NJ Legislature Needs to Fill the Gaps in Worker Support during COVID-19 Pandemic
Please take action NOW to email your legislators and legislative leadership to expand and strengthen worker support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Find your legislator here: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp We thank the NJ Legislature for the swift action already… Read More
Second wave – call for VBM in NJ
From Represent Us: Today, we launch our second wave. First, we focused on Gov. Murphy. Getting him to act is still our main goal but now we shift attention to the 80 members of the General Assembly. We… Read More
Write to Governor Murphy to support NJ legislative bills calling for Vote By Mail
Thanks to David Goodman of RepresentUS NJ and Assemblyperson Andrew Zwicker, District 16: Ask the Governor to call a special “democracy first” session of the Legislature to pass and bring to his desk 3 bills: A-3591 – statewide standards… Read More
2020- NJ State Budget Hearings
Join us to have your voice heard at this year’s state budget hearings!! 1st hearing TUES MARCH 10th!! Please join the For The Many coalition at this month’s public hearings to call for a state budget that invests in… Read More
Energy Master Plan- call Gov Murphy
During the Governor Murphy’s State of the State Address on January 13th, he spoke about the state’s soon to be released final Energy Master Plan (EMP). “In two weeks, I will unveil New Jersey’s new Energy Master Plan,… Read More
Ensure Online Voter Registration passes Assembly!
Take action to urge your Assembly members to vote YES on A422, Online Voter Registration. Our state’s outdated voter registration processes are creating unnecessary obstacles to full participation. OVR is accurate, secure, and cost-effective. Online voter registration improves the… Read More
End Prison Gerrymandering
“Prison gerrymandering” is the practice of counting incarcerated individuals as members of the communities where their correctional facilities are located when it’s time to redraw legislative district lines. This practice inflates the political power of districts where prisons… Read More
ACA Protection Bills
The latest court ruling on the Affordable Care Act puts the country on a dangerous pathway to once again possibly repeal the ACA. It is imperative that NJ lawmakers protect the healthcare of NJ residents and vote yes… Read More
Driver’s Licenses for ALL
A few weeks ago, hundreds of community members, advocates, faith leaders and allies rallied outside the Statehouse in Trenton to call on our elected officials to expand access to driver’s licenses for all New Jerseyans regardless of income,… Read More
Come to the State House on Thursday Dec 12 to call for Voting Rights Restoration
Institute News! Dear Institute friend, One step closer! That’s what we’re about to become on our way to a more inclusive democracy in New Jersey. The NJ State Assembly has already passed a bill to restore voting rights… Read More