WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * New Jersey Governor Signs New $367 Million Gas Tax Increase into Law By Bryson Jones With Governor Phil Murphy signing A4011 into law, the people of New Jersey can expect significant increases in the fuel taxes they pay every time they visit the gas station for the next five years. New Jersey already has a system of automatic gas tax increases, which the Department of Transportation determines. Despite the  more

VINELAND, New Jersey, May 15 -- Inspira Health, a health care provider, delivering continuum of primary, acute and advanced care services, issued the following news release: With a recent donation of $45,000 to the Inspira Health Foundation, the Bill Bottino Cancer Foundation has now given more than $689,000 in support of Inspira Health's Cancer Services in Vineland. This marked the Foundation's twelfth large donation since 2011. "The Bottino family continues to work tirelessly to support our   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today called on Princeton University administration to meet with students to discuss their demands. CAIR-NJ also condemns Princeton University administration's treatment of the peaceful encampments and student protests as threatening and dangerous. The University administration's vilification of students  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today condemned Mayor of Jackson Township Michael Reina's hostile reaction to a planned pro-Palestinian peaceful protest. Mayor Reina's statement on the protest is as follows: "We have several agencies looking into the origin of this   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned South Brunswick Board of Education President Lisa Grieco Rodgers' claim that students walking out in support of Palestine at a college graduation ceremony was antisemitic and that their diplomas should be revoked. CAIR-NJ condemns these comments made by the School Board President as they   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today urged Biden Administration and New Jersey Members of Congress to intervene on behalf of New Jersey's medical professionals stranded at the European Hospital in Gaza. Approximately 20 American medical professionals, including Dr. Ghada Abukwaik, a New Jersey pharmacist, and Dr. Adam Hamawy from New  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 17 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: Primary elections were held on Tuesday in three states: Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia. Runoff elections were also held in North Carolina (find those results incorporated into the complete North Carolina results here [https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/super-tuesday-results-march-5th-primaries-alabama-arkansas-california-north-carolina-and-texas]). Full context about women in the  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * New Data and Resources from CAWP's Women, Money, & Politics 2024 * * * The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, provides updates to our campaign finance series, Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024. First, CAWP experts have analyzed fundraising recipient data about congressional candidate  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 16 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Jeanne M. Greer, RN, BSN, CGRN, director of operations for Cooper University Health Care's Digestive Health Institute (DHI), was recently named 2024 GI Professional of the Year Award by American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology (GI) Nurses. The American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses provides a certification and recertification program for registered nurses for gastroen  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 16 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release: ETS, a global education and talent solutions organization, announced today that Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC) has become a wholly owned subsidiary of ETS, in a deal that closed on May 1. MTC's work to create scalable, flexible learning records-- Mastery Transcripts and MTC Learning Records - will dovetail as part of ETS's joint Skills for the Future initiative with the Carnegie Foundation for t  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, May 14 -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, will commemorate the IEEE milestone Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Enables the Internet, celebrating the first 50 years of the internet with a 19 May 2024 livestreamed global virtual event to highlight essential building blocks that made the int  more

MONTVALE, New Jersey, May 16 -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release: IMA(R) (Institute of Management Accountants), the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, and UWorld, a global leader in online learning, have entered into a collaborative global strategic partnership agreement. The strategic partnership agreement aims to support UWorld's exam preparation products for IMA's certifications. Under the new collaboration, UWorld an  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 17 -- Environment New Jersey posted the following news release: Amid fiscal year 2025 budget planning, New Jersey plans to divert additional funds from the Clean Energy Fund, with the Jersey Renews Coalition and allies from labor, faith, business, community, and environmental organizations calling on state legislators to support an upcoming Senate Budget Resolution sponsored by Sen. Andrew Zwicker to ensure dedicated funds are being used for their intended purposes. De  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: The Wistar Institute was awarded a $649,971 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the continued expansion of its award-winning Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Pre-apprenticeship Program. The grant supports Wistar's reach to community colleges in New Jersey and Delaware who may have limited or no access to hands-on laboratory training and internships. This marks the s  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 18 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: In a special ceremony on April 20 at Post 1333 in Neptune, New Jersey, World War II veteran Stanley Dubroff, 97, was awarded this year's Neptune Township/VFW Hometown Heroes Award. Nominated by Post 1333, where he serves as the oldest living member, Dubroff was selected by the Neptune Township Veterans Committee as its annual Hometown Hero for continued  more