NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 15 -- The Center for American Women & Politics issued the following news release: Mercer County leads New Jersey in both its overall rank for women's representation among New Jersey counties as well as the number of women serving on city councils, according to new data compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. In a previous release, CAWP announced the county-by-county   more

CRANFORD, New Jersey, July 19 -- American Atheists issued the following news: Today, American Atheists announced the hiring of Samantha McGuire to serve as the organization's National Field Director. Sam has previously served as a volunteer regional director overseeing the organization's local activism in the Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas. "Sam is an absolute force of nature within the atheist community," said Nick Fish, president of American Atheists. "From leading the Washingt  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Clean Water Action issued the following statement in anticipation of the New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signing legislation (S. 3207), which amends the 2007 Global Warming Response Act: "A year and a half into the Murphy Administration, much more remains unfinished rather than completed. On the economy, environmental justice, pubic health and the climate crisis, the importance of the final Energy Master Plan (EMP) cannot be underestimated. "As Wednesday's first hearing on t  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Empower NJ coalition members will preview their critiques of Governor Murphy's draft Energy Master Plan (EMP) in advance of Wednesday's Board of Public Utilities hearing. The draft EMP is potentially the most holistic energy master plan to transition us to a green economy but without more details and stopping new frack gas projects it will utterly fail to achieve the governors 100% clean energy goals and globa  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Financial Services Institute issued the following news release: Today, the Financial Services Institute will testify before the New Jersey Bureau of Securities, on the state's proposed fiduciary rule regarding investment advice and its impact on Main Street investors. In his testimony, FSI Executive Vice President and General Counsel, David Bellaire, will cite how the proposal burdens dual registrants and firms that provide solely incidental investment advice with a   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, July 15 -- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, says that it covers novel experimental or theoretical results in the field of science and technology of quantum electronics, published 12 research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2019 edition: * An Investigation on Radiation Trapping and Quenching in Optically Pumped Atomic Vapor Cell * Analysis of Multiple Waveguide Discontinuities Using P  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Insured Retirement Institute issued the following news release: Action on a proposed New Jersey regulation should be postponed until state officials can evaluate recently finalized, comprehensive federal investor protections, according to the Insured Retirement Institute, (IRI), the leading trade association for the retirement income industry. IRI is testifying tomorrow on the proposed rule at a New Jersey Bureau of Securities hearing in Newark. Earlier this year, th  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, July 18 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: Because standards don't raise themselves, NTEA's Member Verification Program (MVP) acknowledges the companies leading the industry to excellence. Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know truck equipment manufacturers and distributors with MVP status have implemented specific business and quality standards and comply with federal regulations. New MVP members (as of June  more

OCEANPORT, New Jersey, July 19 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement by Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo on the danger of racing at Monmouth Park: "Heat kills, so it's extremely foolish and reckless for Monmouth Park to stay open with temperatures soaring to record highs. "PETA urges Monmouth and the New Jersey Racing Commission to postpone the Haskell Invitational and cancel racing for the weekend. "This is the only way to protect Thoroughbreds fr  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 18 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: * * * - Recycle for Sight Program Seeks to Collect Donations of Eyeglasses for the benefit of those in need * * * Belleville, NJ - Clara Maass Medical Center, the Harrison Lions Club and District 16N Lions Club of New Jersey announced a partnership on June 26 to collect eyeglasses to be recycled for the benefit of those in need. Called 'Recycle for Sight', the program enables the community to donate new or g  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America issued the following news release: Multiple violations of injection safety and infection prevention practices--from lack of handwashing to inappropriate re-use of medication vials--were identified after an outbreak of septic arthritis at a New Jersey outpatient facility in 2017, according to an investigation published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 16 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Today, Teamsters and NFI workers called on the NJEDA Board at its monthly meeting to rescind tax breaks to NFI, a lawbreaking company that stands to benefit from nearly $80 million in tax breaks at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers through the Grow NJ Program which is under intense scrutiny. Teamsters International Vice President At Large and Port Division Director Fred Potter joined  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, July 18 -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release: Last night, President Trump led a "send her back" chant, directed at Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, at a rally in Greenville, NC. This display follows an already turbulent week of President Trump's racist and xenophobic attacks on Rep. Omar and three other junior members of Congress, all women of color and all American citizens. Regardless of your political views, this ugly demonstration of  more

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, New Jersey, July 19 -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release: Aspiring to create a better and more just society, the Teaneck, NJ-based Puffin Foundation recently awarded The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) with a multiyear grant of $350,000 to support AGF's youth civic engagement work including the Vote Everywhere program, Puffin Democracy Fellowship, and National Civic Leadership Training Summit. The funds will be dispersed over the next two years   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: United Steelworkers (USW) District 4 Director Del Vitale, who took office on July 15, today named staff representative David M. Wasiura as the new assistant to the director. Before becoming director on July 15, Vitale served as assistant to his predecessor, John Shinn, who this week left that post to become the union's new International Secretary-Treasurer. District 4 includes Connecticut, Delaware  more