New Jersey State Legislature

What Do New Education Proposed Laws Mean For NJ Kids and Families?

The New Jersey State Legislature's billing machine continues to grind on, including multiple education proposals that would affect your children's…

2 years ago

Murphy and NJEA Promised Taxpayer Relief From Healthcare Premiums—But It’s Going To Cost Us Instead

To the surprise of the entire New Jersey State Legislature as well as school districts and school staff, the Murphy…

2 years ago

Here’s Why It’s Time For New Jersey Legislators to Finally Pass a Voucher Bill

The ramifications of this pandemic will take years to unpack but here’s one thing we know for sure: support for…

2 years ago

Here’s What You Need To Know About School Spending in Murphy’s New Budget

Today the New Jersey State Legislature will approve Gov. Phil Murphy’s $50.6 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins…

2 years ago

New Jersey Democratic LGBTQ Group Condemns Belmar School Board Member Remarks

This week Belmar Board of Education member Antoinette Raucci Aumack condemned "homosexuality" as a "sin." In response, New Jersey LGBTQ…

2 years ago

New GOP Bill Would Allow Police in Schools During Elections

(This is a press release.)  Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth-R’s) have drafted legislation that would amend current…

2 years ago

School Safety Roundup, Post Uvalde: Are Armed Security Guards the Answer?

In the aftermath of the murders of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, New Jersey legislators are proposing…

2 years ago

Bucco Proposes Bill To Identify and Report Potential School Violence

(This is a press release.) In light of recent events, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s important for legislators, school…

2 years ago

DEMINISKI: New Jersey’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Is a Gay Kid’s Worst Nightmare

Jeff Deminski is a talk show host on 101.5 where this first appeared. Some are calling it the "Don’t Say…

3 years ago

Murphy and Legislators Gave a Gift to NJEA That No One Knows About

In April 2018, two months before the U.S. Supreme Court released its Janus v. AFSCME ruling that said mandatory union…

3 years ago