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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 15 items )  

A4A/Labor Coalition Letter on Additional Flights Between the U.S. and China
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Airlines for America issued the following letter on April 11, 2024, with three organizations: * * * Today, Airlines for America (A4A), The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and Allied Pilots Association (APA) sent the following letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Buttigieg on additional flights between the U.S. and China. * * * To: The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Stre  more

Americans for Tax Reform Issues Commentary: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Betrays No Tax Increase Promise, Returns to Tax-and-Spend Ways
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on April 11, 2024: By Alex Ramey and Doug Kellogg Record spending and a return to pushing tax hikes, that is the unfortunate reality of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's budget proposal. Just last year, New Jersey's excessive corporate income tax surcharge was finally allowed to expire - as was the original sales pitch when the surcharge was first enacted. The state's rate was the highest among the 50 states with  more

Applegate Farms LLC Announces $50,000 Support American Farmland Trust's Brighter Future Fund
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, April 9 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release: In its commitment to supporting the next generation of farmers, APPLEGATE, the nation's leading natural and organic meat brand, has announced a new partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT) in a $50,000 donation to the AFT's Brighter Future Fund, a program that helps farmers and ranchers nationwide improve their viability, access, transfer, or permanently protect farmland, and adopt regenerati  more

Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Racial Justice Advocates Argue Appeals Court Should Affirm Lower Court's Decision to Stop Use of County Line on New Jersey's Primary Ballots in June Primary
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 11 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: In an amicus curiae brief filed today, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and Campaign Legal Center - on behalf of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, Salvation and Social Justice, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, New Jersey Policy Perspective, AAPI New Jersey, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Asian American Advancing Justice | AA  more

Avi Wigderson Receives ACM A.M. Turing Award for Groundbreaking Insights on Randomness
NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Avi Wigderson as recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to the theory of computation, including reshaping our understanding of the role of randomness in computation, and for his decades of intellectual leadership in theoretical computer science. Wigderson is the Herbert H. Maass Professor  more

CAIR-NJ Condemns Vandalism Targeting Rutgers Muslim Chaplaincy House, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned vandalism targeting the Muslim Chaplaincy house at Rutgers University (A.K.A. CILRU, Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University). CAIR-NJ also welcomed the attorney general's participation in a hate crime investigation being led by local New Brunswick police. In a statement, CAIR-NJ Executive Dire  more

Center for American Women & Politics: Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 - Donor Gaps
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 10 -- 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, continues its Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 rollout today with a preliminary analysis of donor demographics in political fundraising. In the Donor Gaps: Demographics Analysis (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/research/cawp-women-money-and-politics-series/money-watc  more

Inspira Medical Centers Mullica Hill and Woodbury Earn National Nursing Excellence Re-Designation
VINELAND, New Jersey, April 12 -- Inspira Health, a health care provider, delivering continuum of primary, acute and advanced care services, issued the following news release: Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill and Inspira Health Center Woodbury, part of Inspira Health, have achieved Pathway to Excellence(R) re-designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The national designation recognizes hospitals who are committed to creating a healthy work environment where nurses fee  more

Institute for Advanced Study: Avi Wigderson Receives 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award
PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 11 -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release: Avi Wigderson, Herbert H. Maass Professor in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Mathematics, was named by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as the recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing." With this honor, Wigderson has become the first person to receive both a Turing Award and the Abel Prize, widely considered to be  more

Institute of Management Accountants: Economic Confidence Among Finance Professionals Hits Highest Level Since First Half of 2023
MONTVALE, New Jersey, April 12 -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Accountants and finance professionals are more confident in the global economy than they have been since Q2 2023. The latest ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) saw a moderate increase in confidence to put the index just above its historical average. Add in small  more

League of Women Voters of N.J.: Racial Justice Advocates Argue Appeals Court Should Affirm Lower Court's Decision to Stop Use of County Line on New Jersey's Primary Ballots in June Primary
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 11 -- The League of Women Voters of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: In an amicus curiae brief filed today, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and Campaign Legal Center - on behalf of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, Salvation and Social Justice, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, New Jersey Policy Perspective, AAPI New Jersey, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Asian American Advancing Justice |   more

NAFA Announces Nominees for 2024 Fleet Professional and Fleet Technician of the Year Awards
EDISON, New Jersey, April 13 -- The NAFA Fleet Management Association issued the following news release: NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry's largest membership association, is pleased to announce the nominees for this year's prestigious Fleet Professional of the Year and Fleet Technician of the Year Awards. These awards are a part of NAFA's renowned 100 Best Fleets in the Americas competition and recognize individual excellence within the fleet management indu  more

NAFA Unveils Line-Up for Media Day at Upcoming Institute & Expo 2024
EDISON, New Jersey, April 11 -- The NAFA Fleet Management Association issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry's largest membership association, today announced the line-up for its Media Day event at the upcoming Institute & Expo (I&E) in San Antonio, Texas. On Monday, April 22nd, starting at 3:00 p.m., Media Day will begin in the I&E Press Room (Room #215). Over a dozen companies will announce breaking news and n  more

New Jersey School Boards Association: Voters to Decide School Questions in April 16 Election
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 13 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: When voters head to the polls on April 16, they will vote on school related questions. Statewide, the New Jersey School Boards Association has learned of four school districts with questions on the ballot. * * * Middlesex County The New Brunswick Public Schools is seeking authorization to raise $37,113,400 for the general fund for the ensuing school year, 2024-2025.  more

The Andrew Goodman Foundation, Three Slain Civil Rights Workers Honored By New York Senate Resolution 2197
MAHWAH, New Jersey, April 11 -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release: On April 4, 2024, New York Senator Leroy Comrie introduced New York Senate Resolution 2197, a historic gesture to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the tragic murders of civil rights activists Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner. This resolution, which also names The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) and Andrew's brother David Goodman, marks a significant moment of remembrance a  more