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Since 2017, you know that we have been active in educating, engaging and empowering residents in central NJ in local, regional, and state-wide politics and you have joined us in advocating for better healthcare laws, social justice issues,… Read More
2022 is a CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR!
IMPORTANT DATES for PRIMARY ELECTION in NEW JERSEY May 17: Voter Registration Mail and Online Deadline, postmarked. May 31: Mail-in-Ballot Application by Mail Deadline, received. June 3-5: In Person Early Primary Voting, polls are open Friday and Saturday… Read More
March For Clean Air and Climate Justice
Start: Thursday, June 23, 2022•10:30 AM End: Thursday, June 23, 2022• 1:30 PM Location:Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial•200 Barrack St., Trenton, NJ 08608 Host Contact Info: msmith@fwwatch.org If Governor Murphy and our State legislators are serious about… Read More
Calls to Action
We Need Real Rx Price Reforms
Last Thursday, March 31st, the House of Representatives passed a bill to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month for Americans with private insurance or Medicare Part D. This is a welcome change that will help… Read More
Crisis Response Teams
Assembly Bill 5687/Senate bill 3883 establishes Crisis Response Support Program to make mental health services available to police departments responding to certain emergencies; appropriates $2,000,000. Given the current absence of affordable, public mental health services, people with mental… Read More
Civilian Complaint Review Boards
The bill is a starting point for engaging citizens more effectively, and with greater understanding, in the task of creating safe communities in all of NJ. It has been carefully crafted to respect the boundaries between the responsibilities… Read More
Police Disciplinary Records
The NJ Legislature has a bill before it to make police disciplinary records public. This bill is crucial if we are to hold police officers fully accountable for their mistreatment of members of the public. Here are the… Read More
A2418/S1066 Prescription Drug Affordability Board bill
High prescription drug prices are hurting our families. New Jersey lawmakers have a chance to do something about it before the current legislative session ends by passing A2418/S1066 which establishes a prescription drug affordability board. We need relief… Read More
Candlelight Vigil January 6
January 6 was a violent and deadly attack against all Americans – against our country, our democracy, and our freedom as voters to choose the leaders that represent us so that we have a government of, by, and… Read More
Take Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices in NJ!
Nearly 4 in 10 American adults report NOT taking their Rx medications at some point in the past year because of the cost. NJ lawmakers have a chance to do something about it, but they need to hear… Read More
Support use of Ranked Choice Voting in NJ elections
Please join us in supporting the “NJ Municipal Instant Runoff” bills (A 4744 and S 2992) and by asking for committee hearings to improve the bills. Contact your legislators by going to https://p2a.co/Hgw6nE7 and filling out the online… Read More
Take action for affordable prescription drugs!
The Prescription Drug Affordability Board bill passed out of the NJ Senate Health Committee this week. Great news but there’s still work to do. Contact your legislators linked here.
Support the Build Back Better Act
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sending it to the President’s desk, while the Build Back Better Act – the hallmark of Joe Biden’s agenda and a crucial lifeline for working… Read More
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Please take a moment to read this article about a bill that is currently under consideration in the NJ Legislature to reform critical aspects of the Work First New Jersey program. (A3324/S1642).
“Our primary goal must be to offer low-income families the opportunities to become self-sufficient and financially secure by giving them the support they need to overcome socioeconomic inequalities. This piece of legislation does that,” Assemblywoman McKnight said. “This is not a handout. This is about us lifting each other up.”
Thanks go out to New Jersey Policy Perspective and New Jersey Citizen Action for their contributions in advocating for this bill .
We want to give a special shout-out to our very own LD15 Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson for co-sponsoring this bill.
To write to your legislators, please use this form from NJCA to quickly and easily reach out to them! p2a.co/9CpzscT
Bill would expand public assistance access for N.J. families in extreme poverty - New Jersey Monitor
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The bill's supporters say it would expand public assistance eligibility and reduce barriers that disproportionately impact families of color.secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblecnj428450835
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Join the Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey in the movement for reproductive freedom and be part of the May 14th Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action!
Saturday, May 14, 2022 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Hinds Plaza, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Register Here: www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/day-of-action
Timeline photosThe Party Affiliation Deadline is April 13th. Voters wishing to change their party affiliation for the upcoming June 7th primary must file a declaration form. Party affiliation declaration forms must be received by 4/13/22. For more information visit lwvnj.org/vote
Last Thursday, March 31st, the House of Representatives passed a bill to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month for Americans with private insurance or Medicare Part D. This is a welcome change that will help many families, but insulin is only a fraction of the prescription drug price crisis happening in this country. Please consider filling out this form from New Jersey Citizen Action to write to your legislators. p2a.co/lCidD7S
To learn more about the vote, please read this article from the New York Times. "The bill attracted unanimous support from Democrats who voted, as well as from 12 Republicans, making it a rare piece of bipartisan policy legislation. We must continue to press our legislators on this issue. To become law, the bill will need to attract at least 10 Republican votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.”
www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/health/insulin-price-house-bill-democrats.html
House Passes Bill to Limit Cost of Insulin to $35 a Month
www.nytimes.com
The bill stands to benefit millions of Americans with diabetes, but to become law, it will need to attract at least 10 Republican votes in the Senate.