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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday December 10, 2023 ( 16 items )  

ASMFC Seeks Contractor to Facilitate Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Objectives Workshop
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a facilitator to conduct the Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Objectives Workshop. The contractor would design and facilitate the workshop, as well as develop a report of workshop conclusions and recommendations as input to the Commission's Horseshoe Crab Management Board   more

CCPD No Shave November Funds Donated to The Cooper Foundation in Memory of Fallen Officer
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The Cooper Foundation issued the following news release: Members of the Camden County Police Department's FOP Lodge 218 and CCPD commanders presented a check to The Cooper Foundation for cancer research at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The donation honors Officer Matthew Sviben, a member of the department who lost his life to colorectal cancer in 2021. For the third year in a row to continue the tradition, members of the CCPD donated at least $30 each to ta  more

Cooper University Health Care Director of Medical Education Receives National Graduate Medical Education Program Coordinator Excellence Award
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Graceann Endicott, director of Medical Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, has received the prestigious Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award. This year, Endicott was one of only five program coordinators in the nation to receive the Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator  more

Cooper University Health Care Hosts Army Retirement Ceremony for Distinguished Army Officer Dr. Kirby Gross, Who Will Remain at Cooper as Part of Trauma Team
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Recently, Cooper University Health Care was honored to host a retirement ceremony for Colonel Kirby R. Gross, MD, FACS, following 21 years of distinguished service as a U.S. Army trauma surgeon. Dr. Gross came to Cooper in 2020 when he was assigned to Cooper's Division of Trauma Surgery and the Section of Military, Diplomatic, and Field Surgical Affairs as part of the Army Military-Civilian Trauma Tea  more

Everytown Community Safety Fund and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Governor Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin for Awarding $15 Million to Community Violence Prevention Organizations
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: The Everytown Community Safety Fund and the New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's grassroots network, released the following statements applauding New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin for announcing that $15 million in grant funding will be distributed to 29 Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs, including curr  more

Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Earns 2023 Top Teaching Hospital Award From The Leapfrog Group
VINELAND, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Inspira Health, a health care provider, delivering continuum of primary, acute and advanced care services, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, part of Inspira Health, was named a 2023 Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill has been  more

MD Anderson at Cooper First in the World to Enroll a Patient In a Promising New Clinical Trial for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper are leading the way in new approaches to treating advanced melanoma using tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. Earlier this year, MD Anderson at Cooper became the first site in the world to offer and enroll a patient in TILVANCE-301, a new randomized Phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of TIL therapy as a first line treatment vers  more

National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation: L'Oreal Employee Hits Union With Federal Charges for Illegal Dues Deductions, Threats for Seeking to Oust Union
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Piscataway L'Oreal USA employee Ana Maria Hoyos Lopez has slammed the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU/UFCW) Local 262 with federal charges, which assert that RWDSU made illegal threats against her for opposing the union. She filed the charges at Region 22 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundati  more

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: Cantor Named to ROI-NJ's Environmental Influencers List
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Raymond Cantor, who leads NJBIA's advocacy efforts on environmental and energy matters impacting NJ's business community, was recently named to ROI-NJ's Environment Influencers List for 2023 (https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/12/01/roi-influencers/environment/2023-environment/roi-influencers-environment-2023-a-to-l/). Cantor has brought the busines  more

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: How Lawmakers Can Stop NJ's EV Mandate
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2023: Senate Budget Chair Paul Sarlo made big news this week at NJBIA's Public Policy Forum by saying that a ban of the sale of new gas cars is "not happening" by 2035. While many legislators on both sides have also come out against the DEP's adopted Advanced Clean Car Act II rule, the outspoken nature of the comments from such a high-ranking lawmaker raised the question of cou  more

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: Second GEARR? Lawmakers Call for Return of Bill to Review Government Inefficiencies
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: Regulatory reform was one of the topics for legislative leaders at NJBIA's Public Policy Forum on Tuesday. And the conversation seemed to re-ignite the need to create a commission to review government inefficiencies and overregulation. When told that only 3% of respondents to NJBIA's 2024 Business Outlook Survey (https://njbia.org/njbia-releases-65th-annual-business-outlook-su  more

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: Senate Panel Advances Bill to Reduce Delays for State-Issued Occupational Licenses
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2023: NJBIA testified Monday afternoon in support of a bill that would reduce wait times for state-issued professional and occupational licenses by stopping the budgetary diversions of application fees to unrelated programs so that licensing boards have the funds to update antiquated technology and expedite the review process. Bill S-3939, sponsored by Sens. Joe Lagana (D-38) an  more

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: Siekerka Talks Building Relationships to Build Your Brand
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2023: NJBIA President and CEO MIchele Siekerka was a featured guest Saturday on "One on One with Steve Adubato," where she discussed the annual New Jersey Women's Leadership Forum and the key role that relationship-building has in building your personal brand. Building your brand isn't about self-promotion, it's about building and strengthening relationships that advance succes  more

Next-Gen Opportunities Unlocked! UNCF and Fidelity Investments Announce the Fidelity Scholars Program is Now Available in Seven States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The United Negro College Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Fidelity Investments today announced the Fidelity Scholars Program is expanding to Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico and Washington, DC, in addition to its current presence in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Texas. In January, UNCF received its largest philanthropic corporate gift in its 78-year history from Fidelity Investments Fidelity donated $190 milli  more

TD BANK SUPPORTS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY'S MOBILE PANTRY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, an anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) announced today that it has received a $150,000 grant from TD Bank to support its Mobile Pantry Health Partnership Initiative in Cape May and Cumberland counties. The initiative is a new collaboration between CFBNJ, the state's largest food bank, and CompleteCare Health Netw  more

The ABCs of Electric School Buses: Public Forum Lays Out Benefits of Clean Buses and How to Apply for Funding in NJ
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 29 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release: Today at 12 p.m., NJ Sierra Club, Environment New Jersey, NJ Clean Cities Coalition, Charge EVC, the Trenton YMCA and Isles hosted an educational lunch and learn on electric school buses. The educational luncheon provided the opportunity for districts and townships in New Jersey to learn how they can take advantage of state and federal funding from the IRA and IIJA through NJ's Electric School Bus Program   more