You know us: we are STAND Central New Jersey
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
Better Ballots NJ
The nonpartisan grassroots organization, Good Government Coalition of New Jersey (GGCNJ), kicked off an amazing #BetterBallotsNJ campaign, to bring attention to the impact of the ballot design. Read more about Better Ballots NJ on here at insidernj.com. You… Read More
Fair Districts NJ
Fair Districts New Jersey is a nonpartisan coalition fighting to reform New Jersey’s redistricting process. We believe redistricting should be impartial, transparent, community-driven and fair. By maximizing public input in the process and improving independence, we can put power where… Read More
Calls to Action
Advance the Reproductive Freedom Act, S3030/A4848
Now more than ever. New Jersey must protect and expand access to reproductive health care, including abortion care. Join us in urging NJ lawmakers to move the Reproductive Freedom Act, S3030/A4848 forward to committee hearings as soon as… Read More
Statehood for D.C.
From the Indivisible Group: This afternoon, Senate Democrats introduced their version of the D.C. statehood bill, S. 51! Making D.C. the 51st state is critical to reforming our democracy so that it works for the people, not the… Read More
Protection for women prisoners
From New Jersey Citizen Action: Yesterday, NJ.com broke the story on allegations of severe physical abuse against inmates at the Edna Mahan women’s prison in Clinton, New Jersey. Dozens of corrections officers and staff at the prison have since been… Read More
URGENT CALL FROM NJCA
As unreal as it seems, the Governor has crafted an agreement with the Legislature to restart the state’s EDA corporate subsidy program, one that is even bigger than Christie’s, an $11.5+ billion program to dole subsidies out to… Read More
COVID Relief – call your Senators and Members of Congress
Take Action now for COVID Relief! The current COVID-19 relief expires on December 31st, just as cases of the virus are skyrocketing across the country. Experts predict that the surge will continue through the winter. Yet again, Congress… Read More
Fair Districts NJ
Fair Districts New Jersey is a nonpartisan coalition fighting to reform New Jersey’s redistricting process. “We believe redistricting should be impartial, transparent, community-driven and fair. By maximizing public input in the process and improving independence, we can put… Read More
Urge your legislators to support the FAIR Act to make auto insurance affordable
Urge your representative to pass A1657 / S111, the FAIR Act (Fairness in Auto Rates), which would prohibit the use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting. This bill will help make… Read More
Support Affordable Health Care : NMAPPP Act
As of today, nearly 15 million people across the country have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 and the number continues to climb daily. Many who have contracted the virus have needed medical care, with hundreds of thousands ending… Read More
Don’t let Horizon Take our Money and Run
New Jersey’s largest non-profit health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, has amassed an estimated $7 billion (over three times the size of the NJ Department of Health’s whole budget for 2020) in a reserve fund that belongs… Read More
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If you want to learn more about NJ government, I encourage watching this excellent program from the Lawrence League of Women Voters (www.lwvlt.org/):
NJ Government & Politics: What You Want & Need to Know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8DMSI0LAn8&feature=youtu.be
From Bonnie Watson-Coleman our wonderful Congressperson from CD12
"Hello,
I am reaching out to invite you to my tele-townhall this Thursday, February 25th at 6:30pm where I , alongside state officials and medical experts, will discuss the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations. As we prepare to turn the next corner on the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to make sure you know how important it is that everyone able to get vaccinated does so as soon as they are eligible. COVID vaccinations are not only safe, they are imperative to our ability to reopen New Jersey. So join me this Thursday and register for the tele-townhall at watsoncoleman.house.gov/live/ or listen in at www.facebook.com/RepBonnie. "
Today at 1:00PM, Governor Murphy will deliver a Virtual Budget Address for the 2022 fiscal year.
You can tune in to the pre-recorded address on Governor Murphy’s Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube Channel.
From Governor Murphy's press release:
"New Jersey is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, but our future looks brighter every day thanks to the resiliency of our residents and leadership by Governor Murphy and his team.
We hope you join us this afternoon as Governor Murphy lays out his plans - not only for continued COVID relief, but also a roadmap for how our state will come out on the other side with a stronger, fairer, and more robust economy. "
We cannot wait any longer to tackle the cost of prescription drugs. Eighty-eight percent of New Jerseyans across party lines are in favor of a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in New Jersey. We must take action now to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Amid the biggest public health crisis in recent history, big pharmaceutical companies continue to raise prices on the prescription drugs people need to maintain their health. In the first week of January alone, Big Pharma raised the prices of 636 drugs. Ninety-nine percent of the price hikes were above the rate of inflation.
The legislature can take action now to lower the costs of prescription drugs. A bill introduced last year would create an independent New Jersey Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board to evaluate drug prices and set limits on how much payers, including state and local government agencies, pay for high-cost prescription medications. Unfortunately, the bill has stalled since its introduction a year ago.
See the bills and their sponsors, below!
Assembly Version :https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2418_I1.PDF
Senate Version: www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1066_I1.PDF
We must renew the call for the prescription drug affordability board NOW! Soon budget negotiations, summer recess, and election season will dominate the legislature. Our chance to make prescription drugs affordable in New Jersey is now.
Contact your legislators today to show your support for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in New Jersey!
Contact Your Rep Here! p2a.co/aHBoEmt?
URGENT: NJ Must Not Leave Immigrants Behind from COVID Relief
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health and economic crisis in New Jersey. Low-wage and immigrant workers are among the most vulnerable, particularly immigrants without an authorized federal immigration status. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants and their US citizen children in NJ will not receive stimulus payments, even though many immigrant workers are working on the frontlines of COVID-19, making important deliveries, working in warehouses and health care. When immigrants lose their jobs, they are ineligible for unemployment assistance and most federal benefits if they lack a federal immigration status.
Call upon the state legislature to bring COVID relief legislation that will provide income replacement and stimulus-like payments to undocumented immigrant taxpayers for a vote.
The nearly half million undocumented immigrants and their 128,000 US citizen kids pay about $600 million in state and local taxes annually in New Jersey.
No one should be left behind.