Efforts are increasing to help students who aren’t getting enough nutritious food; by one estimate, as many as one-third suffer from ‘food insecurity’
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December 12, 2019
Children would need a doctor’s note to attend class without getting shots; proposal could go before full Senate vote Monday
Measure would ease burden on those hit hardest by Trump revision to U.S. tax code, married couples in New Jersey and other states
State’s broadly diverse populations, various languages and relatively deep digital divide are only some of the challenges to achieving an accurate tally for 2020 census
Family transferred from NYC shelter to Newark apartment is almost running on empty and unsure where to turn for help
Thrive NJ Coalition’s ‘report card’ gives New Jersey sex-ed programs just a ‘C’ grade, saying schools should spend more time on subject
Recommendations of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission are a critical starting point for addressing racial disparities and lack of proportionality in NJ’s criminal justice system
Growing Orthodox Jewish community has settled in rapidly transforming city
What are the public-health implications for New Jersey of the explosion in the use of e-cigarettes? Experts discuss the pressing issue
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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL — The bad news is that Cory Booker’s presidential hopes, at least for 2020, are dim, as he did not qualify to be on stage for the next Democratic debate because of sagging poll numbers. The good news is that New Jersey should soon get back its junior senator, focused full-time on serving the state. While it’s great to have our politicians aspire for the White House, what we learned from the vanished Chris Christie in 2016 is that this state needs and deserves elected officials who are serving us, committed only to us. Call us unrealistic. We don’t care. Read more of our demands in today’s Jaffe Briefing.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL — The bad news is that Cory Booker’s presidential hopes, at least for 2020, are dim, as he did not qualify to be on stage for the next Democratic debate because of sagging poll numbers. The good news is that New Jersey should soon get back its junior senator, focused full-time on serving the state. While it’s great to have our politicians aspire for the White House, what we learned from the vanished Chris Christie in 2016 is that this state needs and deserves elected officials who are serving us, committed only to us. Call us unrealistic. We don’t care. Read more of our demands in today’s Jaffe Briefing.
