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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 21, 2023 ( 5 items )  

ACP Statement on Atlantic Shores Draft Environmental Impact Statement
WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNStalk) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on May 15, 2023: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement today from Josh Kaplowitz, Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Atlantic Shores Project 1 and Atlantic Shores Project 2 offshore of New Jersey, and the  more

Governors Release Statement on End of Title 42, Urge Bipartisan Solutions on Immigration
WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNStalk) -- The National Governors Association issued the following statement on May 15, 2023: * * * According to National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey and NGA Vice Chair Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah: "We are encouraged by reports of a decline in border crossings since the end of Title 42. "Significant challenges remain for Governors and state assets, both for those located along the southern border and within the interior part of  more

Montville Board of Education Member Elected President of the New Jersey School Boards Association
TRENTON, New Jersey, May 18 (TNSper) -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: Montville Board of Education member Dr. Karen Cortellino was elected as president of the New Jersey School Boards Association during the organization's semiannual Delegate Assembly. The meeting took place at the Mercer County Community College Conference Center in West Windsor on Saturday, May 13. NJSBA is a statewide federation of local boards of education. Cortellino has been   more

New Nature Preserve Created in Northern NJ, Thanks to Open Space Institute and The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
HARDWICK, New Jersey, May 18 (TNSres) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Open Space Institute (OSI), The Land Conservancy of New Jersey (TLCNJ), and Ridge and Valley Conservancy have announced the creation of a new nature preserve in northern New Jersey. The protected lands of the nature preserve will safeguard forests critical for wildlife habitat and clean drinking water within the greater Delaware River Watershed. The new "Millbrook Seeps Preserve" spans 36 acres and  more

NGA: Governors Murphy, Shapiro, Carney Join Forces To Strengthen Youth Mental Health
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide initiative on strengthening youth mental health with an event hosted in Philadelphia by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and joined by Delaware Governor John Carney. The Governors held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health car  more