Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing. The highly selective A.B.S.N. pr  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWA)(NYSE:JWB), a global leader in research and education, in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Elsevier, are pleased to announce that Dr. Huai Chen, a young scientist specializing in the research of wetland biodiversity and nature's contribution to people, has won the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education known as the ASPIRE P  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the last two months, Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney has been safely meeting Montanans all across the Treasure State, and his work is clearly paying off. Cooney is entering the fall statistically tied with New Jersey multimillionaire Greg Gianforte, despite Gianforte spending millions of his personal fortune to attack Cooney's record of results for Montanans. In the last 6 weeks alone, Cooney has held events   more

ISELIN, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kevin Corbett today recognized NJ TRANSIT's latest Locomotive Engineer Training Class for completing their formal classroom training and passing the Northeast Operating Rules of Advisory Committee (NORAC) and physical characteristics exams. The class of 17 engineer trainees will complete their field training and begin their final chec  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 183, which establishes rules for the resumption of indoor dining on Friday, September 4 at 6:00 a.m., provided businesses comply with the health and safety standards issued by the Department of Health. The Governor's Executive Order also contains requirements for movie theaters and other indoor entertainment businesses, where the num  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Governor Murphy today signed legislation (A3791) which authorizes municipalities and counties to borrow funds to cover revenue shortfalls and expenditures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, by issuing bonds and notes. The final legislation included improvements recommended by Governor Murphy in his prior conditional veto issued on July 30, 2020. "The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing eco  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A1906), which would amend current law to include false incrimination and filing a false police report as a form of bias intimidation. The bill also establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected class. "Using the threat of a 9-1-1 call or police report as an intimidation tactic   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S2455), which prohibits lawful presence in the United States as a qualification to obtain a professional or occupational license, provided that the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure. The bill impacts the roughly 500,000 undocumented residents in New Jersey, who will now be eligible for professional licenses such as nursin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint news release: Today, Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced the state will provide CARES Act funding for the reopening of 26 Sheltered Workshop programs throughout the state. Sheltered Workshop programs provide employment, job, and skills training to people with disabilities. Statewide, there are 26 programs operating 28 sites. All have been clo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Governor Phil Murphy today advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from states or territories with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state or territory. The updated advisory includes two additional states Alaska and Montana, bringing the total to 33 states and territories. The travel advisor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Today, the DCCC released a new TV ad, "What Does It Say," that airs beginning today and holds Tom Kean Jr. accountable for his abysmal health care record and his special interest ties. Kean Jr. is bad for New Jerseyans' health care. Tom Kean Jr., who once said "I disagree with the ACA," voted twice against creating statewide health insurance. He even voted against a public awareness campai  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: According to a damning new report in The Atlantic, President Donald Trump has engaged in an almost unthinkable level of disrespect for American soldiers, both living and deceased, as well as military families. The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is releasing the following statement calling on Republicans like Rep. Jeff Van Drew, Tom Kean, Jr., Rosemary Becchi, and David Richter to  more

WALL, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) today announced the issuance of $120 million of Green Bonds. The proceeds from the sale will fund eligible green investments, including NJR's commercial solar projects. The bonds have an annual fixed rate of 3.13 percent with a maturity date of September 1, 2031. "Sustainability is a cornerstone of our company," said Steve Westhoven, Presiden  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- Princeton University issued the following letter by President Christopher L. Eisgruber: Dear members of the Princeton community, In June, I wrote to you as America entered a profound national reckoning with racism. That reckoning is at once painful, because the harms done by systemic racism have been exposed so starkly, and promising, because we are seeing widespread and urgent desire to take action to achieve a more just society. With that goal in mind, I ch  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students' long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The study, published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that smartphones seem to be the culprit. Students who received higher homework but lower exam scores -- a half to a full letter grade lower on exams -- were more li  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: As part of the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring (PURM) program, junior Kai Song, a political science major from the San Francisco Bay Area, and sophomore Sage Basri, an environmental studies major from Rumson, New Jersey, spent their summer working with Franca Trubiano on research that connects social and environmental justice with human health and architecture. Focused on studying the impacts   more