Realizing the importance and necessity for children to have active and healthy lifestyles, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina and the township council have approved funding to purchase new playground equipment…
TRENTON, NJ – A story in today’s Star-Ledger entitled N.J. school funding winners and losers: See how your district fared under new plan is a glaring example of the unfairness,…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s S2 funding formula, introduced seven years ago, has significantly impacted school districts throughout the state, with varying effects across different regions. As the state transitions…
TRENTON, NJ—In a recent statement following the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing, Senator Paul Sarlo and Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz addressed the current state of school funding…
By Jennifer Peacock, NJ Senate Republicans TRENTON, N.J. – Facing more than $105 million in state aid cuts under Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposal, superintendents and school officials across New Jersey…
TOMS RIVER, NJ—Ocean County school districts are being hit hard by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s flawed S2 funding formula, which froze funding for services such as ESL programs and…
By Catarina Demony (Reuters) – A United Nations forum on people of African descent opened on Tuesday with calls for extra funding to support its work and progress towards reparations…
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblyman A Paul Kanitra introduced a bill on Monday aimed at reversing the impact of state aid cuts on New Jersey schools. The proposed legislation seeks to…
The Biden administration’s plea for more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Border Patrol funding fails to address key problems facing the agency, according to a former border security leader.…
New Jersey Senate Bill Seeks to Eliminate Offshore Wind Project Costs for Ratepayers TRENTON, NJ — Introduced by Senator Holly T. Schepisi of District 39, Senate Bill No. 3078 proposes…
TRENTON, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today a new funding initiative providing up to $12 million for the establishment of Community Crisis Response…
TRENTON, N.J. — In a recent Assembly Education Committee meeting, Assemblyman Erik Simonsen voiced his support for legislative measures aimed at providing immediate financial relief to school districts facing state…
The federal government has spent nearly $1 million on research investigating whether or not racial microaggressions are negatively impacting the health of Hispanic people. Researchers at the University of Houston…
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Alex Padilla, both Democrats, urged the Biden administration on Monday to reverse its decision to…
OLD BRIDGE, NJ – In a pivotal meeting with Old Bridge school officials, Senator Owen Henry (R-12) addressed the looming challenges posed by Governor Murphy’s proposed school funding cuts. The…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funded research into a litany of possible negative medical outcomes associated with transgenderism while simultaneously promoting sex-change procedures to minors and their…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a $1.2 trillion budget bill to keep the U.S. government funded through a fiscal year that began six months…
TRENTON, NJ – In an effort to counteract potential reductions in state aid for school districts, Senator Singleton has introduced a bill aimed at ensuring more equitable funding across New…
‘If You Fund It, You Own It’: House Freedom Caucus Encourages Republicans To Tank Second Funding Package Mary Lou Masters on March 22, 2024 Conservative House Freedom Caucus (HFC) members…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate was preparing to vote early on Saturday on final passage of a bill providing $1.2 trillion to avoid a partial government shutdown, after Majority…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate was preparing to vote early on Saturday on final passage of a bill providing $1.2 trillion to avoid a partial government shutdown, after Majority…
JACKSON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his administration are touting their success with the S2 school funding formula. Still, that formula has made it almost impossible for…
Defense Spending Bill Cuts Diversity Programs, But Leaves Out Provisions Blocking Trans Procedures, Abortion Funding Micaela Burrow on March 21, 2024 The defense spending bill unveiled in the House early…
TOMS RIVER, NJ—If you ask most people in rural suburban communities across New Jersey if their school districts are being properly funded, you’ll probably get an earful about cut programs,…
‘It’s An Embarrassment’: House GOP Divided On Homeland Security Funding Which Could Doom Proposal To Avoid Shutdown Arjun Singh on March 20, 2024 House Republicans are divided on a bill…