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Legislation tasking the NJ Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority with establishing a public awareness campaign to promote the benefits of doula and midwife services was recently signed into law. The prime sponsor of the legislation was Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Essex)
The NJ Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed woman and US citizen, in Minneapolis. According to reports, Good had just dropped her six year old son off at school when she encountered ICE agents.
Legislation sponsored by State Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex and Hudson), focusing on improving educational outcomes by supporting student nutrition and wellness and strengthening parental engagement in special education programs was recently signed into law..
Legislation sponsored by State Senator Shirley K. Turner to create the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force to examine the causes of persistent student absences and develop strategies to improve attendance across NJ's public schools was signed into law.
Legislation sponsored by State Senator Shirley Turner and State Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz to increase penalties for the manufacturing and distribution of "ghost guns" and 3D-printed firearms is advancing through the legislation as part of ongoing efforts to combat untraceable weapons.
