WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: * * * Two New Reports Analyze Legal Services Advertising Trends and Campaign Contributions * * * Two groundbreaking reports released today by the American Tort Reform Association illuminate the pervasive influence of trial lawyers on New Jersey's political landscape and public perceptions. The first report delves into the evolving trends in legal services advertising ov  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 13 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, three Asian American organizations filed an amicus brief in Kim v. Hanlon, a suit brought by Rep. Andy Kim, a candidate for U.S. Senate, and two congressional candidates against all but two county clerks in New Jersey. The suit alleges that the column style ballot designs used by these counties unconstitutionally privilege candidates endorsed by county   more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 12 -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: In the wake of a massive bust on area cockfighters, Wayne Pacelle of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy is calling on members of New Jersey's Congressional delegation to double down on their efforts to pass a key piece of legislation called the FIGHT Act. The bill will address rampant dogfighting and cockfighting in New Jersey and throughout the nation. "We applaud Gallo  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Primary elections for congressional races were held yesterday in Mississippi, and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has analyzed results for women candidates in March 12th contests. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; (  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, is launching a new resource to join our roster of election data products (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch). Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/research/cawp-women-money-and-politics-series/money-watch-2024) will follow   more

WESTFIELD, New Jersey, March 11 -- The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers issued the following news release: The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) and Opus Training have released a report, "Learning and Development (L&D) Trends in 2024." This report is the first in a two-part summary of data collected from more than 100 L&D leaders in hospitality, primarily in multi-unit restaurants. Part 1 of this report focuses on actionable insights that can help L&D leaders in hospital  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 16 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * Today, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee voted in favor of a bill to establish a 100 percent "clean" energy standard for the state (S237). Over 100 organizations signed a letter to political leaders this month calling for the legislation to be strengthened - specifically by removing provisions that allowed for hydrogen blending and carbon capture schemes, both of which a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The League of Women Voters of New Jersey issued the following news release: The League of Women Voters of New Jersey (LWVNJ), Salvation and Social Justice, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice and New Jersey Policy Perspective -- with representation from the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (the Institute) and Campaign Legal Center (CLC) -- filed an amicus curiae brief in Kim v. Hanlon, a case challenging New Jersey's use of the unconstitutional and d  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken, delivering testimony this morning in front of the Assembly Budget Committee, said the proposed $56 billion state budget would inflict damage on New Jersey's economy and its reputation as an improving destination to run a business. Bracken primarily took aim at what he called a "punitive and egregious" 2.5% Corporation Business Tax h  more

ROSELAND, New Jersey, March 13 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release: * * * Respondents Say Corporate Transit Fee Will Prompt Businesses to Exit * * * Nearly 80% of the 405 certified public accountants (CPAs) surveyed by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) after Governor Murphy proposed his $55.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 on Feb. 27 said the budget will leave the state's economy either margina  more

EDISON, New Jersey, March 15 -- The NAFA Fleet Management Association issued the following news release: NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Innovations Showcase at its 2024 Institute & Expo (I&E). Following its successful debut last year, the Innovations Showcase is back, bigger and better, set to once again transform the Expo floor into a dynamic innovation zone. This immersive experience, scheduled for April 23rd and 24th, inv  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka told the Assembly Budget Committee on Monday the governor's proposed $1 billion corporate tax increase on New Jersey's largest job-creators breaks a promise to the business community and must be removed from the FY25 budget plan. Siekerka noted that just a few weeks ago Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated his long-standing pledge to sunset the temporary 2  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * NJBIA Chief Government Affairs Officer Christopher Emigholz issued the following statement regarding results of a Monmouth University poll released on Monday that showed slight support for a new Corporate Transit Fee to fund NJ TRANSIT. "The Monmouth University Polling Institute typically does very fine work. But with great respect, it would have been nice  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 15 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA released its 2024 Regional Business Climate Analysis showing New Jersey continues to remain last in the region by a wide margin in terms of business taxes and cost competitiveness. The analysis, found here (https://njbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Business-Climate-FINAL.pdf?utm_source=New+Jersey+Business+%26+Industry+Association&utm_campaign=f84e838399-EMAIL_CAMP  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 15 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news on March 14, 2024: A proposed constitutional amendment that attempts to establish that every person has a legal right to a clean environment could, in fact, block initiatives designed to improve the environment, such as offshore wind projects, NJBIA said Thursday. NJBIA Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer Ray Cantor, testifying in opposition to Senate Concurrent Resolution 43 (Greens  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 15 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: During the Senate Education Committee hearing on Thursday, NJBIA urged legislators to correct the inequities in the school funding formula without making the already high property taxes that businesses and residents pay worse. "As property taxpayers, businesses, both large and small, foot almost half of the bill for our public schools. As a key school funding stakeholder, the business   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 15 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The largest progressive group of Veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Herb Conaway to be the next Member of Congress from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. "Herb Conaway has had a distinguished career as a doctor, NJ State Assembly Member, and a Captain in the Air Force," said Travis Tazelaar, Political Director of VoteVets PAC. "In these unprecedented times, people like Herb, an  more