MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, April 20 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies posted the following news release: On April 18, 2024, leaders from several statewide advocacy organizations held a press conference, New Jerseyans Cannot Wait Any Longer for Life Saving Care, and highlighted compelling examples of the negative impact of long waits for services - many of which are due to the behavioral healthcare and social services workforce crisis - and equally powerful ill  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 19 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and Campaign Legal Center - along with their clients 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 Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC (collectively, "Amici") - stated the foll  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed an overwhelming "yes" vote by Rutgers University students at the New Brunswick campus in favor of an Israel divestment referendum. Rutgers students voted to call on the university administration to withdraw investments in Israel and to cancel the school's partnership with Tel Aviv Univ  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 20 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, released a report titled Status of Latinas in New Jersey Politics 2024. The report, produced in collaboration with the Latina Civic Foundation, provides a comprehensive analysis of the disparities, challenges, and opportunities f  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 19 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following statement on April 17, 2024, by Director Doug O'Malley: * * * The NJ Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted this morning during their Board meeting to approve an additional 310 megawatts of grid supply large projects across Central and South Jersey as part of the NJBPU's Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Solicitation program, including 80 MW of solar paired with energy storage, authorized by NJ's 2021 Solar Act.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 16 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: State Senators Brian Stack, D-Hudson, and Raj Mukherji, D-Jersey City, and Assemblywomen Shama A. Haider, D-Englewood, and Luanne M. Peterpaul, D-Asbury Park, have introduced legislation that will prohibit the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops, effectively cutting off the cruel puppy mill-to-pet store pipeline. Public records recently obtained by the Humane Society of the Unit  more

NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Commentary.org: * * * America, Jews, and the Ivy League By Tal Fortgang The case for rejecting the prestige Once upon a time, not even a decade ago, the most important place in the world to me was a nondescript building on Washington Road in Princeton, New Jersey. Sitting in the shadow of Princeton University's vaunted eating clubs, the Center for Jewish Life hosted daily prayer services, kosher   more

BELMAR, New Jersey, April 12 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) is proud to highlight April as Financial Literacy Month. This month serves as a reminder of the importance of financial literacy for consumers of all ages across the country and encourages proper financial planning and education. Texas Representative Tom Oliverson, M.D., NCOIL President said, "Being in control of your financia  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 10 (TNSres) -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: Today, the ETS Research Institute published a report, "Charting the Future of Assessment," in which the authors explore how tomorrow's assessments will measure in-demand transferable skills by leveraging new technologies and the power of feedback to drive humanity forward. Evidence shows that assessment has long had great value to individuals and societies; however, current educational te  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 16 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: For the past several years, the New Jersey School Boards Association has sponsored a student film category in the Garden State Film Festival called the NJSBA's New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short. On Thursday, March 21, the Association's executive director and CEO, Dr. Timothy Purnell, joined Robin Kampf, digital media producer at NJSBA, to honor this year's winning student producers   more