Back to School Blues: Governor Murphy’s Funding Formula Devastates New Jersey Students Causing Anger, Fear and Anxiety in Many Underfunded Districts
Governor Phil Murphy’s S-2 Funding Formula Leaves Schools Closed, Unexpected Mergers, Teachers Without Jobs, Overcrowded Classrooms and No Money in its Wake As the school bells ring across New Jersey this fall…
Educators, School Leaders United Against Phil Murphy’s Draconian School Funding Massacre
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 are supporting…
Phil Murphy Says Shut Down New Jersey Schools Instead of Funding Them
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 school transportation…
UN forum calls for more funding, steps towards slavery reparations
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 for transatlantic…
Shore Legislator Seeks to Fix Murphy’s Flawed S2 District Killer Funding Formula
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 appropriate $210.1…
That’s A Joke’: Biden’s Demand For More Border Agent Funding Misses The Point, Former CBP Commissioner Says
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. The White…
Legislators Seek to Stop Phil Murphy from Funding Wind Energy Agenda on Backs of Residents
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 significant changes…
New Jersey Announces $12 Million Funding for Community Crisis Response Teams
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 Teams (CCRTs)…
Lawmaker Seeks Stop Gap Fix for Phil Murphy’s Flawed S2 School Funding
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 aid reductions.…
Feds Funding Research To See If Microaggressions Are Making ‘Latinx’ People Fat, Nicotine-Addicted Alcoholics
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 have received…
California Democrats urge Biden not to scrap chips R&D funding
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 cancel a…
Senator Henry Discusses School Funding Concerns with Old Bridge Officials
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 discussion aimed…
Biden’s HHS Pushed Child Sex Changes While Funding Research On Potential Health Risks Of Transgenderism
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 families, public…
Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package, averting government shutdown
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 ago and…
Bill Introduced to Try to Fix Murphy’s Flawed S2 School Funding
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 Jersey’s educational…
‘If You Fund It, You Own It’: House Freedom Caucus Encourages Republicans To Tank Second Funding Package
‘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 encouraged Republicans…
U.S. Senate prepares to vote on deal reached on $1.2 trillion funding bill
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 Leader Chuck…
U.S. Senate prepares to vote on deal reached on $1.2 trillion funding bill
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 Leader Chuck…
New Jersey School Board Member Explains Why Phil Murphy S2 Funding is Killing Education in Some Towns
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 one New…
Defense Spending Bill Cuts Diversity Programs, But Leaves Out Provisions Blocking Trans Procedures, Abortion Funding
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 Thursday cuts…
Chris Christie Calls Out Phil Murphy School Funding Misinformation
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, reductions in…
‘It’s An Embarrassment’: House GOP Divided On Homeland Security Funding Which Could Doom Proposal To Avoid Shutdown
‘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 to fund…
US congressional funding fights take toll on housing aid programs
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress fended off some of the deepest cuts to housing and other social safety net programs sought by Republicans, but low-income Americans…
New Jersey Senate Education Committee Reviews School Funding Formula
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Education Committee, presided over an extensive hearing on Thursday, listening to hours of testimony regarding the state’s flawed S2 school funding…
Manchester Police Department to Receive $1.1 Million in Federal Funding
MANCHESTER, NJ — The Manchester Police Department is set to receive a substantial federal investment of $1,148,000, aimed at sustaining adequate staffing levels and modernizing its patrol fleet. This funding initiative, led…
Millions of Dollars Earmarked to Support Funding Theatrical Productions To Teach Africans About LGBTQ Rights
Biden Admin Funding Theatrical Productions To Teach Africans About LGBTQ Rights Robert Schmad on March 13, 2024 The Biden administration is spending taxpayer dollars to stage plays in an effort to teach…
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