ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following data brief (No. 140) in January 2023 entitled "New Jersey Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs - Worry About Affording Healthcare in the Future - Support Government Action Across Party Lines." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings A survey of more than 1,100 New Jersey adults, conducted from October 2 to October 24, 2022, found that: * Nearly 3 in 5 (57%) experienced at least one healthcare aff  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following data brief (No. 141) in January 2023 entitled "New Jersey Residents Worried About High Drug Costs - Support a Range of Government Solutions." Here are excerpts: * * * Conclusion The high burden of healthcare and prescription drug affordability, along with high levels of support for change, suggests that elected leaders and other stakeholders need to make addressing this consumer burden a top priority. Moreove  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSrep) (TNScapv) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following data brief (No. 142) in January 2023 entitled "New Jersey Residents Worry About High Hospital Costs - Have Difficulty Estimating Quality/Cost of Care - And Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action." Here are excerpts: * * * Conclusion The findings from this poll suggest that New Jersey respondents are somewhat motivated when it comes to searching for hospital cost and quality information to   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSper) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2023: Althea D. Ford will join the New Jersey Business & Industry Association as Vice President of Government Affairs, effective Jan. 31, NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka announced today. Ford, who previously served as director of government relations for the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association (NJSFDA), brings valuable experience as a skilled researc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: * * * California and Louisiana Lead in Monthly Job Gains, While Missouri and North Dakota Have Largest Losses; California and Rhode Island Top List of Year-over-Year Gains, While New Jersey Has Largest Decrease * * * Construction employment climbed in 30 states and the District of Columbia from November to December and 42 states added construction jobs during  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSpp) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed Watchung Borough Board of Education's decision to mark April 10, 2024, as a professional development day for staff and a day off for students to mark Eid ul-Fitr. [NOTE: There are two major "Eid" holidays for Muslims. Eid ul-Adha (EED-AL-ODDHA), commonly referre  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: With all states having sworn in new officeholders, the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has prepared data on women serving in statewide elective executive offices, including governor. In addition to the data below, CAWP has released part two of its report on the 2022 midterms, Women in Elect  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (TNSpp) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today approved the acquisition of two gas utilities owned by South Jersey Industries (SJI) -- South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas -- by the Infrastructure Investment Fund (IIF), a JP Morgan-backed investment firm. The BPU approved the transaction via a settlement agreement between SJI, IIF, BPU Staff, the New Jersey Division of Rate Co  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSconf) -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced that Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver the keynote remarks at its ReNew Jersey Business Summit & Expo on March 14 and 15, 2023 at Harrah's Atlantic City. The governor's remarks will come on the afternoon of the first day of the statewide Business Summit. The in-person Summit will feature a two-day general session of discussions about how  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSgov) -- Protect Our Care posted the following news on Jan. 26, 2023: Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that 16.3 million people have signed up for health coverage during the 2023 open enrollment period. This represents a record number of Americans who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is more than a 12 percent increase from the same time last year. In California, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washi  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers issued the following news release: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announced it has reached a three-year open access agreement with Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link), a consortium of Greek universities that includes 43 institutions. With this new agreement, all researchers belonging to participating Greek inst  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSgov) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: State regulators have advanced rules regulating the establishment of cannabis consumption venues. The decision to permit social use areas will be at the discretion of municipalities, which already decide whether or not to allow adult-use retail facilities. Proposed regulations governing the sites prohibit patrons from either purchasing food or  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNStalk) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2023, by Jim Pytell, managing editor of the New Jersey Business Magazine: * * * State Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo said Friday at NJBIA's Meet the Decision Makers event in Trenton that New Jersey's workforce is in a better position now than it was a year ago. Last year at this time, the state's unemployment rate was 6.3%. It n  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSpp) -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: New Jersey voters went to the polls Nov. 2, and, in addition to voting for the governor, state legislative and local officials, most had the opportunity to elect members of their local boards of education. This year, 1,594 board of education positions were on the ballot statewide. Incumbents made up about 47% of candidates and 684 seats were uncontested. In addition, voters in n  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 26 (TNSgov) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Colorado Governor Jared Polis held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health care to advance the NGA Chair's Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health. New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and North Car  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNStalk) -- Public Knowledge issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice and states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The suit claims that Google "unlawfully monopolized" the online advertising market by buying up would-be competitors, freezing out rivals, and leveraging its market power in some markets to dominate others. The suit follows our   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: * * * Rutgers Cancer Institute Of New Jersey Results Published In JAMA Network Open * * * Investigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, together with RWJBarnabas Health, found that a higher risk of mortality in Black breast cancer survivors is associated with a history of cigarette smok  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNStalk) -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on Jan. 25, 2023, by President and CEO Tom Bracken: * * * The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce strongly disagrees with recent comments criticizing Gov. Murphy's verbal support of ending the state Corporation Business Tax (CBT) surcharge when it expires at the end of 2023. We applaud him for taking this position, especially since the CBT surcharge was already extended once. It is cri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: On a cold winter beach in New Jersey, onlookers huddled around a 30-foot dead humpback whale lying on the sand. This was one of more than a dozen whales that have washed up on beaches along the U.S. East Coast since the beginning of December 2022. Five of these whales washed up in New Jersey, two in New York and others on the coasts of states from Maine to Florida. A total of 178 humpback whale  more