Category: State Matters

BHCW is aware of over 200 residents in Berkeley Heights and Surrounding areas that have added their voice to saving the Open Public Records Act.  81% of New Jerseyans are opposed to this bill and have been making calls and writing emails to their representatives in the State Senate and Assembly. Earlier today John sent an email to State Representatives and...

“I really think we should stop calling this OPRA reform and start calling it NOPRA” Fight the Darkness. Email your State Representatives & Governor Murphy BEFORE this Monday. We have created a form that will automatically be sent to the representatives, the body of which you can edit if you so choose. Articles on OPRA Subscribe to BHCW For Free

“The Outrage is Justified. Not only in this room, but across the State of NJ. Voters are on fire.” Fight the Darkness. Email your State Representatives & Governor Murphy BEFORE this Monday. We have created a form that will automatically be sent to the representatives, the body of which you can edit if you so choose. Articles on OPRA Subscribe to BHCW...

“It wasn’t like I was a citizen, it was like I was some communist trying to do something to America and they were there to protect America” Fight the Darkness. Email your State Representatives & Governor Murphy BEFORE this Monday. We have created a form that will automatically be sent to the representatives, the body of which you can edit if you...

Yes….This Shit Again. According to The Jersey Vindicator, Sarlo and company are at it again. An amended version of the twice-failed bill will be up for committee vote in two days, with a full vote scheduled for May 13th. Ironically, the provisions on Data Brokers, which Sarlo and company shopped as the main reason for the bill, were removed due to lobbying efforts. Yet...

Breast Cancer Screenings Now at 40, Teacher Layoffs Coming, Low Income Families in NJ Face Potential Internet Crisis, NJ Property Tax Community Rankings, NJ Seniors & Internet Scams, Medical Marijuana Program Failing Patients Women Should Start Getting Mammograms at 40 NJ Spotlight The revised guidance is in response to a rising rate of breast cancer among women ages 40 to...

Magnet Schools Help the Wealthy, Kevin Walsh makes the Machines Nervous, NJ Failing Newark Youth, NJ Tax Payers Have Biggest, Lifetime Hit on Wallet Magnet Schools, Rankings and Wealth NJ Education Report School Some would argue these magnets, which pick top contenders from among the whole county, are examples of public school choice: Applicants can ignore school district boundaries as long...

Majority Opposed to OPRA Bill, Students in Failing Districts Deserve Choice, Prisons Remove Phone Contact, A Decision on County Line Appeal Coming Soon, Cherry Blossoms in Bloom Overwhelming Majority Against Gutting OPRA NJ Spotlight Some 81% of registered New Jersey voters do not support proposed legislative changes to the state’s Open Public Records Act, according to a new FDU Poll....

Academic Declines Continue, Anti-Bribery Bill Moves Forward, The “Line” Injunction Holds, Legislation Targets Squatters, Harm Reduction Efforts Expand, OPRA Faces its Third Assault in Six Months The Kids Are Not Okay- The Academic Declines Continue NJ Education Report 48% of teachers say the academic performance of most students at their school is fair or poor; a third say it’s good...