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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday September 17, 2023 ( 5 items )  

AISC Elects New Board of Directors Chair, Vice Chair
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: The AISC Board of Directors chose new leadership at its most recent meeting. Hugh McCaffrey of Southern New Jersey Steel in Vineland, N.J. was elected board chair Sept. 9 at AISC's annual business meeting, and Glenn Tabolt of STS Steel in Schenectady, N.Y. was elected vice chair. "Hugh and Glenn both have a long track record of volunteering their knowledge, expertise, and leadership   more

CAIR, CAIR-NJ Welcome New Jersey School Board's Reversal of Motion to Remove Professor Sahar Aziz
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Westfield, NJ school board's unanimous vote to reverse an earlier decision to consider removing Professor Sahar Aziz from the board. This action targeting the Westfield Board of Education's first and only Muslim m  more

Cooper University Health Care Earns Seventh Consecutive 'Own the Bone' Star Performer Recognition
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that it has received 2023-2024 Star Performer recognition from the American Orthopaedic Association's (AOA) Own the Bone(R) program for the seventh consecutive time. Cooper is one of approximately 280 health care institutions nationwide that have joined Own the Bone and taken initiatives to ensure their osteoporotic fracture patients receive the hig  more

Disabled American Veterans Convention Sets Stage for Next Year of Veteran Advocacy
ERLANGER, Kentucky, Sept. 13 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: Nearly 2,500 DAV and Auxiliary members and guests gathered at the 2023 DAV and Auxiliary National Convention, held Aug. 5-8 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Members elected new leadership, passed resolutions that will drive DAV's legislative agenda, and attended seminars and workshops to better understand the benefits and services available to veterans. During the convention's final business session, delegates u  more

Nter for American Women and Politics: Demographics of New Jersey Officeholders
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has released a new report that provides a demographic overview of elected officials serving in New Jersey. In From Data to Diversity: The Demographics of New Jersey's Elected Officials, completed in coordination with our colleagues at the Eagleton Center for Publ  more